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Discussed in this episode:

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Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa

There Are Rivers by Elif Shafak

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi

House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias

Burn by Peter Heller

Hum by Helen Phillips

All That Glitters by Orlando Whitfield

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey

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