Ruth joins Jenny bright and early in January, which gives us the chance to discuss reading goals for last year and this year a little, reading classics, and what happened when a friend dared Ruth to read a book! This is the first episode of a new strategy where Jenny is bringing two books to discuss to the guest's three, so feel free to let me know what you think. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 178: Precarious Pile with Ruthiella. Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe Or listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via Stitcher Listen through Spotify Books discussed: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddney Ratner Inland by Téa Obreht Other mentions: Ruth's Booked for LIfe blog and her 2019 Back to the Classics roundup Ruth's Booked for LIfe blog and her pile of 21 books  Books and Chocolate Blog - Back to the Classics 2020 challenge Man Booker Prize 1999 Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout The Topeka School by Ben Lerner The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht How to Feed a Dictator by Witold Szablowski  The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum Related episodes: Episode 033 - An Undulating Thrum with guests Ruth and Elizabeth Episode 053 - The Pool I Rarely Swim In with Luke Christie Episode 086 - The Queen of Bailing with Shawn Mooney  Episode 067 - Rain and Readability with Ruth(iella) Episode 134 - A Pastiche Romp with Ruth(iella) Episode 167 - Book Pendulum with Reggie Episode 172 - The It Book of NYC with Jon Laubinger  Stalk us online: Ruth at Goodreads Jenny at Goodreads Jenny on Twitter Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy