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Nicky Drayden and Helen Ellis

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In this episode, Nicky Drayden and Helen Ellis talk about books that captured their attention in big ways.

This episode is sponsored by William Shakespeare’s Get Thee Back to the Future! and William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Mean Girls by Ian Doescher.

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Books Discussed:

Temper by Nicky Drayden

Nigerians in Space by Deji Bryce Olukotun

After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun

Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis

Wifey by Judy Blume

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Forever by Judy Blume

Lace by Shirley Conran

The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon

Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins

The Lord Won’t Mind by Gordon Merrick