If you've ever wished for an early 20th century book that combines capitalism with a lavender marriage and a winking narration style, Olivia Wolfgang-Smith's Mutual Interest should be on the top of your TBR pile!

Hosts Amber and Jamie discuss the class difference between eccentricity and ending up in an asylum, the joy of found family, and how a walrus exhibition can become a meet cute.

Hosts Benjamin and Amanda discuss Mark Oshiro's Anger Is a Gift.

The YA novel focuses on Moss, a Black queer teenager living in Oakland, California, who along with his friends, work to bring their community together to address concerns after a tragic event in their increasingly militarized school.

As always, if you're interested by the book following the podcast, consider purchasing it from your local bookstore or borrowing it from your public library!

Right on time for Spooky Season, hosts Em and Ben discuss Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova!

This horror story opens with the death of a child and examines how the characters cope with their grief, including removing a portion of the body and growing a new creature from it. A creature that, despite what its mother desperately wishes, is not a clone of her little boy.

As always, if you're interested by the book following the podcast, consider purchasing it from your local bookstore or borrowing it from your public library!