<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Nerdette Book Club is keeping things moving in 2024 with Kiley Reid’s sophomore novel, ‘</span><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665335/come-and-get-it-by-kiley-reid/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><em>Come and Get It</em></a><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">.’ </em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">It’s a juicy, messy novel that takes place on a college campus and explores issues around class, ambition and constantly-shifting power dynamics. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Our readers this month are the hosts of WBEZ’s ‘</span><a href="https://www.wbez.org/shows/the-rundown-chicago-news-podcast/820cd11e-6e65-4456-b019-5c5aad8ea6a5" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Rundown</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">’ podcast, Erin Allen and Adora Namigadde</span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">.</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">We do get into spoilers in the conversation! If you’re not ready to find out what happens yet, listen to our spoiler-free conversation with author Kiley Reid in the feed first. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">And in case you want to read ahead, we have the next three months of books chosen! Here they are: </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">March</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: </span><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734476/martyr-by-kaveh-akbar/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><em>Martyr!</em></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> by Kaveh Akbar</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">April</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: </span><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374109288/beautyland" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><em>Beautyland</em></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> by Marie-Helene Bertino</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">May</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: </span><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653353/table-for-two-by-amor-towles/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><em>A Table for Two</em></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> by Amor Towles</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It’s never too early to send us a voice memo with your thoughts on these books! Reach us at NerdettePodcast@gmail.com</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>