In which Kristen and Rosika grapple with the New Year’s book goals they made six months ago and are maybe a tiny bit succeeding? Featuring digging a hole, slogging through a mountain of mulch, and hilarious comments from our lovely listeners.

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Creators Mentioned

Marcella in the Margins

https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins

Jay at my0.25life crisis

https://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videos

Books Mentioned

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Sweet Bean Paste by Tetsuya Akikawa