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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 39 MIN

EP16: The Prettiest Pandemic

from Four Books a Fortnight · host Hannah Harlow and Sam Pfeifle

This week, Sam is well-rested and well-read, having just returned from all sorts of nature-loving and unplugging from the rest of the world. Which left him ready to really love "Station Eleven," which checks all the boxes — and eager for Emily St. John Mandel's upcoming novel this fall. Similarly, Hannah was enamored by Milo Todd's debut, a WW2 novel that is not your average WW2 novel. "Voidverse"? It's a weird one. "These Heathens"? Way less weird. You're really going to have to listen for the sound effects to interpret how they really hit. This fortnight, we read: "Station Eleven," by Emily St. John Mandel "The Lilac People," by Milo Todd "Voidverse," by Damien Ober "These Heathens," by Mia McKenzie What sound effects did we give each of these books? You'll just have to listen and find out! 

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