Mark As Read

1.16 "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt

"My Octopus Teacher" in book form but the octopus is just a witness to people's lives intertwining in an aquarium.

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1.15 "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" by Alix E. Harrow

Part fantasy, part love story, part ode to books and the written word. I was all set to not like this and I loved it.

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1.14 "The Postmistress of Paris" by Meg Waite Clayton.

If you liked "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah, you will love this. WWII book based on a real person. Emotional in a good way and really powerful.

Trigger Warnings for sexual violence, Nazis, and the Holocaust

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We are taking a holiday break for the next two weeks and will be back in January with Episode 14: The Postmistress of Paris. See you in 2023.

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1.13 "The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts" by Joshua Hammer.

Joshua Hammer does a great job of handling a lot of touchy and convoluted issues while maintaining a straight-forward narrative about the protection of these manuscripts. 9/10 and I would highly recommend for anyone interested in non-fiction, books, history, and preservation.

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1.12 "Truthwitch" by Susan Dennard.

This was recommended to me as an alternate to Sarah J. Maas and ACOTAR. While I didn't love the first ACOTAR, I did love the 2nd and 3rd so I was excited to try something in a similar vein. All in all, I loved this. I loved the world building and the unique kinds of magic that Dennard created. 8/10 and I would highly recommend for anyone interested in fantasy.

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1.11 "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid featuring our second guest, Natalie! I have a great conversation with my sister about this great novel that I'm glad I finally took off of my TBR list.

Trigger Warnings: The book discusses domestic abuse, sexual relationships, homophobia, and racism. We mention all of these topics in brief as well as a conversation about right to die.

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1.10 The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton. A wonderful novel combining Bridgerton with Sherlock Holmes and adding in some pirates.

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1.9 The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost - a travelogue of Troost’s adventures in Kiribati. Don’t worry, there aren’t actually cannibals or explicit sexual activity, but it is laugh-out-loud funny and an enjoyable read.

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1.8 The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. Images and more art historical information will be on my blog leftylivinglife.com later this week!

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