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#MarchSadness 2019

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Get your tissues ready, folks! No buzzer beaters. No brackets. Just a bunch of books that will absolutely make you cry. Adam and Jill are joined by Christina and Rickie to take a deep dive into some emotional reads. We also break the tension A LOT with jokes. Does Christina still cry? You'll have to listen to find out!

Books mentioned in this episode

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff

Shrill by Lindy West

Room by Emma Donoghue

A Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. Kirby

He by John Connolly

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

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