We're honored to have Michael Branch join us to discuss his most recent book On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer (2022).

It's a cold drop, like Beyonce would do. Too Many Butlers: Chapter One

Fives Guys. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980) vs Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (1976).

Who says a series has to be complete before you can discuss how good it is? Not us. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (2007) vs The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (2011).

If you're like us, you've heard a lot about Ukraine but don't really know anything about Ukraine. So here's two (asterisk) books about Ukraine: The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen (2012) vs Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov (1996).

This week, we briefly cover the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2003).

Pew, pew, pew. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (1985) vs Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (1985).

Bark, boats, Bildungsroman. Our 50-part state series continues with Maine. The Survival of the Bark Canoe by John McPhee (1975) vs The Cider House Rules by John Irving (1985).

Endless regret, Wilhelm screams, and Ian quits. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (2020) Vs. The Lincoln Highway: A Novel by Amor Towles (2021).