Today on the pod, Emma and Joe are joined by Marissa to talk about one of Joe and Marissa's favorite genres - magical realism. They chat about the history of the genre, what they love most about it, and the CW hit, Jane the Virgin.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Vapor by Amanda Filipacchi
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Marissa’s Titles:
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Notes From My Captivity by Kathy Parks
Emma’s Titles:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab
The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin
Awayland by Ramona Ausubel
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Joe’s Titles:
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
The Night Shift by Natalka Burian
The Change by Kirsten Miller
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