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Summary - In this all Back of Beyond Books edition of Radio Book Club, hosts David Everitt, Olivia Stacey, and Nat Smith perused the latest best-sellers and dug into the books they've been enjoying recently. Coming-of-age novels took center stage, with a variety of books that capture the multifaceted experience of adolescence, be it disgusting and horrifying or magical and epic. A couple of highly recommended short story collections and a peek into possible dystopian futures rounded out the discussion.

Books we reviewed -

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

Chlorine by Jade Song

Tom's Crossing by Mark Danielewski

The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog

Brawler by Lauren Groff

American War by Omar El Akkad

Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson