You're listening to Reading Glasses, a show about book culture and literary life designed to help you read better.

I'm author and book devour, Mallory O'Mara.

And I'm Brea Grant, filmmaker, and e-reader.

This episode, we're debating on whether or not your wheelhouse can be too big.

I don't know why I've

been hearing that in like a southern accent right wheelhouse is too big it's too big I feel like

it's a goldilocks situation you know is it too is it too big too short or just right plus we list

libraries that give out out of country cards that's if you're living somewhere else and you want to get a library card for the country

you don't live in.

And we recommend books that will metaphorically punch you in the stomach.

Someone asks for it.

Okay.

But first, Brea, what are you reading?

I am reading a buzzy book called The Hounding by Xenobie Purvis. Actually, I finished it this

morning at like 4 a.m. because I have jet lag. This was in our most anticipated books episode.

This was and it is great. It's a short book that, gosh, I kept thinking of the Virgin Suicides

when I was reading it. And then I went and looked at the description and it's referred to as

The Crucible meets the Virgin Suicides. Okay. Yeah, I went and looked at the description. And it's referred to as the crucible meets the virgin suicides.

Okay.

Yeah, I see that.

Basically, it takes place in this very small town.

And there's a family with five girls all under the age of 18 who all live in this farm.

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