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October new books and BIG Fantastic Beasts feelings...

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On today's episode, Jill and Adam share the books coming out in October they are most excited for. BUT FIRST... We are in a BIG NAGINI MOOD. We bring on friend of the show and all around rockstar human Jandra Sutton to breakdown the issues we have with the new Fantastic Beasts trailer. We have thoughts, friends.

Book mentioned in this episode

The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

The Witch Elm by Tana French

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung

Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

Elevation by Stephen King

Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart by Alice Walker

(Don't) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen

Lu by Jason Reynolds

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally

Heavy by Kiese Laymon

Dear Evan Hansen Val Emmich Author & Steven Levenson

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle

I'll Be There for you the one about friends by Kelsey Miller

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink

Gmorning, Gnight! by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson

Swing by Kwame Alexander & Mary Rand Hess

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