this episode we wanted to give back by sharing our book recommendations for all your specific tastes - the good, the bad and the incredibly niche and freaky. we put out a question box and scoured the internet high and low to find book recommendations that will suit even the most specific of moods.

tastes explored:

•  a book that feels like the first days of soft autumn sunlight kissing your face
• a book that feels like the period between grade 12 graduation and the beginning of the rest of your life
•  the best book you’ll never read again
• begging and pleading for more female led horror with cannabilism
• books like sky daddy. freaky but like... kinda deep and beautiful??
• a fictional story that will help with burn out – the self help books aren't self helping
• people learning to be lonely or being okay with not meeting expectations

 books mentioned:

• Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
• Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
• Lead Us Not by Abbey Lay
• Love and Virtue by Diana Reid
• The Idiot by Elif Batuman
• What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
• Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
• The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
• They're Going to Love You by Meg Howry
• Woman Eating by Claire Khoda 
• A Certain Hunger by Chelsea Summers
• The Eyes are the Best Part by Monica Kim
• The Lamb by Lucy Rose
• Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
• Monstrilio by Gerado Samona Cordova
• Open Throat by Henry Hoke
• Bunny by Mona Awad
• I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
• Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
• Maame by Jessica George
• Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
• Sunset by Jessie Cave
• Notes on Heartbreak by Annie Lord

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