Sandwich: A Novel by Catherine Newman is full of great characters, evocative nostalgic imagery and a love for Cape Cod that we share with her. It is full of thoughts on what it means to be a woman, why we keep secrets from our family, and what it is we love about the yearly vacation traditions we cherish if we were lucky enough to have them in our lives. For our bookstore this week, Bookshop West Portal, who for independent bookstore day brought in llamas. Because....well, tune in.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Sandwich by Catherine Newman

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a Family by Catherine Newman

The Worst Noel: Hellish Holiday Tales by Catherine Newman

Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy Years by Catherine Newman

The Beans of Egypt, Maine, by Carolyn Chute

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Long Island by Colm Toibin

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt

Shopkeeping: Stories, Advice, and Observations by Peter Miller

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