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Sometimes it feels like some books achieve cult classic status so quickly, thanks to online book clubs and recs (we’re looking at you Reese Witherspoon and Oprah!). This ep we deep dive into some recent ‘classics’ that we think are perhaps a tad overrated.

BOOKS MENTIONED:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
• Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
• A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• McMillions
• Ted Lasso 
• Never I Have Ever

EXTRAS:

Rupi Kaur Articles 

• https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/rupi-kaur-instagram-poet-entrepreneur/572746/ 
• https://babe.net/2017/07/24/rupi-kaur-plagarize-milk-honey-book-9034
  • https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dpn8z/instagram-poet-rupi-kaur-memes-hate-fans-author
• https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chiaragiovanni/the-problem-with-rupi-kaurs-poetry
• https://www.readings.com.au/products/26081949/milk-and-vine-inspirational-quotes-from-classic-vines
• Girlfriend’s sleep talking turned into Rupi Kaur-inspired poems: https://twitter.com/HarryIsLate/status/1340338998548545539

Similar Poets You Should Read Instead

• Nayyirah Waheed
• Sonia Sanchez
• Warsan Shire
• Yrsa Daley-Ward
• Nikita Gill

Happy Reading!