It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes we just want to talk to each other. And that’s what happened this week. We spent some time reflecting on lessons we have learned from our authors and we go through our favorite love stories of all time (Valentine’s Day and all). It’s nice to pause every once in a while. We hope you will take a pause with us.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

This Is Happiness by Niall Williams

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

Trust by Hernan Diaz

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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