It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes we just want to talk to each other. And that’s what happened this week. We spent some time reflecting on lessons we have learned from our authors and we go through our favorite love stories of all time (Valentine’s Day and all). It’s nice to pause every once in a while. We hope you will take a pause with us.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• This Is Happiness by Niall Williams
• Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
• Trust by Hernan Diaz
• The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
• A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
• 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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