The Dust Jacket

We talk about Lottie Hazell's 2024 debut novel, Piglet. One of us rated this book 5 stars, and the other one.... didn't... 

We discuss the classic Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, which is an astounding 212 years old! We talk about what still works two centuries later, what feels dated, and whether this book is the origin point of popular romance tropes

We discuss the breakout 2024 hit The Wedding People, by Alison Espach. Yet another book about a wedding... 
(Trigger warning: this episode (and the book) talks a lot about suicide)

In which we discuss the 2024 Oprah's book club pick and inspiration for Cillian Murphy's latest movie, Small Things Like These. We talk about how we felt like this novel didn't live up to its potential and do some research that we probably should've done beforehand (but we get there in the end!) 

Special guest alert! Our friend Jules joins us to discuss the New York Times 2024 novel of the year, the truly bizarre All Fours, by Miranda July

We discuss the wildly popular 2023 historical fantasy novel, Weyward 

A short bonus ep from a few months ago when we were still working out the podcast kinks. As it turns out, we didn't have much to say about Shark Heart

We discuss the 2024 National Book Award winner James, by Percival Everett
 
Some spoilers at 6 minutes in, full spoilers from 12 minutes in
 
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In which we discuss the 2012 chick lit/romance classic, I've Got Your Number. 
Light spoilers early on, then a spoiler warning before we really chop it up
 
 
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For Valentine's Day, we discuss the 2024 Emily Henry romcom Funny Story.
 
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