We’re kicking off May with a super fun throwback book convo! We all chose books that we read more than one year ago, and tried to do the barest plot refresher before talking about them. We kept the books a surprise (kind of) from each other, so tune in for a very fun episode. And before we even get into that, we’re workshopping some dating app bios for each other. Not to brag, but we are really good at it. Plus! Becky makes a very special May fan club book club announcement. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! You can join our fan club (and book club!) here: https://www.patreon.com/booksandthecitypod. Grab your BATC merch: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at [email protected]> Becky’s throwback: The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles (18:43-25:58) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/540700/the-air-you-breathe-by-frances-de-pontes-peebles/ Up next for Becky: Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland Libby’s throwback: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (25:59-34:58) https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/eleanor-catton/the-luminaries/9780316074292/ Up next for Libby: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Emily’s throwback: Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen (34:59-51:08) https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393346619 Up next for Emily: The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson Kayla’s throwback: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (51:09-58:52) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-alice-network-kate-quinn?variant=32122703183906 Up next for Kayla: The Light Over London by Julia Kelly Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

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