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Short Reads!

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On today's episode we are discussing short reads and quick books! We love big books and we cannot lie but not everyone does or has the time so today's episode is all about shorter books that can be read over a long weekend (which is perfect for our American listeners with Memorial Day right around the corner).

Books Mentioned In This Episode

The Ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaiman
The sleeper and the spindle by Neil Gaiman
Fortunately the milk by Neil Gaiman
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
Different Seasons by Stephen King
The Giver by Lois Lowrey
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman
Dirty Daddy by Bob Saget
Almost Interesting by David Spade

I'm Just a Person by Tig Notoro

Diary of a Mad Diva by Joan Rivers
Rickle's Letters by Don Rickles
Bad Days in History by Michael Farquhar
The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

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