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Epic Update: July 18, 2022

Hello Epic folks, and happy Monday! Here’s your reminder that you can still vote on the Book Riot Podcast’s next theme for their Bonus episode of Q3, until Sunday 7/24. And now, let’s talk about books!

What Are You Reading?

Hey Insiders!

cover of Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

You may recall that last week I said I’d pick up a romance for my mini vacation. I…did not read anything on that trip at all. Instead, I ate a lot of cherries, hung out in a lavender field, and visited my favorite beach. I may not have read, but I did stop at two different bookstores and in addition to picking up a pile of board books for my daughter, I bought myself two books. The first is Diary of a Naturalist by Dara McAnulty, a nonfiction book about the environment and nature–fitting to buy it on an island that is mostly undisturbed–and the second is The Sturgeon’s Heart by Amy E. Casey, a contemporary monster story set on the shore of Lake Superior. The two bookstores, for those curious, were Fair Isle and Novel Bay.

I did finish up two books when I got home, though. I blew through the rest of Jumper by Melanie Crowder, which I was super into until one Big Moment which felt…disappointing/frustrating. I also finished listening to Written in Bone by Sue Black, which was fascinating. I also picked up a number of books from the library for the coming weeks, including Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda.

What are you reading right now? Chime in in the comments!

– Kelly