It's that time of year again. Chris and Annie are here to talk about the Academy's 
If you liked Lady Bird, we recommend:
+ Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
+ Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
+ Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

If you liked The Shape of Water, we recommend:
+ Awayland by Ramona Ausubel
+ Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

If you liked Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, we recommend:
+ A False Report by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong
+ The Hunting Ground by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

If you liked Call Me By Your Name, we recommend:
+ Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
+ My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

If you liked The Post, we recommend:
+ The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
+ Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

If you liked Dunkirk, we recommend:
+ We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
+ The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

If you liked Phantom Thread, reevaluate your choices, and then we recommend:
+ The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

If you liked Get Out, we recommend:
+ So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
+ Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
+ We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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In the spirit of St. Valentine and Fabio, Annie and Chris are talking about romance in literature--the kind we like, the kind we don't, and why it seems like YA seems to be doing it best. 

Mentioned this week: 
+ When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
+ Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
+ Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
+ What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
+ This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills
+ Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
+ The Meet Cute Series by HarperCollins Publishers 

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It's the latest installment of our show within a show, Love It or Loathe It, in which frequent contributors Emily and Hunter discuss a contentious book with Annie in a book club-style roundtable. This week: Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro.

Also mentioned this week:
+ What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell
+ Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
+ At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
+ Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
+ Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer
+ The Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates

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It's our first monthly reading recap of 2018, and it's relatively light--in a good way! Follow along as Annie and Chris work their way through what they read, tropical fungal rash, and whatever David Duchovny is doing blurbing novels.

Annie read:
+ The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
+ History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
+ Campaign Widows by Aimee Agresti
+ This Love Story Will Self-Destruct by Leslie Cohen

Chris read:
+ The Infinite Future by Tim Wirkus

Also mentioned:
+ The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
+ Swamplandia by Karen Russell
+ Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
+ The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close
+ All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
+ Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
+ Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

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Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like in-store playlists or Chris's comprehensive media log, consider supporting us on Patreon here.