Into the Pennyverse: Therapy and Thankfulness (Beard in Mind, by Penny Reid)

Into the Pennyverse: Corporate Takeovers and Confident Incorrectness (Marriage of Inconvenience, by Penny Reid)

Explorer's Log: Kat has a small problem: she needs to get married, like, yesterday in order to maintain control of her family's multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company and her life. Fortunately, her complicated crush, Dan the Security Man, is not only available but very willing to take on the job. However, we're a long way from a happily ever after as both of these lovebirds are suffering from a major delusion based on a disastrous, drunken night in Vegas. Next adventure embarks July 28: More Than You Dreamed by Kathleen Gilles Seidel Find us: * Instagram @readersofthelostartpod [https://www.instagram.com/readersofthelostartpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] * our website [https://www.auntiny.com/readers-of-the-lost-art]auntiny.com [http://auntiny.com] * email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com [readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com] Books mentioned: * Katabasis by R. F. Kuang * Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry * How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Silva

Holding Out for a Hero: Budget Cuts (Today, Tomorrow, Always by Georgia Bockhoven)

Explorer's Log: Get out your spreadsheets and legal pads--let's talk about balanced budgets and definitely not about space adventures. When beautiful and brainy astronaut Lisa Malorey meets the numbers-obsessed senator Kevin Anderson. . . well. . . the book tells us sparks fly, but we are not convinced. Next Adventure Embarks July 14: Marriage of Inconvenience, by Penny Reid Find Us: * Instagram @readersofthelostartpod [https://www.instagram.com/readersofthelostartpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] * our website [https://www.auntiny.com/readers-of-the-lost-art]auntiny.com [http://auntiny.com] * email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com [readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com] Books Mentioned: * Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker * The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel * Sasquatch, Love, and Other Imaginary Things by Betsy Aldredge and Carrie DuBois-Shaw Be the light.

Into the Pennyverse: Professors and Puzzles (Kissing Tolstoy, by Penny Reid)

Explorer's Log: When Anna accidentally ends up on a blind date with her university's hottest professor, she panics and pulls an Irish goodbye. However, she has no idea that her love of Russian literature will pull her right back into his leather-clad orbit. Next adventure embarks June 30: Today, Tomorrow, Always by Georgia Bockhoven Find us: * Instagram @readersofthelostartpod [https://www.instagram.com/readersofthelostartpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] * our website [https://www.auntiny.com/readers-of-the-lost-art]auntiny.com [http://auntiny.com] * email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com [readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com] Books mentioned: * The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff * Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein * 1776 by David McCullough * The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton * Sweet Dreams by Beth Dolgner

Holding Out for a Hero: Luck is a Lady (It Had to Be You, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips)

content warning: sexual violence and rape Explorer's Log: It's time for sportsball! Today, we're discussing the perfectly brilliant (and perfectly inappropriate) Phoebe as she navigates the intricacies of owning a football team and dealing with its handsome and hot-tempered coach. She may not know much about football, but she does know how to play the game. Next Adventure Embarks June 16: Kissing Tolstoy, by Penny Reid Find Us: * Instagram @readersofthelostartpod [https://www.instagram.com/readersofthelostartpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] * our website [https://www.auntiny.com/readers-of-the-lost-art]auntiny.com [http://auntiny.com] * email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com [readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com] Books Mentioned: * In Your Dreams, by Sarah Adams * Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry * The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff * A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn Be the light.

Into the Pennyverse: Therapy and Thankfulness (Beard in Mind, by Penny Reid)

Explorer's Log: Beau's having a Bad Time. His brothers are all moving on with their lives, and he feels stuck. Even though he has his eye on the lovely (and terrible) Darlene, he can't seem to stay away from the shop's newest mechanic: Quinn's beautiful and infuriating sister Shelly. Meanwhile, Christine of the Wraiths is hunting Beau down to give him some important information about his family. Next adventure embarks May 26: It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Find us: * Instagram @readersofthelostartpod [https://www.instagram.com/readersofthelostartpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] * our website [https://www.auntiny.com/readers-of-the-lost-art]auntiny.com [http://auntiny.com] * email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com [readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com] Books mentioned: * Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey * The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff * Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein * 1776 by David McCullough * A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn