In this episode, Gayle and Nicole go over their vacation reads, and they discuss how traumatic events in fiction books tend to be happening more often than it usually does in real life, which can lead to a feeling of being overfed with trauma while reading the story.

Towards the second half of the episode, they talk about their current reading challenges and their picks.

Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny | Amazon | Bookshop

Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny | Amazon | Bookshop

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller | Amazon | Bookshop

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides | Amazon | Bookshop

The Idea Of You by Robinne Lee | Amazon | Bookshop

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz | Amazon | Bookshop

We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz | Amazon | Bookshop

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse | Amazon | Bookshop

The Guest List by Lucy Foley | Amazon | Bookshop

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave | Amazon | Bookshop

This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel | Amazon | Bookshop

Heat & Light by Jennifer Haigh | Amazon | Bookshop

The Hunting Wives by May Cobb | Amazon | Bookshop

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins | Amazon |

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