Olivia and Manda are joined by Hannah (from Community Engagement), for a rousing conversation about nonfiction books that are so fascinating that they read like fiction. Books chatted about today include:
- Stiff: the Curious Life of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach
- Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist, Jasmin Graham
- Soul of an Octopus, Sy Montgomery
- Unbroken: a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption, Laura Hillenbrand
- Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, Bess Kalb
- Lab Girl, Hope Jahren
- Good Talk, Mira Jacob
- Fun Home, Alison BechdelĀ
- Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
- The Devil in the White City, Eric Larson
- The Poisoner's Handbook, Deborah Blum
- The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson
- Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot