You know those authors and books that you can’t seem to connect with … but also aren’t quite ready to give up on? In this episode, Paul and Trevor try to figure out why some books and authors are easy to ditch while others keep calling to us. They each share a few examples from their own shelves and offer some ideas on why they can’t quit them.

They also unveil the three (!) winners of the New Directions giveaways.

And that's not the end of the giveaways. Listen to get a chance to win signed copies of Mark Haber's novels!

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