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Episode Synopsis
Tana and I *love* to recap our year in books, and we're happy to share our favorites this year, with emphasis on books that aren't getting talked about enough.Discussed:Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan KamaliBat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng, by Kylie Lee BakerThis Motherless Land, by Nikki MayThe Everlasting, by Alix E. HarrowThe Correspondent, by Virginia EvansSymphony of Monsters, by Marc LevyEmperor of Gladness, by Ocean VuongTransplants, by Daniel Tam-ClaiborneI See You've Called In Dead, by John KenneyThe Lamb, by Lucy RoseHeart the Lover, by Lily KingLong Bright River, by Liz MooreWild Dark Shore, by Charlotte McConaghyPlay Nice, by Rachel HarrisonHow to Read a Book, by Monica WoodGraceview Patient, by Caitlin StarlingMy Friends, Fredrik BackmanSo Far Gone, by Jess WalterKing of Ashes, by S.A. CosbyBuffalo Hunter Hunter, by Stephen Graham JonesThe Last Thing He Told Me, by Laura DaveThe First Time I Saw Him, by Laura DavePossession of Alba Diaz, by Isabel CañasVampires of El Norte, by Isabel CañasThe Hacienda, by Isabel CañasSeptember House, by Carissa OrlandoThis Book Made Me Think of You, by Libby PageWitchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady HendrixAstral Library, by Kate QuinnBooks by Annelise RyanBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, by V.E. Schwab
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