This week we take a look at Small Hours, the highly-anticipated second novel from British writer Bobby Palmer whose debut Isaac and the Egg is already being touted as a contemporary classic.  

Also this week, Saph read Turbulence by David Szalay and Joseph read The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor. 

This week’s listener recommendation request comes from Rachel who really enjoyed The Watchers by A.M. Shine and is looking for more scary reads. Joseph recommended just about anything by Shirley Jackson and Blood Child And Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler, and Saph recommended The Troop by Nick Cutter and The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley. 

Also mentioned in this episode:

Five Children and It by E. Nesbit

The Boy and the Dog by Hase Seishu

The Guest Cat by Takashe Hiraide

The Salt Pathby Raynor Winn

Enchantmentby Katherine May 

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