On today's quick episode, the girls share what books they're reading as summer wraps up! Titles covered include:

The Midnight Train, Haig

The Charity Shop Detective Agency, Boland

The Take, Yang

Famesick: a memoir, Dunham

Democracy Awakening: notes on the state of America, Cox Richardson

American Rambler: walking the trail of Johnny Appleseed, Fitzgerald

Today the ladies discuss the wonderfully funny and cheeky children's classic, Matilda, by Roald Dahl. So, get your hair tonic, your hat, and your chocolate cake, and settle in for a silly conversation.

Matilda at TPL:

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Today the girls field a request from Eliza, focusing specifically on "hidden gems." Titles discussed in today's episode include:

KIDS:

Orris and Timble, DiCamillo

The Questioneers series, Beaty:

• Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters
• Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants
• Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion
• Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote
• Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs
• Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake
• Lila Greer and the Shrieking Shadow

Bunny & Clyde, McDonald

The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class, various authors

A Game of Noctis, Fagan

How to Train Your Dad, Paulsen

One Big Open Sky, Cline-Ransome

Brown Girl Dreaming, Woodson

ADULT:

Wash Day Diaries, Rowser

The Shame, Goodman

Cape May, Cheek

Sigh, Gone: a misfit's memoir of great books, punk rock, and the fight to fit in, Tran