Gayle and Nicole do the math and figure out that they have have attended 9 and 10 book Expos, respectively. Discussion includes how BEA has changed over the years, the 6 books they are most excited to read from a wealth of possibilities, and the books they have been reading lately.

The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

Ohio by Steven Markley

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized The World by Sarah Weinman

Times Convert by Deborah Harkness

Gone So Long by Andre Dubus III

The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Saturday Night by Susan Orlean

The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman

The Queen of Hearts by Kimberly Martin

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett

Lies by T.M. Logan

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

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