September puts us in the mood for back-to-school books, but why not add a mysterious twist? We’re talking dark academia titles this week!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

The Secret History by Donna Tartt (buy from Bookshop)Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop)The Likeness by Tana French (buy from Bookshop)The Magicians by Lev Grossman (buy from Bookshop)Dead Poets Society (film)Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingJoanna Gaines

Ann’s picks:

• The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton (buy from Bookshop)
• Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (buy from Bookshop)– Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson
• Babel by R.F. Kuang (buy from Bookshop)– The Secret History by Donna Tartt (buy from Bookshop)– Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (buy from Bookshop)– Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (buy from Bookshop)

Halle’s picks:

• The Cartographers by Peng Shephard (buy from Bookshop)
• Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (buy from Bookshop)– Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay– Dexter (TV)
• Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (buy from Bookshop)– The Secret Place by Tana French (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Cloisters by Katy Hays (buy from Bookshop)– The Met Cloisters
• Halle: The Lost Husband by Katherine Center (buy from Bookshop)– Halle’s Instagram– Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center (buy from Bookshop)– Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (buy from Bookshop)– Katherine Center books– The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (buy from Bookshop)

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