Why talk about holidays on this podcast? Are we drunk enough to really get into it? Join us for this week's cozy sweater of a cast as we dig out the same books we dig out each year to bring ourselves back to ourselves, and to remind of us all good things in the world. Tony makes an argument for the "Harry Potter," "His Dark Materials," "Animorphs," "The Old Kingdom," "Kingkiller Chronicles," and "Wayfarers" series, while Kend glares from over the top of a stack of Sarah Gailey, Alessandro Baricco, Ian McDonald, Sheri Tepper, K. Arsenault Rivera, and Robin Sloan. We talk about lifelong faves and problematic faves alike. Tony lavishes endless praise on Chabon's "Kavalier & Clay" & Kend bemoans the loss of childhood favorites undercut by maturing awareness.

As you uncork your holiday cider, mull over these comforting favorites!

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