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Katherine and Ashley read two books from their guilt lists, discuss what makes a truly great memoir, and go down a minor rabbit hole into some of Ashley's greatest fears.This episode, Katherine and Ashley dig into Guilt List: The Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward & The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson.Also in the reading round-up: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively (Katherine), Riders by Jilly Cooper (Katherine), Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (Katherine), Sex & Rage by Eve Babitz (Ashley).Book news: International Booker Winner has been announced: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King. Yesteryear is being adapted by Anne Hathaway.Up next: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

We discuss the new Patrick Radden Keefe book, why people hated Lena Dunham so violently, and Katherine's teenage obsession with New England old money.This episode, Katherine and Ashley dig into London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe and Famesick by Lena Dunham. Katherine rates it 5/5; Ashley gives it 5/5. No one writes narrative non-fiction like Patrick Radden Keefe!Also in the reading round-up: Transcription by Ben Lerner (Katherine), Small Comforts by Ia Genberg (Katherine), Famesick by Lena Dunham (Katherine), Upward Bound by Wood Brown (Katherine), This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin (Ashley), Famesick by Lena Dunham (Ashley), Sex & Rage by Eve Babitz (Ashley). Book news: The Women's Prize for Fiction Short List and The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction have been announced..Up Next: Guilt List Pick: The Men We Reaped and The Argonauts

We discuss two books off the Women's Fiction Longlist and make our shortlist predictions!This episode, Katherine and Ashley dig into Women's Fiction Longlist: Paradiso 17 & The Others. Katherine and Ashley read two books off the Women's Fiction Prize Longlist and pitched the books to each other.Also in the reading round-up: Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly (Katherine), The Others by Sheena Kalayil (Katherine), Small Comfort by Ia Genberg (Katherine), Transcription by Ben Lerner (Katherine), Wedding People by Alison Espach (Ashley), Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi (Ashley), This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin (Ashley). Katherine's pick: Kat is not pushing for Kingfisher on the shortlist. Wedding People was a huge skip for Ashley (but did spark some existential thoughts for her as a reader)Book news: The Correspondent is being adapted ; Frieda McFadden reveals true identity.Next Time: London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

Katherine and Ashley discuss Lauren Groff's latest short story collection: Brawler. Katherine reads: Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Dominion by Addie Citchens Ashley reads: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

Katherine and Ashley are joined by special guest Sophie to discuss the horror/thriller, Our Share of Night. Katherine Reads: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez Ashley Reads: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez Sophie Reads: The Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez Água Viva by Clarice Lispector Jorge Luis Borges Julio Cortázar

Katherine and Ashley announce their mini series: Guilt List Reads. Kat reads: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan KarunatilakaThe House by the Lake by Riley Sager Ash reads: Everything I Never Told You by Celest Ng

Katherine, Ashley, and special guest, Emily discuss the film adaptation of Wuthering Heights (film discussion begins at 42:22)Katherine Reads: Clear by Carys Davies Vladimir by Julia May JonasZorrie by Laird HuntThe Eye in the Door by Pat BarkerAshley Reads: Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana WilliamsBright Young Women by Jessica KnollSpeedboat by Renata AlderEverything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Emily Wilson’s translation of The OdysseyVineland by Thomas Pynchon

Katherine and Ashley discuss the International Booker Prize Winner, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq Ashley Reads: Orbital by Samantha Harvey Speedboat by Renata Alder Katherine Reads: Generations by Lucille CliftonThe Idiot by Elif BatumanClear by Carys Davies

Katherine and Ashley discuss Braithwaite's new novel, Cursed Daughters. Kat Reads: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Generations by Lucille Clifton Ash Reads: Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt City of Thieves by David Benioff 

Katherine and Ashley discuss their favorite books from 2025. Katherine Current Reads: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker The Director by Daniel Kehlmann The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits Ashley Current Reads: Happy Hour by Marlow Granados The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt Kat's Top Five: Foster by Claire Keegan A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker Heart the Lover by Lily King Ash's Top Five Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O'Farrell Jillian by Halle Butler The True True Story of Raja The Gullible by Rabih Alameddine Heart the Lover by Lily King

Katherine and Ashley discuss Lily King's latest novel, Heart The Lover (20:46). Katherine Reads: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller Ashley Reads: North Sun: Or the Voyage of Esther the Whaleship by Ethan Rutherford Strange Houses by Uketsu

