Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with social anxiety, “intellectual angst,” gothic thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Delicacy by David Foenkinos, translated by Bruce Benderson (rec’d by Catleen)

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (rec’d by Heather)

Abby Jimenez’s The Friend Zone & The Happy Ever After Playlist (rec’d by Nicole)

Books Discussed

Humankind by Rutger Bregman, transl. by Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips

Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers (tw: domestic abuse)

Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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