Hey guys,

Tricksters are having quite the literary moment!

Can we ever truly trust what we read? Arthur Rivers here, still wrestling with our podcast deep-dive into unreliable narrators (the twist in "Gone Girl" still haunts me years later).

Between exploring literature's most memorable female villains and tracking the buzz around "Project Hail Mary," I've been thinking about how the best stories often dance brilliantly on the edge of deception.

This week's menu includes:

• 🎙️ Our podcast exploration: Why we crave narrators who lie to us

• 📖 The honest truth about "Breath of the Dragon" (no sugar-coating here)

• 🎧 Immersive romantasy: Audiobooks where full casts bring magical worlds to life

• 🦹‍♀️ Literature's most fascinatingly wicked women

• 🎥 Why "Project Hail Mary" is poised to become sci-fi's next cinematic triumph

• 🏰 2025's most anticipated fantasy releases

• ⭐ Why now is the perfect time to read "Project Hail Mary" before the adaptation

• 📰 And the latest bookish news

Whether you love being deceived by clever narrators or swept away by fantastical worlds, grab your favorite reading beverage and join me as we explore these captivating literary landscapes...

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• Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend

• Cover Launch + Excerpt: THE MIDNIGHT PACK by Jasmine Kuliasha

• ATTN, BookTok: I Chatted with Author Rachel Gillig About One of My Most Anticipated Romantasy Reads of the Year

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