We have a guest editor for this episode, so huge shout out to Mike Armstrong (a fellow podcaster over at RoomRock) for helping us out with the audio edits on this episode!

Thank you also to our listeners who share what they're reading over on our IG account, so we can discuss and share those out - always great seeing and discussing what everyone is reading.

I hope ya'll are ready for another Karla & Alex rollercoaster! From immigration to kids and screen time, to embracing those DNF's, this episde has a little bit of everything. We touch on why women write male characters the way they do, and how we feel about this. We do some fact-checking on the history of the Panama Canal, so...you know...the more you know!

Books discussed:

• The Book Witch, by Meg Shaffer
• The Village Library Demon Hunting Society, by CM Waggoner
• The Gingerbread Bakery, by Laurie Gilmore
• The Unseen, by Ania Ahlborn
• Bumblee Season, by Eileen Garvin
• The Great Divide, by Cristina Henriquez
• The Lost Story, by Meg Shaffer
• Karla's DNF list: Manhunt, Just Another Missing Person, The God of the Woods, On Our Best Behavior, Gothikana