We were in Chicago during the week we should have been recording and editing this episode, so apologies for the lateness!

Today we talk about The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk.

Next time we'll be talking about our first choice for November's prompt to read a book about a lost city or civilization, and that is Hav by Jan Morris. The second November book is Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz. Find them at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

Content Warning for episode: misogyny, abuse, assault, general swearing and vulgar language

Books mentioned: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

The quote Becca couldn't think of is by Marilyn Frye

The TikToker Corinne mentioned

If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2024.

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