Katherine and Ashley discuss the film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's, Hamnet. Katherine Reads: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Ashley Reads: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Palaver by Bryan Washington The Antidote by Karen Russell Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood

Katherine and Ashley discuss the most mentioned bookfare book: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Discussion of the book begins at 18:42. Katherine Reads: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran DesaiWhat Can We Know by Ian McEwenAshley Reads: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine.CivilWarLand In Bad Decline by George Saunders

Katherine and Ashley discuss Susan Choi's newest novel, Flashlight. Nominated for both the Booker long list and National Book Award long list. Discussion of the book because at 30:18. Katherine Reads: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai Ashley Reads: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders The True True Story of Raja the Gullible

Katherine and Ashley return for Season Three with a roundup of the books they read over the Bookfare break. Katherine Reads: Flashlight by Susan Choi Universality by Natasha Brown Valentino and Sagittarius by Natalia Ginzburg Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Endling by Maria RevaFlesh by David Szalay Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood Ashley Reads: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Original Sin: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward Bliss Montage by Ling Ma The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy I am, I am, I am, by Maggie O'Farrell

Katherine and Ashley discuss Olga Tokarczuk's Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead. Kat Reads: Mobius Book by Catherine Lacey Flashlight by Susan Choi Ash Reads: This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg LarsenBookfare will be taking a (late) summer break! We will be back with Season 3 in October!

Katherine and Ashley discuss Hal Ebbott's Among Friends. Discussion begins at 22:39. Katherine Reads The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey Ashley Reads The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Katherine and Ashley discuss Kitamura's latest, Audition (book discussion begins at 12:16). Katherine Reads: The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler Ashley Reads: Hit Girls: Britney, Taylor, Beyonce, and the Women Who Built Pop’s Shiniest Decade by Nora Princiotti. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Katherine and Ashley discuss Rebecca K. Riley's novel, Great and Valdin. Kat reads: Evenings and Weekends by Oisan McKenna Ash reads: Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone

Katherine and Ashley discuss Fundamentally, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Kat reads: Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage by Bette HOwland The Yellow Sofa by Eca de Queiros Ash reads: Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Next Book: Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

Katherine and Ashley discuss Evie Wyld's The Echoes. Katherine Reads: Rhine Journey by Ann Schlee The Women by Kristin Hannah Fundamentally by Nussaibah YounisAshley Reads: You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin Bookfare's Next Four Reads: Fundamentally by Nussaibah YounisAudition by Katie Kitamura Perspectives by Laurent Binet Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

Katherine and Ashley discuss Aria Aber's debut novel, Good Girl (book discussion begins at 15:19). Katherine Reads The Watchmen by Alan Moore The Unwedding by Ally Condie Ashley Reads Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Katherine and Ashley discuss Ali Smith's new dystopian novel, Gliff. Ash's reads: The Siren's Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors Kat's reads: A Bolt from the Blue by Jeremy Cooper Inside Out by Demi Moore Unwedding by Ally Condie

Katherine and Ashley discuss Oprah's Book Club Book: Dream State by Eric Puchner (discussion begins at 24 minutes) Katherine's Current Reads: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage by Bette Howland A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney Virtue by Hermione Hoby Inside Out by Demi Moore Ashley's Current Reads: State of Paradise by Laura Van Der Berg You Didn't Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney

Katherine and Ashley discuss Catherine Airey's debut novel, Confessions (book discussion begins at 16:19). Kat's current reads: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten Ash's current reads: Private Rites by Julia Armfield State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg

Katherine and Ashley discuss how to break a reading slump and their feelings on Reader As Personal Brand. Kat reads: Regeneration by Pat Barker The Heart in Darkness by Kevin Barry My Dog Tulip by JR Ackerley Ash reads: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Private Rites by Julia Armfield

Ashley and Katherine are joined by Natalia to discuss Helen's Phillips' near-future dystopian, Hum. Hum discussion begins at 29:00 minutes. Katherine's reads Lazarus Man by Richard Price Foster by Claire Keegan Regeneration by Pat Barker Natalia's reads The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa The 10 Days That Shook The World by John Reed Ashley's read Everything I Need I Get From You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It by Kaitlyn Tiffany The Anthropologists by Aysegul Savas Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Katherine and Ashley discuss their top books of 2024. Ash Reads: Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner Hum by Helen Philips Evenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna Foster by Claire Keegan Invisible Woman by Katia Lief Kat Reads Before and After Getting Your Puppy by Dr. Ian Dunbar O Pioneers by Willa Cather Lazarus Man by Richard Price Exciting Upcoming Releases Gliff by Ali Smith Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld Civilizations by Laurent Binet Original Sin by Eve Ewing You Didn't Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney Best of 2024: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez How To Say Babylon by Safia Sinclair The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe North Woods by Daniel Mason Passing By Nella Larson Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Katherine and Ashley discuss Emily Bronte's classic novel, Wuthering Heights. Kat's Reads: James by  Percival Everett O Pioneer by Willa Cather Ash's Reads: Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol Hum by Helen Phillips

Katherine and Ashley discuss bookfare's 2024 gift guide, current reads, and book news. Kat is reading: All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Wild Houses by Colin Barrett Ash is reading: Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates Gift Guide on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfarepod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Katherine and Ashley discuss the big screen adaptation of Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These -- (check out our review of the book here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48d31MH8qUTOlSKSvO0x4r?si=8f66fb09973c4ef1) Books mentioned in order of appearance: Flatlands by Sue Hubbard Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa All The Colors of The Dark by Chris Whitaker The Nose and Other Stories by Nikolai Gogol I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

Katherine and Ashley discuss Booker Shortlist contender, Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner. Books mentioned in order of appearance: Held by Anne Michaels Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith

Kat and Ash get into the spooky spirit with a dramatic reading of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" Kat's current reads: Orbital by Samantha Harvey Playground by Richard Powers The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Woulden Held by Anne Michael Ash's Current Reads This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

Kat and Ashley kick off season two with Sally Rooney's Intermezzo. Books mentioned in order of appearance: Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud Orbital by Samantha Harvey All Fours by Miranda July Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Another Country by James Baldwin James by Percival Everett

Katherine and Ashley review Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Books mentioned in order of appearance: God of the Woods by Liz Moore First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt

Kat and Ashley discuss the NYT's Best Books of the Century list and present their own ballots. Current Reads: On Chesil Beach, Ian McEwan Instructions for a Heat Wave, Maggie O'Farrell Banal Nightmare, Halle Butler The God of the Woods, Liz Moore Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispector The Best of Everything, Rona Jaffe The Wren The Wren, Anne Enright Kat & Ash Ballot Crossover The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson The Story of a New Name, Elena Ferrante Girl, Woman, Other, Bernadine Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell The Five Wounds, Kirsten Quade Valdez Ashley's Ballot: Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward Freshwater, Awaeke Emezi Go Ahead in the Rain, Hanif Abdurraqib Atonement, Ian McEwan In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado Kat's Ballot Transit, Rachel Cusk Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel The Last Samurai, Helen DeWitt White Teeth, Zadie Smith The Overstory, Richard Powers

Katherine and Ashley discuss this month's book: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo Books mentioned in order of appearance: Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan Little Rot by Awaeke Emezi The Passion of G.H. by Clarice Lispector

Kat and Ashley discuss their current reads, recap the best of their 2024 reads so far, and discuss Sally Rooney's short fiction piece: "Opening Theory" Books mentioned in order of appearance: Master, Slave, Husband, Wife by Ilyon Woo Real Americans by Rachel Khong Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin Little Rot by Awaeke Emezi Bookfare's 2024 Reads: The Bee Sting, Paul Murray Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan Redwood Court, DeLana RA Dameron Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange Live by Night, Dennis Lehane Kat's Five Star Reads: Prophet Song, Paul Lynch The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright Whale Fall, Elizabeth O'Connor Ash's Five Star Reads: Prophet Song, Paul Lynch How to Say Babylon, Safiya Sinclair The Bee Sting, Paul Murray The Vulnerables, Sigred Nunez July Book: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo August Book: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser

In this episode, Kat and Ashley discuss Dennis Lehane's noir thriller, Live By Night. Books mentioned in order of appearance: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewel The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon The Alternatives by Caoilinn HughesVirgin Suicides by Jeoffrey Eugenedes Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Passing by Nella Larsen Next month's book: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, book news, most anticipated summer releases, and their summer reading plans. Books mentioned in order: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon Love & Salt by Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes Live by Night by Denis Lahane Little Rot by Awaeke Emezi Parade by Rachel Cusk Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

