This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss White Tears, The Wanderers, Himself, and more books.

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Books discussed on the show:

White Tears by Hari Kunzru

The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Himself by Jess Kidd

The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir by Ariel Levy

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History by Rebecca Romney and J. P. Romney

Stressed, Unstressed: Classic Poems to Ease the Mind by Jonathan Bate and Paula Byrne

The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman

My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris

Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston

A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui

Miranda and Caliban by Jacqueline Carey

Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help by Loretta MacFarquhar

Swimmer Among the Stars: Stories by Kanishk Tharoor

What we’re reading:

Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams during the Civil War by Jonathan W. White

Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body by Jessamyn Stanley

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