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Books Discussed

• The Dead Path - Stephen M. Irwin
• Thursday’s Children - Nicci French
• The Weight of Blood - Tiffany D. Jackson
• Night Film - Marisha Pessl
• Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li
• The Feather Thief - Kirk Wallace Johnson
• Blue Monday - Nicci French, Performed by Beth Chalmers
• The Kamogawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai, Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
• Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai, Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
• Menu of Happiness - Hisashi Kashiwai, Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
• Midnight Timetable - Bora Chung, Translated by Anton Hur

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