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‏In this episode, I share my current and recent reads, including The Compound and Pictures of You. I talk a bit about what drew me to these books and how they’ve been sitting with me lately.We also take a moment to chat about reading in general.I had planned to open up more about ...  Show more

‏I had every intention of recording a simple life update but that’s not exactly what happened. Somewhere in between hitting “record” and “stop,” I shared more than I meant to and honestly, listening back made me question why I said some of what I did.But maybe that’s just where I ...  Show more

This week is our summer books and films spectacular, full of recommendations of things to read and watch. First, Lilah is joined by literary editors Fred Studemann and Laura Battle to explore the FT's Summer Books special. They suggest a range of light summer reads, sharp non-fic ...  Show more

On our first Best Books episode, Lily King discusses Five Tuesdays in Winter (Grove, Nov. 9), one of Kirkus’ Best Books in fiction for 2021. Kirkus: “The first collection of stories from an acclaimed novelist…. Full of insights and pleasures” (starred review). Then fiction editor ...  Show more

This weekend, we’re going behind the scenes of the FT’s legendary Books of the Year roundup. Literary editor Frederick Studemann and deputy books editor Laura Battle take us into a secret room in the basement of the FT, where all the books sent in for review are kept behind lock ...  Show more

On today's episode... we had no plan! Therefore, we brought on Emma and Kristin and did a roundtable of book recommendations. There is, quite literally, something for everyone in this list.   Book Mentioned in this episode Again but Better by Christine Riccio The Cozy Minim ...  Show more