In this ep, we talk about our desert island books as a nice little intro into our reading taste. But Mia's a liar, so don't believe a word she says. Her third book is actually My Salinger Year.

In this ep we talk about a load of books. They include:

• Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal
• Smut by Alan Bennett
• Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
• When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
• Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
• The Idiot by Elif Batuman
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
• Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

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