{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP12: Making Choices, Good and Bad","description":"We open this week with a book that might not be for Sam, who is not a middle-aged woman, it turns out. Hannah is, but didn't really like it either. However, Hannah did love the trad-wife tale that is &quot;Yesteryear,&quot; where 1855 isn't all it's cracked up to be. And Sam liked the new TC Boyle just as much \u2014 is there a better writer of people who make bad decisions. But then things finish up with a belly-flop. Oh well. Maybe Hannah should have read &quot;Butter,&quot; instead. Also, there is a Sarah J. Maas discussion in this episode for no good reason. This fortnight, we read:  &quot;American Fantasy,&quot; by Emma Straub &quot;Yesteryear,&quot; by Caro Claire Burke &quot;No Way Home,&quot; by TC Boyle &quot;Hooked,&quot; by Asako Yuzuki  What sound effects did we give each of these books? You'll just have to listen and find out!&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Four Books a Fortnight","author_url":"https:\/\/bookshopofbeverlyfarms.com\/cool-stuff\/podcast-four-books-a-fortnight","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40794615\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40794615"}