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After some hurricane-related delays, we present to you our 300th episode! Lesley and I sit back to listen to our top ten hitsof the past 100(-ish) episodes and talk about what we loved, what we want more of in the next 100 episodes, and what we think brings you, the listeners, back for more.  This episode features clips from previous episodes. In order of appearance in the episode:  Episode 260: Can you judge books by their covers? Episode 264: Lies in the Darkness Episode 212: French Braid Episode 218: Digging Up Mother Episode 272: Sure, I'll Join Your Cult Episode 224: The Last Cuentista Episode 225: The Latecomer Episode 262: A Court of Thorns and Roses Episode 216: Becoming Duchess Goldblatt Episode 277: First Lie Wins

Erline has good things to say about Gareth Brown's fantasy adventure novel, The Book of Doors.

Cherie reviews a book about a zoologist who is reckoning with her famous father's mysterious disappearance and then reappearance into her life. 

Jake joins us to talk about Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, written by famed author Salman Rushdie about the attempt on his life in 2022. 

Danielle, Katie, and Lesley discuss the horror romance mashup Someone You Can Build a Nest In, which is just as unique as it sounds!

Lesley talks about a bestselling fiction novel that was recently turned into an Apple TV series: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

Cherie reviews a romance comedy by Olivia Dade that features a spite house! Will Athena and Matthew get together despite their contentious proximity to one another? Or course! Find out whether or not the journey is enjoyable in this episode. 

Lesley and Kathy team up to review the dark comedy serial killer romance that took the internet by storm: Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. 

Lesley talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly in the horror novel Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison. Stick around for some bonus horror recommendations at the end! 

Lisa, Chazley and Cherie review a romantic rom-com read about professionals who help break up bad marriages before they can even start.

Lesley and Danielle set out to detail a beautiful epic fantasy that has been at the top of many reading lists over the years. 

Katie reviews a book by Abby Jimenez featuring terrible first impressions between two ER doctors. 

Kathy reviews a YA Romantasy title by Lauren Roberts. 

Chazley, Donald, and Lesley chat about a time-travel romance that has a lot of time, a lot of travel, and very little kissing. This is How You Lose the Time War is a science fiction epistolary novella written by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. 

Jump into a fantasy world filled with Chevy Tahoes and fae with our resident Maas experts: Sabrina, Kathy, Cherie, and Mary! 

Jake reviews the literary fiction title Poor Deer, a story about a woman whose shame takes the form of a deer who challenges her to recount what really happened when she was four years old.

Cherie reviews the book that covers the 1936 US Olympic rowing team and compares it to the movie that was released last year.

We're featuring local author Lauri Smith as she talks about her book 112 Days, which documents her experience of caregiving for her father. She regularly writes for her blog: https://www.lauriasmith.com/

Donald and Katie review two graphic novels about Congressman John Lewis and his work in the Civil Rights movement.

Valde joins the show to discuss a dystopian novel that serves up a critique of the American prison system.