Episode Three: The Veneer of Silliness

This week, Emily and Kyle talk about forgotten novels – books they've stumbled across, picked up at the used bookstore, or been recommended that it seems like nobody's ever heard of. 

Plus, they follow up on the books they gave as gifts this year and talk about what they're reading. 

Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 – 16:00: What We're Reading
• 16:00 – 23:00: Follow-Up: Gifts We Gave
• 23:00 – 1:00:00: Forgotten Novels

What Emily's Reading:

• Kindred by Octavia Butler
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson
• The Troop by Nick Cutter

What Kyle's Reading:

• Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Our Forgotten Novels:

• City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
• The Switch by Elmore Leonard
• Swallows and the Amazons by Arthur Ransome
• The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
• The Daughter of Time by Jaqueline Tay
• A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin

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