This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Real Life, Death in the Family, The Holdout, and more great books.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

The Blossom and the Firefly by Sherri L. Smith

The Adventurer’s Son: A Memoir by Roman Dial

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

The Holdout: A Novel by Graham Moore

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

Death in the Family (A Shana Merchant Novel) by Tessa Wegert

WHAT WE’RE READING:

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

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