In this episode, I discuss; the direction the podcast is going in after the break, how reading can bring new levels of empathy and compassion into your life, how reading novels can make you a better person, whether privilege is worth thinking about much, how extremes in religion are damaging, and recommend a load of books I've read recently.

 

Books discussed

- Girl, Woman, Other

- Bird By Bird

- The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Nighttime 

- Educated 

- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

- Shuggie Bain

 

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