Hi everybody, welcome to the library and is in the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

I'm Gwen. And I'm Frank. And today we are not really here. This is, this is but a shadow of ourselves.

This is just a super quick little reminder slash discussion slash announcement about

our summer reading challenge. We did the first one last year, which was Hogwarts and Hollywood

themed. That's right. Frank Red Harry Potter. I read the Ava Gardner biography that was amazing.

Love is nothing. Love is nothing.

That's what it's called.

And so this year, we just wanted to talk about what we are going to give each other to read.

Our summer challenge.

Our summer challenge.

I know that the book I could should read is the second Harry Potter.

But the book you are going to read on your own is the second Harry Potter. But the book you're going to read on your own is the second Harry Potter.

To show my true belief in continuing the system rather than being a recommendation.

Plus, we're a little heavy on Harry Potter.

I know that sounds like a shock.

No, even I will admit, we've had a lot of Harry Potter focused content here, and I think that

perhaps we could

move on, but I do really hope that you read it. But we're not going to spend, I think, a whole additional episode talking about it. Unless I fall in love with it and have to talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, well, I hope that happens. So Chamber of Secrets, the second one? Yeah. All right, so Chalong, Okay.

Summer Reading Challenge.

All right.

Do you have a book, Gwen?

I do have a book. You should because we came here ready to surprise each other. Yes. All right. Who wants to go first? The big reveal. I'll go first. Because I am deviating slightly from what I think, well, although not really. Okay. I was about to say I'm deviating slightly because it's a book I've already read, but I already read the first Harry Potter book too. Similarly. Well, it should have read it because you're giving it to me to jail. Right. Exactly. But it's a book I have not read for a really long time and I'm looking forward to rereading, which is the secret history by Donna Tart. I have read it too.

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