Welcome to the Book Riot Podcast. This is a bonus episode. We are book clubbing the

vanishing half by Britt Bennett which came out earlier this month

this title was selected for us by members of Book Riot insiders and I'm Rebecca

Shinsky I'm here not with Jeff this week but with some of our editors at

Book Riot, Sharifa Williams, and Vanessa Diaz.

Hi. Hey, thanks y'all for joining me.

Before we jump right into the book, let's take a moment for our first sponsor.

Today's episode is brought to you by Avon. answer.

Today's episode is brought to you by Avon Books.

When actress April Sinclair returns to the idyllic Scottish Isle of Sky to save her family's

distillery, she doesn't expect to find Malcolm Maccabee, short-tempered and

exceedingly attractive, living in her childhood home. Far from the Chitin, she wants

knew Malcolm is now a grumpy master distilleriller and the last thing he wants is a

pampered princess hanging around his distillery. But as the pair begin to work

together to save the business they both love, unexpected sparks will fly fly so if you hadn't already guessed you can

expect in this grumpy sunshine pairing a forced proximity opposract, a brooding hero, some anxiety representation, a charming small town Scottish setting, slow burn, and this book is perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Tessa Bailey.

Plus Plus, plus, we love a puny title.

Whiskey Business by Elliot Fletcher.

Pick it up. We love a good pun. Make sure to check it out and thanks again to

Avon Books for sponsoring this episode.

This episode is sponsored by Celadon Books, publishers of Honey by Isabel Banta.

And if you like me grew up listening to late 90s, early 2000s era pop music, you're going to want to pay attention to this one.

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