Having None of It in Nunavut

Fall—or rather, Autumn—is finally here! With it comes cardigans, superfluous scarves, and pumpkin spice, as well as thinking about what to read in this new season. Listen in to discuss:

• What makes a book an "Autumn book"
• Scarlet and Dave test my knowledge of Canadian geography
• Where the idea from this episode came from
• Pronouncing "Autumn" fancy
• The role of nostalgia in seasonal reading
• Rereads and one-time only books
• Our shared excitement over a new Fredrik Backman book
• How to convince Scarlet's husband to join us on the show to talk dragons
• What happened to 90 minute movies?

A Few of the Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Canadian History for Dummies by Will Ferguson
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
• Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger
• Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
• Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
• Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• The Archer's Cup by S.D. Smith (preorder direct from the publisher here)
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
• Justice League: The Justice/Doom War by Scott Snyder and Jorge Jimenez

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