This month, we wanted to kick off our first episode with a little introduction and chat about some of our favourite books of all time. We’ll be back next month with some spooky and kooky reads for Halloween so be sure to subscribe and follow us on social!

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Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (we will be donating to The Trevor Project in response to Rowling’s recent comments regarding the trans community & encourage you to purchase any of her books second-hand if possible)

Religion and the Decline of Magic - Keith Thomas

The Animals at Lockwood Manor - Jane Healey

Chase Darkness With Me - Billy Jensen

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara

Born A Crime - Trevor Noah

How To Survive A Shipwreck - Jonathan Martin

The Night Circus - Erin Morgernstern

The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari

Becoming - Michelle Obama

The New Reconstruction - The Atlantic

Buying Myself Back - New York Magazine

Cover art by Emily Pottiger and Bonnie Stoltzfoos.