Episode 31: A Grim Reaper and A Guardian Angel Walk Into a Bar

This week, we kick things off with another Reading Roundup: two books we’ve finished, two we’re currently reading, and two that are up next. We talk about book covers so embarrassing we had to hide them in public, Beccah finally reads a book Summer has been begging her to pick up for two years, and we bring a few spooky reads to the table just in time for October. Then, we wrap things up with a Spotlight Segment celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month – highlighting its significance, notable authors, and, of course, a few book recommendations. Books We Mentioned:  1:37- Ice Planet Barbarians, Ruby Dixon (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) 1:58- Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781571...) 2:20- Spur of the Moment Question: Have you ever read a book with a cover so embarrassing or scandalous that you had to hide it in public? 4:00- When He Was Wicked, Julia Quinn (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780063...) 5:00- Bodice Ripper, Danica Nava (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9798217...) 8:00- Reading Round Up: 8:40- The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) Rebecca Ross books (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) 15:30- This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781534...) 16:40- Babel, R.F. Kuang (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780063...) 17:00- Firekeeper’s Daughter, Angeline Boulley (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) Warrior Girl Unearthed, Angeline Boulley (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) Sisters in the Wind, Angeline Boulley (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) 29:39- The Library of Borrowed Hearts, Lucy Gilmore (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781728...) 36:30- Grim Tidings, B.K. Borison (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780063...) Good Spirits, B.K. Borison  (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780063...) 41:45- Muñeca, Cynthia Gomez (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9798217...) 42:00- The House of Gardenias, Isabel Cañas (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) 44:20- The Possession of Alba Diaz, Isabel Cañas (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) 48:15- Vampires of El Norte, Isabel Cañas (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) 49:50- First Degree Magic, J.M. Linkhart (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9798348...) 51:30- Phryne Fisher Series, Kerry Greenwood (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781590...) 54:25- Spotlight Segment- Hispanic Heritage Month • Gods of Jade and Shadow, (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780525...) Mexican Gothic (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780525...) , The Seventh Veil of Salome (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) , The Bewitching, Silvia Moreno Garcia (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) • The Hacienda (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) , Vampires of El Norte, (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) The Possession of Alba Diaz, Isabel Cañas (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) • Muñeca, Cynthia Gomez (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9798217...) • The Luna Sisters series (Ana Maria and the Fox,) Liana de la Rosa (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) • Las Leonas series (A Caribbean Heiress in Paris) Adriana Herrera (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781335...) • You Had Me at Hola, Alexis Daria (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780062...) • The Spanish Love Deception (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781668...) , The American Roommate Experiment,Elena Armas (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781668...) • The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina, Zoraida Cordova (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781982...) • Olga Dies Dreaming (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) , Anita de Monte Laughs Last, Xochitl Gomez  (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) • Esperanza Rising (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780439...) , Becoming Naomi Leon (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780439...) , Echo, Pam Munoz Ryan (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780439...) • The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780679...) • Only Mostly Devastated, Sophia Gonzales  (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781250...) • Bright Dead Things (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781571...) , The Carrying, Ada Limon (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9781571...) • The Essential Neruda, Pablo Neruda,  (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780872...) • Woman Without Shame, Sandra Cisneros (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780593...) • The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho (https://bookshop.org/a/123587/9780062...) • Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes (h...