Episode Two: Look At This Treasure I Found For You

It’s the Holiday Season, and Portable Magic has you covered! Listen to Emily and Kyle talk about the tricky act of giving books as gifts, what makes a book a great gift, and give some book recommendations for the people in your life.

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Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
• 10:00 – 35:00: Discussion: Books as Gifts
• 35:00 – 50:00: Specific recommendations for the people in your life

What Emily's Reading:

 

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link and The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter.

What Kyle's Reading:

The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss.

Other books mentioned:

• The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbauch
• Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
• In the Woods by Tana French
• The Great Night by Chris Adrian
• Kraken by China Mieville
• A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
• Cloud Atlas, Ghostwritten, and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• McTeague by Frank Norris
• Broken Monsters by Lauren Beaukes
• The Shining Girls by Lauren Beaukes
• Macanudo by Liniers
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