Are you familiar with Belletrist? On this episode Rosy and Hollie chat with Karah Preiss, co-founder of Belletrist, an online platform that celebrates great books and the people who read them, which she set up with actress and friend Emma Roberts.

We're also talking to 2 book finders, Shannon and Sabeen, and getting their views on finding their first book on the subway, and how they feel about living and working in NYC.

There's a ton of amazing book recommendations from this episode, so here's the list for easy reference!

- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schafer 

- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

- When's Happy Hour? by Betches

- A Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar

- American Marriage by Tayari Jones

- The Immortalist by Chloe Benjamin

- Bringing down the Colonel by Patricia Miller

- The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

- The Dreamers - Karen Walker Thompson

- Stay with me - Ayobami Adebayo

- The Rules Don't Apply by Ariel Levy

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Ride. Read. Discuss. is a new podcast created in collaboration between the creators of Books on The Subway and Gotham Podcast Studio. It is sure to be a great literary experience with some engaging conversation about books, NYC stories and much more.

Join us for season one of Ride. Read. Discuss. and please share with your friends who would enjoy.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Recorded at: Gotham Podcast Studio

Produced and Edited by: Gotham Podcast Studio

Hosts: Hollie and Rosy

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