The Dust Jacket

This week, we're talking about The Guncle, by Steven Rowley, the rare "heartwarming comedic novel" that is actually heartwarming and funny! We talk about how hard it is to write a novel about grief, the Guncle sequel and why it didn't live up to the original, and much more! 
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This week we have another double guest episode! Regan and Martin join us to talk about Blob, a weird (but not weird enough) novel about a woman who finds a blob and shapes it into a man. 
We all agreed that this book wasn't amazing, but we all rated it higher than its Goodreads rating. Find out why....
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Dacey has laryngitis this week, so we cracked open our vault of previously recorded episodes. This book is about the most prolific art thief you've never heard of... but the book itself might be a crime as well. 
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This week, we have TWO special guests--Skye and Isaac--to help us talk about Ann Patchett's latest book, Whistler. We discuss Patchett's Luddite tendencies, the strange sexual tension in this book, and whether it's appropriate to stargaze from a moving vehicle (it's not) 
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This week we're talking about Obama's summer reading list pick, Kin, by Tayari Jones. It's a sprawling book about motherhood, daughterhood, and friendship. But did we like it as much as Barack? 
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We have a special guest this week, Alice, who helps us talk about Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark, a speculative novella about a Black woman with a magic sword killing "Ku Kluxes" in the Jim Crow south. It's a wild ride. 
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This week we discuss poems about dogs and Kevin Wilson's Run for the Hills. Sorry to our friends who liked this one 😬
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Bailey's back to help us talk about Gone Girl. It's become one of the most influential domestic thrillers since its publication 14 years ago. But how does it hold up now?
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This week we discuss the 2025 epistolary novel The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans. We talk about its charm, its quiet but still propulsive plot, and why we think it's become so popular.
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This week we're talking about Xochitl Gonzalez's popular 2022 debut novel Olga Dies Dreaming. It has a lot of interesting ideas and some really good writing, but ultimately these little pieces didn't add up for either of us. 
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Trigger warning: non-graphic mention of SA