This episode, Tim and Lisa tackle a new challenge: re-reading books they didn't like the first time. While Lisa tried to get back into Bret Easton Elis's White, Tim picked Bobby Hall's Supermarket back up.

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It's spooky season! In this episode, Lisa breaks down her thoughts on Peter Straub's Ghost Story.

Halloween! Peter Straub's 'Ghost Story'

Following Lisa's review of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote last episode, Tim dives into Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera.

Gabriel García Márquez - Love in the Time of Cholera

In this Episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on a true-crime classic, Capote's In Cold Blood, and it's lasting legacy on the true-crime genre.

Truman Capote - In Cold Blood

This week Lisa unpacks Bri Lee's latest work, 'Who Gets to be Smart'.

Who Gets to Be Smart? by Bri Lee

This week Tim dives deep into his read of Garth Nix's The Left Handed Booksellers of London, while Lisa shares her thoughts about Stephen King's The Shining.

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