We are so excited to be speaking with graphic designer extraordinaire, Nicole Zollos! She's the mastermind behind the Books and the City podcast art and all of the fantastic illustrations that you've probably seen and drooled over on our Instagram feed. Turns out, when she's not creating beautiful artwork, Nicole is a huge book nerd! So she joins the podcast this week to talk all things books, illustrating, & her longtime friendship with Becky (so presh). And of course, stay tuned to hear your usual hosts talk about some of their recent reads - after Emily tries to bully Libby into revealing her British accent. As always, thanks for listening and ENJOY! Read on for links, and make sure you check out bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity to shop the books we’ve discussed on the podcast! We feel weird recommending bar pairings during quarantine when you can’t go visit, but we’ll bring them back post-quar! If you have a perfect bar + book pairing in your city, OR any thoughts about the books we talked about in episode 10, send us a note at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com!------------->
Emily just read: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (17:20-28:00)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374537159
Up next for Emily: Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
Kayla just read: Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (28:48-35:23)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250236609
Up next for Kayla: The German Heiress by Anika Scott
Becky just read: The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti (35:24-46:02)
https://www.harlequintradepublishing.com/shop/books/9781525823589_the-summer-set.html
Up next for Becky: Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Libby just read: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (46:04-55:39)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626723634
Up next for Libby: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

BONUS! Nicole just read: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (15:36-16:52)
https://www.lbyr.com/titles/laini-taylor/days-of-blood-starlight/9780316215404/
Up Next for Nicole: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.