In this episode, Jennie and Megan talk with Pete about how Colson Whitehead uses metaphor throughout his novel to to create a jolting, yet beautiful, story of America.

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Further reading:

• The Underground Railroad Read-alikes
• More Speculative History

What we're reading next:

• Jennie - "The Ghost Bride" by Yangsze Choo
• Megan - "Palaces for the people: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life" by Eric Klinenberg, and "These Witches Don't Burn" by Isabel Sterling