Gayle shares the books that she took with her on her travels to Asia and then Gayle and Nicole discuss the ins and outs of picking the right vacation book for the right moment. They also chat about their differing perspectives on The Leavers and the short story collections that leave them cold.

Books Discussed on this Podcast
Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Loner by Teddy Wayne
Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee
Awayland by Ramona Ausubel
Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

What We’re Reading
Mrs. by Caitlin Macy
The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson

New & Forthcoming
I Am I Am I Am by Maggie Farrell
The Only Story by Julian Barnes
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills

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