Happy Labor Day! Books and the City is so excited to kick off this episode speaking to the hilarious founder of the very hilarious @Samantha_in_quarantine Instagram page that you should all be following if you're not already! In the interview, we cover everything from the secret world of American Girl dolls on Insta (#agig), to Susanna's inspiration for the page, to the coping mechanisms that are key to staying sane in quarantine. Then, of course, we're talking about books. We have a nice range today, from classic Russian lit to historical fiction, YA fantasy to a memoir/nonfiction hybrid. And one friendly reminder: this is your LAST WEEK to order merch from our exclusive end-of-summer launch! Get it before it’s gone at https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch-store!] Read on for buy links, and join the fan club here: https://www.patreon.com/booksandthecitypod. Shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Visit our website at www.booksandthecitypod.com to make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter, and as always, please drop us a line at [email protected] to share any and all of your other bookish thoughts, and thank you so much for listening!-------------> Kayla just read: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (27:45-41:50) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/red-queen-victoria-aveyard Up next for Kayla: Know My Name by Chanel Miller Libby just read: How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (41:51-54:55) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/564299/how-to-be-an-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi/ Up next for Libby: Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi Becky just read: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (54:56-1:03:45) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623487/fifty-words-for-rain-by-asha-lemmie/ Up next for Becky: The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli Emily just read: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (1:03:46-1:24:01) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531360/the-master-and-margarita-by-mikhail-bulgakov-a-newly-revised-translation-by-richard-pevear-and-larissa-volokhonsky-introduction-by-richard-pevear-foreword-by-boris-fishman/9780143108276/ Up next for Emily: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

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