Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Eurocentric world history, diverse read-alikes for Vonnegut and Hemingway, and beginners romance in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra

State Tectonics by Malka Older

Insurrecto by Gina Apostol

The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (tw: so much harm to children)

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (rec’d by Rincey)

Slayer by Kiersten White

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry (rec’d by Jamie Rochelle)

Severance by Ling Ma (Vonnegut)

The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh (tw: family violence)

The Escape by Mary Balogh

All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

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