In this episode, we get excited about two new books: Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin and Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby. Then Mel makes her case that Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book is the best cookie cookbook on the planet. [transcript]
Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin
Gone But Not Forgotten by Phillip Margolin
Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
31 Songs by Nick Hornby
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
From CrimeReads: The Joys of Incorporating Golden Age Cliches Into Contemporary Fiction
Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book by Betty Crocker
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