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Amanda and Jenn recommend excellent biographies, books for those who have lost a dog, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and our two new newsletters (sign up and be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card). This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Pandemic by Sonia Shah Valerie’s new nature books post anything by Annie Dillard The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff John Adams by David McCullough The Black Count by Tom Reiss Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World edited by Mark Collings Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series Neapolitann series by Elena Ferrante trans Ann Goldstein Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy Trilogy (Sea of Poppies is #1) Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin (Master & Commander is #1) Storify list Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Agorafabulous!! by Sara Benincasa Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Mark Doty’s Dog Years (rec’d by Rebecca Hussey) Merle’s Door by Ted Kerasote A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff  Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton, recommended by Liberty Hardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices