Late To It

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about unconventional women: Miss Iceland by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, translated by Brian FitzGibbon, and Come to the Edge by Joanna Kavenna. Also mentioned: The Lasting Harm by Lucia Osborne-Crowley The Caretaker by Ron Rash

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two non-fiction books by Black American women: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and Don’t Let It Get You Down by Savala Nolan. Also mentioned: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about immigration set largely on the US/Mexico border: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman, and Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia.Also mentioned:Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto, translated by Don KnottingNo Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two queer horror short story collections: Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan and Parallel Hells by Leon Craig. Also mentioned: Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two novels about people in their 20s: The Bricks That Built the Houses by Kae Tempest and Rainbow Milk by Mendez. Also mentioned: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud