It’s almost like every Books and the City episode is a drunk episode! Quarantine-prepping will do that to you, I guess. We kick off this episode with a LARGE shot of Nick Jonas’s tequila, and no one is really sure whether it’s good or not (which probably just means we’re all pretty drunk.) Then, we almost fall right back down the astrology hole when we find out Emily doesn’t know what time she was born, but Becky keeps us on track with a fun, book-related astrology fact. Listen to find out what it is, and then keep listening to get four (very different) books added to your TBR! Read on for links. Bar recs will return after quarantine! Also, got a perfect bar + book pairing in your city, OR any thoughts about the books we talked about in episode 7? Send us a note at [email protected]!-------------> Becky just read: The Other Windsor Girl by Georgie Blalock (14:38-25:11) https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062871497/the-other-windsor-girl/ Up next for Becky: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo Kayla just read: Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon (25:11-35:20) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601900/code-name-helene-by-ariel-lawhon/ Up next for Kayla: The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki or Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore Emily just read: Strange Weather in Tokyo (originally called The Briefcase) by Kiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell (35:21-50:00) https://www.counterpointpress.com/dd-product/strange-weather-in-tokyo/ While we’re pausing our bar recs for the time being, Becky mentions the perfect rec for this. The Tokyo Record Room near Washington Square Park! Up next for Emily: The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Theriault Libby just read: Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson (50:01-1:00:38) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765398857 The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Their advocates are available 24/7, in more than 200 languages, and all calls are free and confidential. Up next for Libby: Last Things by Jenny Offill Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

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