It's the Final Countdown! For our last big episode of the year we're talking about our favourite fiction and non-fiction of the year (which was a real struggle)! Plus we get real nerdy and talk about our reading stats from Goodreads. Make sure you subscribe to Apple Podcasts for some sneaky bonus episodes over the summer and we'll be back in January! And please excuse some interruptions to this episode, Salem's son Judah was keen to get involved with the recording. Follow us on Instagram @thebookplace.pod

Mercy's Top Fiction (in no particular order)
Lovely War - Julie Berry
American Royals - Katharine McGee
The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides
Daisy Jones & the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Thirteen - Steve Kavanaugh

Salem's Top Fiction (in no particular order)
The Way That Saved My Life - Kimberley Brubaker Bradley
A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kimmerer
The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Christy Lefteri
The Defense - Steve Kavanaugh
The Survivors - Jane Harper

Fiction Honourable Mentions
The Wife, the Maid & the Mistress - Ariel Lawhon
Cilka's Journey - Heather Morris

Mercy's Top Non-Fiction
Fall & Rise: The Story of 9/11 - Mitchell Zuckoff
Skincare - Caroline Hirons
Columbine - David Cullen
Unnatural Causes - Richard Shepherd
The Lazy Genius Way - Kendra Adachi
Salem's Top Non-Fiction
Fall & Rise: The Story of 9/11 - Mitchell Zuckoff
Skincare - Caroline Hirons
Welcome Home - Myquillyn Smith
The Crossroad - Mark Donaldson
The Happiest Man on Earth - Eddie Jaku

What's Bringing Us Joy
Target Ayra Candle - Coconut and Elderflower
Christmas Tree decoration & watching Christmas Movies
Foxy Coffee
T2 Giant Mug
The Spanish Princess on Stan