Tune in to hear more about the plans for our NYC bookstore crawl, and don’t forget to join Becky’s fan club book club discussion coming up in early June! After those announcements, we’re getting into our “cartoon outfits.” Keep listening if you’re not sure what that means :) then we have a few classics, a beloved historical fiction, and a “f***ing wild” YA thriller. Thanks 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’s pick: A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid (10:15-20:17)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374527075/asmallplace
On Emily’s TBR: Nothing Personal by James Baldwin
Kayla’s pick: This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg (20:18-27:45)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250786272/this-golden-state
On Kayla’s TBR: Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
Libby’s pick: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (27:46-37:48)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117662/the-bluest-eye-by-toni-morrison/
On Libby’s TBR: My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid
Becky’s pick: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows  (37:49-47:03)
https://www.thedialpress.com/books/the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society-movie-tie-in-edition-tr
On Becky’s TBR: Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman
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