Sapphire, Joseph, and Michelle chat about what they’ve been reading, watching, and listening to this week including Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song, Alison Rumfitt’s gutchurning new release Brainwyrms, and Down The Drain, the hotly anticipated memoir from model and actress Julia Fox. 

This week’s deep dive book is the million copy bestseller A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. 

For this episode, listener recommendation request comes from Dan who is looking to branch out into the fantasy genre after enjoying The Earthsea books by Ursula K. LeGuin. Joseph recommends The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin, the first book in Jemsin’s ‘Inheritance Trilogy’. Sapphire recommends The Poppy Wars by R.F. Kuang, and Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky. Michelle recommends The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, the first book in Maas’ four book ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, and Temeraire (aka His Majesty’s Dragon) by Naomi Novik, the first book in Novik’s nine book ‘Temeraire’ series. 

Also mentioned in this episode: 

Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt 

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

‘Hanya’s Boys’ - an essay by Andrea LongChu about A Little Life and Hanya Yanagihara’s other novels 

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