Welcome back to the Book Right Podcast.

You sound so excited.

You know, sometimes you muster a little extra and you find it and it's there you know sometimes

you look and the drawer is empty but sometimes you find it.

I'm inspired.

We talk about stuff related to the world of books reading things that are cool

new and worth talking about sometimes they're worth talking about if they're not

cool or new we've got a couple of those this week.

Kind of a more interesting news week than I might have expected.

I also got some listener feedback that I'm going to spring on Rebecca here in a minute.

I see, I didn't know because I saw it came out the first episode of Michelle Obama

podcast and the first guest. I mean I guess so much for not showing the shark and jaws until the end of the movie right you know so much for that idea we

wondered right if maybe you hold the big bee in abeyance there for a little while but a

I mean also why you have to see the other questions so I do want to hear your thoughts

about that but first let's let's do a sponsor break so we can fund this

shenanigans again. This episode is sponsored by Hogarth, publishers of Bear by Julia Phillips.

Sisters Sam and Elena dream of another life, struggling to survive on the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised.

Then one night on the ferry where she works, Sam spots a bear swimming in the dark waters of the channel.

When the bear turns up by their home, Sam terrified is more convinced than ever that it's time to leave the island.

But Elena, enchanted by the bear's presence, throws into doubt the desire to escape and puts their long-held dream in danger.

This is a mesmerizing novel of two sisters whose lives are upended by this unexpected visitor.

It's a tale of family, obsession, a mysterious creature in the woods by the celebrated best-selling

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