Amanda and Jenn discuss series to get excited about, 8th grade read-alouds, Star Wars read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Anna K by Jenny Lee (TW: underage substance abuse & alcohol) (rec’d by Nicole)

The Need by Helen Phillips (rec’d by Courtney)

Books Discussed

The Khorasan Archives by Ausma Zehanat Khan (tw slavery)

The Poppy War series by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape and genocide)

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The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell

The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai (tw war)

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

Murderbot by Martha Wells

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, trans Charlotte Collins (tw Nazis)

A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré

Fool’s Crow by James Welch (rec’d by Jeff) (tw war crimes)

There There by Tommy Orange (TW: gun violence and rape)

Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith

Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson

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