Megha Majumdar was on the short list for the National Book Award, and we were rooting hard for her to win. She may not have won THIS year, but her talent and her world building skills had us clamoring for more, so we have no doubt you will see her name on the list again. A Guardian and a Thief is a novel that asks (and not didactically) what you would do, what morals would you compromise, to survive. What would you do to ensure your children survive? We talk to Megha and then discuss a new unique Chicagoland Independent Bookseller holiday tradition with a local organizer.  Join us and Happy Thanksgiving. Find books mentioned on The Book Case:

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

A Burning by Megha Majumdar

Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

In Other Rooms, Other by Daniyal Mueenuddin

This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Sing to It: New Stories by Amy Hempel

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