Jeff and Rebecca talk early 2023 prize lists, Jeff's trip to the UK, recent reading, and more.

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Listener feedback re: The Book of Hov.

Kirkus Prize finalists

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper

The Guest by Emma Cline

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire

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