Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about unconventional women: Miss Iceland by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, translated by Brian FitzGibbon, and Come to the Edge by Joanna Kavenna. Also mentioned: The Lasting Harm by Lucia Osborne-Crowley The Caretaker by Ron Rash

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two non-fiction books by Black American women: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and Don’t Let It Get You Down by Savala Nolan. Also mentioned: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about immigration set largely on the US/Mexico border: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman, and Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia.Also mentioned:Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto, translated by Don KnottingNo Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two queer horror short story collections: Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan and Parallel Hells by Leon Craig. Also mentioned: Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two novels about people in their 20s: The Bricks That Built the Houses by Kae Tempest and Rainbow Milk by Mendez. Also mentioned: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two Scottish coming of age novels: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker and The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan. Also mentioned: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Pity by Andrew McMillan

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about mothers and daughters: Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au and Oldladyvoice by Elisa Victoria. Also mentioned: Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about bears: Deaf at Spiral Park by Kieran Devaney and Bear by Marian Engel. Also mentioned: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi The Horse by Willy Vlautin

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two non-fiction books about music: This Woman’s Work, edited by Sinéad Gleeson and Kim Gordon and A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraqib. Also mentioned: Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik, translated by Martin Aitken

Kirsty and Naomi discuss two chunky historical novels: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Also discussed: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad James by Percival Everett