We are sooo excited to bring you a very special Secret Santa episode of Books and the City. After we talk favorite Christmas traditions, we’re getting into a very fun book conversation. This week, we all read books that our Secret Santa chose for us; none of us know what anyone else was reading, and we spend the second half of the episode guessing who drew our names (and presenting the *extensive* reasoning behind our guesses (Kayla had a whole dossier)). It was so much fun, and we all discovered some great new reads along the way! Special shoutout to our amazing illustrator, Nicole, for seamlessly facilitating the Secret Santa fun. This episode was brought to you by Simpson & Vail Tea; shop their amazing literary teas at https://www.svtea.com/! And if you’re looking for merch (to ship in the new year!), get it here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. You can join our fan club at https://www.patreon.com/booksandthecitypod. Shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and Happy Holidays! ------------->
Libby’s Secret Santa chose: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (19:08-28:40)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250217288
Up next for Libby: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Kayla Secret Santa chose:The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester (28:41-43:02)
https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/natasha-lester/the-paris-secret/9781538717271/
Up next for Kayla: The Churchill Woman by Stephanie Barron
Emily’s Secret Santa chose: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (43:03-53:53)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/201020/a-visit-from-the-goon-squad-by-jennifer-egan/
Up next for Emily: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Becky’s Secret Santa chose: Vicious by V.E. Schwab (53:54-1:04:15) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250183507
Up next for Becky: The War Widow by Tara Moss
Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.