This week, join Nicole and Laura as they attempt to define dark academia as something other than “vibes.” For an actual description, check out this BookRiot article; for a rambling conversation that defines and then quickly contradicts what we just said about dark academia, check out this episode!
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Mentioned in our conversation:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfeg
The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
Books We’ve Recommended Previously (that are also dark academia):
The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring
Wilder Girls by Rory Powers
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V E Schwab
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala (will be recommending in upcoming episode)
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Book descriptions and covers via NoveList & GoodReads. Find us on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/tbpl_readthisnext and find Laura at https://www.goodreads.com/lauralisbeth. Have a comment or theme request? Email us at readthisnext@tbpl.ca
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