Hey friends, it's Anne.

And it's the time of year when everybody starts posting summer reading lists,

which personally I've never understood.

I read all year long.

Surely you do too.

But for this episode, to the best of our knowledge,

we thought we'd get into the spirit with our own curated collection of books read out loud by the authors.

So this is a world where in some ways the apocalypse happens again and again and again.

Not the whole book's obviously excerpts.

They're like tiny trailers for your ears.

This is what you must remember.

The ending of one story is just the beginning of another.

So grab your popcorn and turn up the volume.

Music So grab your popcorn and turn up the volume. Wisconsin Public Radio.

It's to the best of our knowledge.

I'm Anne Strange Hamps.

The book's I... It's to the best of our knowledge. I'm Anne Strange Hamps. The books I love most have a certain cinematic quality.

The words on the page unfold in my head in full glorious sound and color.

I can practically see the waves crashing on the beach, smell the salt in the air.

As audio producers, one of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel

to life. Cue the monsters, the storms, the footsteps of a creature emerging slowly from the ocean.

So that's what we're bringing you today.

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