Hey listeners, I am just dropping in before the episode to let you know that friend of the show,

Joe Piazza, has a new book that is coming out on July 15th called Everyone is Lying to You,

which everyone might be, but I'm not right now. This is true. This is real. Look, long-time listeners

of this show know that I have a very hard rule that I only read books about gay people.

But I broke my own rule and I read Joe's book and I have to say she reminded me that sometimes stories about straight people can be fun too.

And also this one has a great power lesbian supporting character so I didn't break my rule that much.

Anyway, everyone is lying to you as a murder mystery.

It's set in the world of like

trad wife social media influencing and has a lot to say about the struggles of being a mother

and what the hell social media is doing to all of our brains. Despite what I just said,

it is a ton of fun. There are a few chapters of a set up and then the train takes off and it

doesn't stop until you get to the very last epilogue.

Pop culture touchstones this book made me think of. Law and Order SVU, Beaches, Nancy Drew,

a simple favor. And I've never actually seen it, but obviously the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

kind of fits in here too. If you like these things, I think you're going to like this book.

You're going to be out ahead of the eventual miniseries that Netflix is going to turn it into in a couple of years. My choice for the lead character would be Greta Lee or Jenny Slate, maybe. They will be in the conversation for an Emmy nomination for playing the lead. It's really fun. So if this sounds like your jam, you can pre-order the book from your local bookstore. You can pre-order the audiobook if that's how you roll. You can pre-order your e-book. You may be able to put it on

pre-hold at your local library if that's how you do things. I'm not sure about that one, but libraries

are so cool. I bet you can do it. Anyway, in case you don't know, pre-orders are super important

to the book biz because it demonstrates interest of the work, so more copies are

ordered, et cetera, et cetera, capitalism. So, I'm just here to say, if you're looking for a great

beach read this summer, I know Joe would super appreciate you pre-ordering. Everyone is lying to you

by Joe Piazza. And also, fun fact, one branch of my family, their last name is Piazza so it's possible that joe and i are

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