In this episode, Neha and Shruti tackle the natural world in books - we zoom out to consider the eight books we discussed this season, talking about our favorite and least favorite reads, themes that emerged, and questions it raises about what fiction is for, and the way we read. Plus, we share tons of books recommendations, and talk about the books next up on our TBRs.
Books Mentioned:
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Euphoria by Lily King
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Playground by Richard Powers
The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Drowned World by JD Ballard
An Immense World By Ed Yong
Nothing But the Rain by Naomi Salman
The Mosquito Coast by Paul Thoureax
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Out of Africa by Isak Denisen
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