"Dept. of Speculation" by Jenny Offill

"Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Hanna Rosin discuss Roz Chast's cartoon memoir about her parents' decline. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Audio Book Club show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/bookclubplus [https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Audio_Book_Club&utm_source=episode_summary] to get access wherever you listen.

"My Struggle" by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Slate's Dan Kois and David Haglund talk with New York Times Book Review editor Parul Sehgal about Book 1 of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 6-volume autobiographical epic. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Audio Book Club show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/bookclubplus [https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Audio_Book_Club&utm_source=episode_summary] to get access wherever you listen.

"Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Slate critics Dan Kois, Jamelle Bouie, and Emily Bazelon discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about Nigerians immigrating abroad and returning home. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Audio Book Club show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/bookclubplus [https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Audio_Book_Club&utm_source=episode_summary] to get access wherever you listen.

"Dept. of Speculation" by Jenny Offill

Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Jessica Winter discuss Jenny Offill's novel about the struggle to make art part of a full life. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Audio Book Club show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/bookclubplus [https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Audio_Book_Club&utm_source=episode_summary] to get access wherever you listen.

"Where'd You Go, Bernadette" by Maria Semple

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Maria Semple's bestselling comic novel set in Seattle. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Audio Book Club show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/bookclubplus [https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Audio_Book_Club&utm_source=episode_summary] to get access wherever you listen.