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Welcome to those who can't teach anymore,

a narrative podcast series that explores why teachers are leaving education and what can be done to stop the exodus. This season, we're getting a look at the year and the life of teachers from across the country through their audio journals. I am Darcy Aftram Miller. This is Megan Overgoth. This is Sophie V. This is Charlie Blackwood. This is Taylor Barrens. This is Iva Moss Redman. This is David Whisker. Dan Morris. This is Amanda Smith. Look for those who can't teach anymore, season two.

A different kind of the same thing.

This is the bookwryb podcast.

I am Jeff O'Neill.

And I am Rebecca Shinsky.

A little extra sauce on that one.

I know.

We've been recording here for a little while and I'm feeling a little

frosty, as they say. It's February now. Time to talk about the It Books of the month. It's one of the

low water months of the year. I think probably December won't, it won't be as bad until December.

There's still some good titles and more than I can read to come out. But in terms of creating a list to offer to you, Rebecca, of 10 books to consider to be the

It Book of the Month, I had to stretch a little bit, some things that maybe wouldn't get

included normally. And I'm going to start us off with a gimmick, a gimmick within a gimmick.

You? A new gimmick. Put it on my tombstone.

To start.

If this is your first time joining us, every month, I scratched together a list of 10 books

that are candidates to be the It Book of the Month, the It Book being a special,

ineffable stew of critical acclaim, excitement, sales, artistic innovation,

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