It's award season, and some of our absolute favorites got robbed. As much as we\xa0are Professional Book People\u2122\ufe0f, we're not professional critics--and we're the first people to admit that the critics don't always know what they're talking about. Join us as we talk through some of those books. +\xa0Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro +\xa0Difficult Women by Roxane Gay +\xa0Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi +\xa0An American Marriage by Tayari Jones +\xa0The Mothers by Brit Bennett +\xa0Commonwealth\xa0by Ann Patchett +\xa0Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng +\xa0Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng +\xa0The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt +\xa0Department of Speculation\xa0by Jenny Offill +\xa0The Afterlives by Thomas Pierce +\xa0The End We Start From by Megan Hunter +\xa0Less by Andrew Sean Greer Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more\xa0here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show\xa0here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's\xa0Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon\xa0here.