This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Death of the Author, The Last Room on the Left, Chickenpox, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor 

The Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen

Chickenpox by Remy Lai 

Everything is Poison by Joy McCullough

The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill

Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black

Strange Pictures by Uketsu, Jim Rion (translator) 

The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley

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