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In anticipation of Independent Bookstore Day (April 27th!), Katherine and Ashley discuss their favorite indie bookstores.

Books mentioned in order of appearance:

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

Long Way Down by Jason Reynold

There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Whose Afraid of Gender by Judith Butlet

Bookstores Mentioned by Location:

Chicago:

Unabridged

Open Books

New York

Books Are Magic

Unnameable Books

Kansas City:

Rainy Day Books

Boulder:

Boulder Bookstore

Portland:

Powells

Nashville:

Parnassus

Seattle:

Elliot Bay

Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, big news in the book world, and their book of the month: Redwood Court by DeLana R.A. Dameron. Books mentioned in the episode: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsen Sure I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid I. Khalidi Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Harry Potter by JK Rowling Glossy by Marisa Meltzer Pelican Girls by Julia Malye Beach Read by Emily Henry Redwood Court by DeLana RA Dameron Martyr by Kaveh Akbar Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Katherine and Ashley discuss their fav vacation reads just in time for spring break.

Books mentioned in the episode

Katherine’s current reads:

Redwood Court by DeLana RA Dameron

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Dune by Frank Herbert

Ashley’s current reads:

Passing by Nella Larsen

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson

The Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsen

Book News:

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (to be published in September)

One Day by David Nichols

Reads like an HBO mini series:

The Index of Self-Destructive Act by Christopher R Beha

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

To pull from your “I should read that” list

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Rebecca by Daphne Du Mourier

The Neapolitan Novels

Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, book news, and Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. Books mentioned in the episode: Good Material by Dolly Alderton Redeployment by Phil Klay The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez 11/22/63 by Stephen King Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Passing by Nella Larsen The Midnight Library by Matthew Haig Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Redwood Court by DéLana R. A. Dameron

Katherine and Ashley recount their top ten reads from last year.

Books mentioned in order of appearance:

North Woods, Daniel Mason

I am, I am, I am, Maggie O'Farrell

Close to Home, Michael Magee

Good Material, Dolly Alderton

How to Say Babylon, Safia Sinclair

11/22/63, Stephen King

The Vulnerables, Sigrid Nunez

The Vaster Wilds, Lauren Groff,

Tom Lake, Ann Patchett

The Millenium Triology, Stieg Larsson

A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney

Absolution, Alice McDermott

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride

Visitation, Jenny Erpenbeck

Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen

The Five Wounds, Kirsten Valdez Quade

Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson

Old God's Time, Sebastian Barry

Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason

Stay True, Hua Hsu

Franciso, Alison Mills Newman

The Bee Sting, Paul Murray

Small These Like These, Claire Keegan

Katherine and Ashley discuss the Booker shortlisted novel, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. Books mentioned: North Woods: https://bookshop.org/p/books/north-woods-daniel-mason/19507917?ean=9780593597033Red Clocks: https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-clocks-leni-zumas/113153?ean=9780316434782Fourth Wing: https://bookshop.org/p/books/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros/18796163?ean=9781649374042The Bee Sting: https://bookshop.org/a/95920/9780374600303