6.05 Mid-Year Book Freakout

Hello! This week I’m coming to you live and unscripted! Since I last spoke to you I’ve been very busy travelling and also trying to recover from a terrible cold. So I scrapped my essay plans, and instead decided to do a very casual mid-year book freakout episode for you. I hope you enjoy! A x

Listen to the episode here

Books mentioned

• Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel, 2014

• On Beauty by Zadie Smith, 2005

• Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, 2021

• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, 2022

• Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens, 2023

• Convenience Store Woman by Sayuka Murata, 2016

• As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson, 2021

• Search History by Amy Taylor, 2023

• Old Enough by Haley Jakobson, 2023

• Yellowface by R. F. Kuang, 2023

• Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo, 2023

• Midnight Chicken by Ella Risbridger, 2019

• The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren, 2023

• Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, 2021

• Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy, 2023

• The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, 2020

Episodes referenced

• 6.04 Station Eleven, or 2020

• 6.03 Childhood Favourites: 2007

Chatty episodes you might like

• 5.10 Tier Ranking Christmas Songs with Kalliope

• 5.02 Q+A with my sister Kalliope

• 4.06 A Very Casual Chat with my Sister, Kalliope

Scripted episodes you might like

• 5.19 Sad Hot Girls

• 5.15 When History Meets Magic

• 5.13 The Snake Pit, 1946

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