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Okay, so my first pick is The Space Between Worlds by Makaya Johnson, and it was, I kid

you not, my favorite book of all of 2020.

And normally I, you know, kind of head around when it comes to my absolute favorite books

of the year because I usually read so many great books that like, I don't know, 2020

was just a year where this one rose above the rest.

The Space Between Worlds is set in a future where climate has wreaked havoc on the planet

and these big cities that are walled have kind of sprung up and inside because of capitalism.

It's very nice and cushy and that's kind of where you want to be if you have to live

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