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We discuss what we read over the season break, the news the Shook the Book World (looking at you, Goodreads), and Emma Cline's new novel, Switzy.

Break reads: Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman (Katherine), The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams (Katherine), The End of Everything by M. John Harrison (Katherine), The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout (Katherine), May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry (Katherine), Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (Katherine), The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yukanvitch (Katherine), In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) by Tana French (Katherine), All Them Dogs by Djamel White (Ashley), Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Ashley) Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Ashley), Good News by Alexa Yasemin Brahme (Ashley), Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (Ashley) Life of M by Rachel Cusk (Ashley), Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich (Ashley)

Up Next: The Disappearers by Marlon James

We discuss Ann Patchett's latest novel, Whistler, Katherine's inaugural book club on Daniel Mason's Country People, and whether "happy" books can be taken seriously.
Also in the reading roundup: All Them Dogs by Djamel White (Katherine), Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman (Katherine), and Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Ashley).

Next up: Bookfare break! See you in October!

We discuss Carson's memory-haunted novel, Few and Far Between, with special guest and Northern Ireland expert Dr. Kelsey!
This episode, Katherine and Ashley discuss Carson's novel, honoring vs. clinging to the past, and what a chunky Kit Kat actually is. Also in the roundup, Hooked by Sutton Foster (Katherine), The Bat by Jo Nesbo (Katherine), Country People by Daniel Mason (Katherine), The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (Ashley), My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy (Ashley), Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (Ashley), The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade (Kelsey), Vilhelm's Room by Tove Ditlevsen (Kelsey) and Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 9 by Kamome Shirahama (Kelsey).

Up Next: The Whistler by Ann Patchett

Katherine and Ashley discuss Maggie O'Farrell's latest novel, Land.

Katherine read:
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Ashley read:
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

Katherine and Ashley discuss Stuart's highly anticipated third novel, John of John.

Katherine Reads:
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
She Who Remains by Rene Karabash

Ashley Reads:
Down Time by Andrew Martin
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout