Though we finished no books, we still share the Booker shortlist and discuss suspense vs. surprise.

Books mentioned, in order:
The Yield by Tara June Winch
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
Bunny by Mona Awad
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Washington by Ron Chernow
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
The Bee Sting By Paul Murray
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

Broadcast on:

27 Sep 2023