THROWBACK! Originally released March 14, 2022. We'll be back with new episodes in February 2023! Get ready for some nostalgic talk about our favorite TV shows growing up! Also, Emily is sharing a date and time for her fan club book club discussion, Love In the Big City by Sang Young Park, so grab your copies soon. And stick around for the book talk, this week featuring your classic lineup of literary fiction, historical fiction, young adult romance, and a gut-punch of a contemporary novel from a character on death row. Thank you for listening!!! Grab your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at [email protected]> Libby’s pick: The Idiot by Elif Batuman (12:16-23:38) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/314108/the-idiot-by-elif-batuman/ On Libby’s TBR: Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho Becky’s pick: The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers (23:39-34:46) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-tobacco-wives-adele-myers?variant=39369364439074 On Becky’s TBR: The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Emily’s pick: Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi (34:47-46:46) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Permanent-Record/Mary-H-K-Choi/9781534445987 On Emily’s TBR: Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi Kayla’s pick: Notes On an Execution by Danya Kukafka (46:47-55:18) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/notes-on-an-execution-danya-kukafka?variant=39314561237026 On Kayla’s TBR: The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions are our own.

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