Darcy’s Aunt is a Dragon

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🗓️ 15 November 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Amanda and Jenn discuss Australian historical fiction, psychopaths, comedic murder mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and So Done by Paula Chase. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: homophobia, assault) Becoming by Michelle Obama obviously The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott The Mothers by Brit Bennett My Education by Susan Choi Heartstone by Elle Katharine White Gail Carriger Witchmark by CL Polk Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. By Marlaine Delargy Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas The Anatomy of Evil by Michael Stone (rec’d by Liberty) Asking For It by Lilah Pace (tw: discussions of/roleplay of rape/sexual assault, violence against women) Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders, Blank Canvas series, (tw: domestic violence, assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.3	This is episode 157 and we are recording on November 13th. I'm Jen Northington and I'm here with
1:09.3	Amanda Nelson and we are coming to you from Book Riot. What's up, Amanda?
1:13.6	Happy Michelle Obama Day. Happy Michelle Obama Day.
1:19.0	She doesn't have a book out. You all didn't know. That's what's happening today. It'll be out for two days by the time you listen to this. Yeah. It can, maybe it's their happy Michelle Obama day. There you go. Yeah. Yeah. Um, so that's obviously what you're reading. Yes. I, I am. I pre-ordered the audiobook. Oh. When the announcement was made that she had the book coming out, like a year ago. Or whenever it was, I don't remember. Um, anyway. and I got the notification when I woke up this morning that it was available. So I started listening to it in the shower, which is more information than any of you all wanted about me. But there it is. What about you? Wait, is she narrating it? Does she narrating it? Yes, she does. Okay. That might be an audiobook I actually will do.
2:01.2	I don't normally audiobook, but that sounds great.
2:06.9	I am reading the Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson, which is the second in the Mascarade series.
2:14.6	And like this series, the first book like takes your heart and like jumps up and down on
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