Hello friends, welcome to another episode! Tune in to hear: Libby’s next fan club book club pick, lots of awkward announcements (including SUMMER MERCH!!!), our “song of the summer,” (we really have summer on the brain), and some book conversation about short stories, literary fiction, historical fiction, and political fiction. Thank you for listening! You can get your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Check out our website for more information about the fan club, any anything else at https://www.booksandthecitypod.com. You can also subscribe to our newsletter there, and send us a note at [email protected]>

Libby’s pick: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (9:54-16:22)

https://wvupressonline.com/secretlives

On Libby’s TBR: Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

Kayla’s pick: Meant to Be by Emily Giffin (16:23-24:30)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/551234/meant-to-be-by-emily-giffin/

On Kayla’s TBR: Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

Emily’s pick: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson (24:31-28:50)

https://groveatlantic.com/book/open-water/

On Emily’s TBR: People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami

Becky’s pick: Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing by Allison Winn Scotch  (28:51-34:45)

https://www.amazon.com/Cleo-McDougal-Regrets-Nothing-Novel/dp/1542021227

On Becky’s TBR: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

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