It may not be a fan-favorite, but science fiction is the first genre I selected for Season 5: Shikasta by Doris Lessing, The Time Machine and When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. Wells, Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey, The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov and Fire in the Earth by David Whyte.

With the popularity of memoirs on the rise, this episode was inevitable: time to check out some wild cards and fan-favourites with Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrow Ai Weiwei and Civilianized by Micheal Anthony. 

In my long (long) awaited return to Ten Pages In, I'll start the ground running with some classical literature: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Mansfield Park + The Watsons + Sanditon by Jane Austen, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez and Fifty-Two Stories by Anton Chekhov.

In my grand return, we'll discuss all things elves, wizards, towers and missing limbs. The books for this month are The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun by J. R. R. Tolkien, Piranesi by Susanna Clark, Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson and Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft.

Returning to Classics for the second time this year, let's discuss The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Lady Susan by Jane Austen and The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg. 

I answer fifteen questions about the books I've read in 2022:

Japanese authors have leaped into popular book culture, so let’s investigate with a discussion on Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.

Let's celebrate Pride Month this June with a review of You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, Giovanni's Room by Leah Johnson, Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness and Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan.

This past month, I read non-fiction until my eyes (and brain) couldn't take it anymore. Let's discuss: Improbable Destinies by Jonathan Losos, Colour by Victoria Finlay, The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker, Finding Freedom by Jarvis Jay Masters and Love’s Work by Gillian Rose. 

Other books I mention in the podcast of which all the names I said wrong: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, Mortality by Christopher Hitchens and The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton.