Ep 340 - The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

Ep 340 - The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rot...

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Ep 737 - The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1), by Agatha Christie

The public domain comes for us all and today it's come for Miss Marple, the elderly busybody and amateur sleuth that Agatha Christie created in the 1920s. In her first proper novel, Marple assists a vicar in uncovering the truth behind a murder that occurred in his own home (also ...  Show more

Ep 736 - Consider the Consequences!, by Doris Webster and Mary Alden Hopkins

We’ve been known to choose an adventure for ourselves every now and again, but rarely have we delved into the history of the “gamebook” genre. Until now! Join us for an abbreviated run through Consider the Consequences, in which players can quickly ruin the lives of three young a ...  Show more

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