CONTENT WARNING: pet euthanasia, suicide.

Rose and Nico discuss LARK ASCENDING by Silas House (Algonquin Books). After climate catastrophe ravages the planet and fascists seize control of the United States, Lark and his family flee to Ireland in search of a society that will accept them.

Other titles mentioned: THE ROAD, Cormac McCarthy THE DOG STARS, Peter Heller SAME SUN HERE, Silas House & Neela Vaswani THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA, T. J. Klune THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US, Eliot Schrefer

Topical non-book: THE LARK ASCENDING, Composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams (YouTube)

Read along with us! We'll be back in March to discuss THE KEEPER'S SIX by Kate Elliott (Tordotcom).

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Music: Intro/Outro: "Our Princess Is In Another Castle," 8 Bit Era Synopsis: "Luck of the Irish," Cody Martin

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