Tana and I address some great books that have mistakenly been dubbed "historical" but are set in the recent past and we have a beef with the "historical" description.

Discussed:

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, by Nina McConigley

What Kind of Paradise, by Janelle Brown

Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Mary Jane, by Jessica Anya Blau

The Women on Platform Two, by Laura Anthony

The Hired Man, by Sandra Dallas

Book of Forbidden Words, by Louise Fein

Take My Hand, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng

Reprieve, by James Han Mattson

The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah

Upcoming recommendations:

We Burned So Bright, by T.J. Klune

Last One Out, by Jane Harper

The Keeper, by Tana French

Whistler, by Ann Patchett

Japanese Gothic, by Kylie Lee Baker

Mad Mable, by Sally Hepworth