This one's a doozy! Shanon and Nolan discuss Rachel Kushner, Sally Rooney and Miranda July (All Fours lovers beware, Shanon goes on a tirade against Miranda July’s new novel and Nolan just doesn’t like her. Don’t hate us!) before being joined by critically acclaimed author and New York Mag feature writer, the wonderful Kerry Howley. 

Books and Authors mentioned in the episode: 

Rachel Kushner - Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner - Mars Room

Sally Rooney - Intermezzo

Garth Greenwell - Small Rain

Danzy Senna - Colored Television 

Connie Chung - Connie

Ta’Nehisi Coates - The Message

Louise Erdrich - The Mighty Red

Tony Tulathimutte - Rejection

Mariana Enriquez - A Sunny Place For Shady People

Garth Green-well - Small Rain

Garth Greenwell - Cleanness

Joan Didion

Richard Rodriguez

Rachel Yoder - Night Bitch

Sarah Viren - Mine

Somerset Maugham - A Razor’s Edge

Edith Wharton - The Buccaneers 

Sabine Hossenfelder - Existential Physics

Christian Wiman - Zero At The Bone

Herman Melville - Moby Dick

Vladimir Nabokov - Pale Fire

Michael Clune - White Out

Monica Furlong - Wise Child 

Sharon Creesh - Love That Dog

Sara Pennypacker - Pax

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