bury our bones in the midnight soil by v. e. schwab

this month we are reading a sapphic romance about love, power, hunger and toxic lesbian vampires. it’s a novel told across three timelines, spanning almost five centuries and multiple countries, all the while asking the eternal question, what does it mean to be free? this month we are reading bury our bones in the midnight soil by v. e. schwab. we are the literature podcast for recovering book snobs – so join us as we pick apart all the books the internet loves from booktok to translated fiction, the classics and beyond.

laura's recs:

• a smart girl's guide to second chances by steph vizard
• the compound by aisling rawle
• I who have never known men by jacqueline harpman
• I am, I am, I am: seventeen brushes with death by maggie o'farrell
• perfect days (2023 film directed by win wenders)
• mickey 17 (2025 film directed by bong joon ho)
• circle by tom misch (2026 album)

bridget's recs:

• the interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri
• the safekeeping by yael van der wouden
• hamnet by maggie o'farrell
• the rot by evelyn araluen
• notes on your sudden disappearance by allison espach
• the other bennet sister (2026 series directed by jennifer sheridan and asim abbasi)

sapphic book recs:

• recs from January's talk lit with us episode
• the three lives of cate kay by kate fagan
• scenes of a graphic nature by caroline o'donoghue
• the safekeep by yael van der wouden
• is this a cry for help? by emily austin

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