This week, Liberty discusses Hard Candy, Koolaids, My Year of Meats, and more great older books.

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Books discussed on the show:

Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, Louise Heal Kawai (Translator)

Peach by Emma Glass

The Milk Lady of Bangalore by Shoba Narayan

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond

Sugar by Bernice McFadden

Hard Candy by Andrew Vachss

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Koolaids by Rabih Alameddine

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns

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