You know what they say… "Genre, genre, genre!" Well, OK, maybe nobody is saying that, but on this episode, we discuss genre, A LOT! Come for the genre, but stick around for a check-in on Sarah's Book Tube judging, multiple literary trips to Italy, the book-as-object and how disgruntled book people get about certain things publishers do ("that should be illegal!"), analog and digital, and who gets described as "a long-winded Elizabeth Strout." Books discussed include: Grove: A Field Novel by Esther Kinsky Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri Angel of Oblivion by Maja Haderlap Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler Winter Love by Suyin Han Divine Days by Leon Forrest At the Café by Errico Malatesta The Revenge of Analog by David Sax The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James