In this episode, the first page of three books of poetry will be read:

1. How We Became Human by Joy Harjo
2. Love's Ripening by Rumi, and
3. Spring Essence by Ho Xuan Huong

In this episode, the first page of three Middle Grade books will be read:

1. The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
2. How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle, and
3. Refugee by Alan Gratz

In this episode, the first page of three YA novels will be read:

1. We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
2. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, and
3. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

In this episode, the first page of three non-fiction books will be read:

1. Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe
2. all about love by bell hooks, and
3. A Sideways Look at Time by Jay Griffiths

In this episode, the first page of three novels will be read:

1. Fools Crow by James Welch
2. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and
3. The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali