Episode 193 || Underappreciated

Published: Oct. 18, 2018, 10 a.m.

b"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."