Helloooo, first of all: thanks to everyone who joined us for our first ever BATC IRL meetup! We had so much fun swapping books in Central Park with y'all ? on today's episode, we have a wide range of books from medical horror to investigative nonfiction to a fictional music book, plus the spinoff of a pod-favorite YA fantasy series that you may remember one of us chatting about at the beginning of the pandemic… thank you forever for listening! Grab your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com------------->

Emily just read: Lakewood by Megan Giddings (15:00-27:17)
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/lakewood-megan-giddings
On Emily’s TBR: The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith

Libby just read: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe (27:18-48:53)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612861/empire-of-pain-by-patrick-radden-keefe/
On Libby’s TBR: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Becky just read: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (48:54-56:30)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250268396/onceuponabrokenheart
On Becky’s TBR: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

Kayla just read: Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie (56:31-1:03:58)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667600/songs-in-ursa-major-by-emma-brodie/
On Kayla’s TBR: Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey

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