{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/ebfc61aa-4f99-5083-a271-b0e653a90b3a/6a18b257847a83997ec081b5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 68: What We Read In May","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611638fc8b4903391e16f833/1780003350195-fd6b5c55-1df8-404a-8905-72833a8a7d68.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's time for our May book reviews! Alex reads a Gothic classic, and Dean reads some books about ancient Greece and Rome, tries some disappointing Huxley, and we check out&nbsp;a great new thriller.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Books discussed include:&nbsp;</p><p>- A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Emma Southon, 2020)</p><p>- Point Counter Point (Aldous Huxley, 1928)</p><p>- The Fugitive Gold / Swarnmriga&nbsp;(Rabindranath Tagore, 1892)</p><p>- Clermont (Regina Maria Roche, 1798)</p><p>- Ithaca (Claire North, 2022)</p><p>- My Twin The Murderer (Lindsay Kent, 2026)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/1328943046967008157/7802950925707352848#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/booksboys</a>&nbsp;for early access to our catalogue of shows, including the latest series of Playboys Extra and Darkplace Dreamers, plus Comedy Comrades and more. Or give us a one-off donation!</p><p><a href=\"Booksboys.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Booksboys.com</a> for links to our socials, places to listen, merchandise, music and more. Listen to TheDean!'s latest album&nbsp;A Dozen Barely Salvageable on Spotify and buy his book The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester on Amazon.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"TheDean! & Alex Brown"}