A VERY SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: We read Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone, suggested to us by friend of the pod and talented comedian Jo Firestone! It’s not YET a bestseller, but we jumped at the chance to cross-examine the author and dig down deep on why they made the weird choices they made. Fake teeth? A blonde wig? Is Sex Island just Love Island??? We had to know more.

This book comes out TODAY (October 17) and you can buy it here: https://a.co/d/i7unYOs - Jo self-published so YES you can listen to her podcast version of the book for free but YES you should still buy the book!

Here’s the Season 16 reading list:

1. Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
2. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
3. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
4. Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton
5. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben
6. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
7. Supermarket by Logic
8. Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

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CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

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