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Hi, Should-Heads! Have you always wanted to try reading epic fantasy but don't know where to start? Or maybe you already like it but aren't sure of where to go next? Or possibly you have no idea because you're not even sure what that IS? Either way, don't worry: Rachael has come with suggestions.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Henrietta Lacks' family settles with biotech firm

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Legends and Lattes (Travis Baldree), The Green Rider series (Kristen Britain), the Graceling series (Kristin Cashore), the Lord of the Rings series (J.R.R. Tolkien), the Song of Ice and Fire series (George R.R. Martin), the Poppy War trilogy (R.F. Kuang), the Mirror Visitor quartet (Christelle Dabos) and the Mistborn series (Brandon Sanderson).

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Hi, Should-Heads! We're back and we have a real treat for you today. Michael Koryta is back to discuss books set in Maine (including his newest, An Honest Man, which is out today!).

Book news:

Britney's Book

PRH Layoffs and Buyouts

Harper Collins Layoffs

Recommendations:

Michael Koryta: Bag of Bones (Stephen King), When We Were the Kennedys (Monica Wood) and Into the Raging Sea (Rachel Slade)

Julia: Evvie Drake Starts Over (Linda Holmes) and Town in a Blueberry Jam (B.B. Haywood)

Rachael: Night of the Living Rez (Morgan Talty) and Maine (J. Courtney Sullivan)

Kelly:  An Honest Man (Michael Koryta)

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Hi, Should-Heads! It's summer, our favorite season! Time for fun, hopefully vacations and a lot of reading. We've got some of our favorites to discuss with you.

NOTE: We are on vacation and will return with more books and fun in July!

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Julia: Before She Finds Me (Heather Chavez), Real Love (Rachel Lindsay) and The Seven Year Slip (Ashley Poston)

Kelly: Summer Rental (Rektok Ross), The Only One Left (Riley Sager), Happy Place (Emily Henry), For Never & Always (Helena Greer), The Hotel Nantucket (Elin Hilderbrand) and The Breakaway (Jennifer Weiner)

Rachael: The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd), Romantic Comedy (Curtis Sittenfeld) and Fellowship Point (Alice Elliott Dark)

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Hello, Should-Heads! Who doesn't love a good time-related story? Time loops, jumps, travel...we're in for any and all of them! Here are some of our favorites (and one we can't wait to read).

Julia: The Rehearsals (Annette Christie), This Time Tomorrow (Emma Straub), Eternal Life (Dara Horn), The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (V. E. Schwab), Oona Out of Order (Margarita Montimore) and Off to Be the Wizard (Scott Meyer)

Kelly: Throwback (Maurene Goo), Twice in a Lifetime (Melissa Baron) and The Good Part (Sophie Cousens)

Rachael: Everything Matters (Ron Currie Jr.), Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver) and The Two Lives of Lydia Bird (Josie Silver)

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Should-Heads, it's a little known fact but we love detective stories! Whether it's the thrill of trying to solve a mystery or the fun of spending thousands of pages with the same characters, there's not much better. In this episode we recommend some of our favorites (after we get through our absolutely unhinged recent acquisitions this week.)

Book News:

Illinois bans book bans (finally some good news!)

Recommendations:

Dorian: The Lavender House (AC Rosen), The Big Book of Female Detectives

Julia: Roderick Alleyn (Ngaio Marsh), Finlay Donovan is Killing It (Elle Cosimano)

Kelly: VI Warshawski (Sara Paretsky), Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton), A Kind of Death (Josh Aterovis)

Rachael: Mike Bowditch (Paul Doiron), Waverly Place duology (Sara Donati)

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Hi, Should-Heads! We're back to give you more recommendations based on your sign. This time, we discuss Virgo, Pisces and Gemini. (SPOILER: There is some Gemini slander)

Book News:

Tennessee goes after book publishers, maybe

Recommendations:

Julia (Virgo): How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur), Oh My God What a Complete Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) and Will (Will Smith)

Kelly (Gemini): Reggie & Delilah’s Year of Failing (Elise Bryant), The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune) this is impulsive and If I See You Again Tomorrow (Robbie Couch) 

Rachael (Pisces): Anne of Green Gables (LM Montgomery), Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas) and The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)

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Hi, Should-Heads! How are you doing with all...this? If you're struggling, we get it and we're here with recs for you! NOTE: This episode deals with grief, anxiety, self-harm, depression and, while we don't delve too deeply into any of them, they are mentioned.

Book News: 

Missouri may defund libraries

Mental Health recommendations:

Julia: Adelaide (Genevieve Wheeler), Signal Fires (Dani Shapiro), Maame (Jessica George) and Darius the Great is Not Okay (Adib Khorram)

Kelly: In Sight of Stars (Gae Polisner), Chaos Theory (Nic Stone), Broken in the Best Possible Way (Jenny Lawson) and Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers)

Rachael: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman), Wild (Cheryl Strayed), Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple), The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)

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Hi, Should-Heads! We're discussing Meredith, Alone in our latest book club episode. Julia picked it and we delve into the story with sidebars into self-care, our housebound survival kits and much more.

We also share our favorite reads of the year so far.

NOTE: Meredith, Alone contains depictions of sexual assault, self-harm and abuse. Also, there are spoilers in this episode.

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It's not exactly common knowledge, Should-Heads, but we love books about sports. We may not be huge fans of sports itself, but books about them? Yes, please! 

Links mentioned:

Roald Dahl books updated...sort of

Our interview with Adib Khorram

Our other interview with Adib Khorram

Our interview with Alena Dillon

Books mentioned:

Julia: Carrie Soto is Back (Taylor Jenkins Reid), Tell the Rest (Lucy Jane Bledsoe) and The Happiest Girl in the World (Alena Dillon)

Kelly: The Bridge From Me to You (Lisa Schroeder), Home Field Advantage (Dahlia Adler) and She Drives Me Crazy (Kelly Quindlen)

Rachael: Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver), Bear Town (Fredrik Backman) and Darius the Great is Not Okay and Darius the Great Deserves Better (Adib Khorram)

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Hear ye hear ye! Today we're discussing Spare, Prince Harry's memoir, and we are joined once again by our good friend Kendell! We break down all the juicy, and maybe not super surprising, moments of this royal reveal all. Who came off the worst? Were there any highlights? Did we even need this book? We get into it all! 

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