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“It” Book Knockout For August 2023

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Rebecca Schinsky is back to help Jeff pick the “it” book for August 2023.

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Discussed in this episode:

Anansi’s Gold by Yepoka Yeebo

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

Half-Life of a Stolen Sister by Rachel Cantor

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun by Shane McCrae

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett