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🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Amanda and Jenn discuss pesky reporters, books set in Egypt, “teamwork” romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. 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. Feedback What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (rec’d by Émilie) The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister (rec’d by Katharine) Books Discussed A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal Fresh by Margot Wood (rec’d by Danika) All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter (tw: incest, child abuse) The Taker Trilogy by Alma Katsu Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (cw: character recounts experiencing antisemitism) The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (coming out Sept 28th) The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson Midnight in Mexico by Alfredo Corchado Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang Hench by Natalie Walschots (cw: body horror, medical trauma, PTSD, panic attacks) The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage, domestic violence) Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1) The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark The Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy #1) by Naguib Mahfouz, transl. by William H. Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.8	This This is the Get Booked podcast, a weekly show for personalized reading recommendations.
0:50.8	This is episode 294, and we are recording on August 17th. I'm Jen Northington. I'm here with Amanda Nelson and we're coming to you from
0:55.0	Book Riot and my allergies are just as bad as ever. Oh no. Worse. I don't know what I like
1:02.6	probably should go get tested or something. All I know is that they're just forever, apparently.
1:07.8	You're just allergic to the outside. Or maybe the inside if it's dust. I was just going to say,
1:12.4	who knows, it could be either at this point. I reject that I am allergic to outside, though,
1:17.1	because I like spending time outside. Yeah, that would be a bummer. It would be a huge bummer.
1:21.9	We are sitting here in, I think Fred is the tropical storm that's coming this away.
1:28.8	I don't remember.
1:29.5	There's, you know, like climate change.
1:30.9	We have 14 already.
1:31.8	Who knows even what is happening.
1:33.3	But it's just raining, which is great.
1:36.0	I'm in my house with my children.
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