Katherine and Ashley discuss Tommy Orange's highly anticipated sophomore novel: Wandering Stars. Books mentioned in order of appearance: - The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsen - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters - Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll - Lit by Mary Karr - The Wren, The Wren by Ann Enright Vote for the June book on instagram: @bookfarepod - Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado - March by Geraldine Brooks - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - Live by Night by Dennis Lehane

Katherine and Ashley recap their Indie Bookstore Day book crawl and discuss their current reads and book news. Then, in celebration of their mothers, they discuss favorite books their mother's read to them as children and their mothers' favorite recommendations. Books mentioned in order: Wandering Stars byTommy Orange Lit by Mary Karr Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson Ashley's Childhood Favorites: Big Susan Heidi Little House on the Prairie Kat's Childhood Favorites: The Count of Monte Cristo Danny Champion of the World The Phantom Tollbooth Molly's Favorite Recommendations Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Ruthie Fear by Maxim Loskutoff Melinda's Favorite Recommendations Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay

Katherine and Ashley discuss Kaveh Akbar's highly acclaimed debut novel, Martyr! Books mentioned in order of appearance: The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day The Collected Regrets of Clover by Micki Brammer

In anticipation of Independent Bookstore Day (April 27th!), Katherine and Ashley discuss their favorite indie bookstores. Books mentioned in order of appearance: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Long Way Down by Jason Reynold There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson Whose Afraid of Gender by Judith Butlet Bookstores Mentioned by Location: Chicago: Unabridged Open Books New York Books Are Magic Unnameable Books Kansas City: Rainy Day Books Boulder: Boulder Bookstore Portland: Powells Nashville: Parnassus Seattle: Elliot Bay

Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, big news in the book world, and their book of the month: Redwood Court by DeLana R.A. Dameron. Books mentioned in the episode: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsen Sure I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid I. Khalidi Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Harry Potter by JK Rowling Glossy by Marisa Meltzer Pelican Girls by Julia Malye Beach Read by Emily Henry Redwood Court by DeLana RA Dameron Martyr by Kaveh Akbar Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Katherine and Ashley discuss their fav vacation reads just in time for spring break. Books mentioned in the episode Katherine’s current reads: Redwood Court by DeLana RA Dameron Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Dune by Frank Herbert Ashley’s current reads: Passing by Nella Larsen Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson The Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsen Book News: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (to be published in September) One Day by David Nichols Reads like an HBO mini series: The Index of Self-Destructive Act by Christopher R Beha Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow To pull from your “I should read that” list Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Rebecca by Daphne Du Mourier The Neapolitan Novels

Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, book news, and Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. Books mentioned in the episode: Good Material by Dolly Alderton Redeployment by Phil Klay The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez 11/22/63 by Stephen King Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Passing by Nella Larsen The Midnight Library by Matthew Haig Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Redwood Court by DéLana R. A. Dameron

Katherine and Ashley recount their top ten reads from last year. Books mentioned in order of appearance: North Woods, Daniel Mason I am, I am, I am, Maggie O'Farrell Close to Home, Michael Magee Good Material, Dolly Alderton How to Say Babylon, Safia Sinclair 11/22/63, Stephen King The Vulnerables, Sigrid Nunez The Vaster Wilds, Lauren Groff, Tom Lake, Ann Patchett The Millenium Triology, Stieg Larsson A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney Absolution, Alice McDermott The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride Visitation, Jenny Erpenbeck Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen The Five Wounds, Kirsten Valdez Quade Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson Old God's Time, Sebastian Barry Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason Stay True, Hua Hsu Franciso, Alison Mills Newman The Bee Sting, Paul Murray Small These Like These, Claire Keegan

Katherine and Ashley discuss the Booker shortlisted novel, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. Books mentioned: North Woods: https://bookshop.org/p/books/north-woods-daniel-mason/19507917?ean=9780593597033Red Clocks: https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-clocks-leni-zumas/113153?ean=9780316434782Fourth Wing: https://bookshop.org/p/books/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros/18796163?ean=9781649374042The Bee Sting: https://bookshop.org/a/95920/9780374600303