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From W be easy Chicago, this is Nurdette. I'm Greta Johnson. We did it. We made it to another weekend and another year is almost coming to an end, which means now is the perfect time to sit back, relax, and reflect on some of the best stuff that came out this year.

Later this month we're going to talk about the best podcasts and TV shows of

2023 but today it is all about books and I am so excited about our guests for this one.

With us today we have Andrew Limbong, he's a reporter on NPR's Arts Desk and hosts

the Book of the Day podcast Andrew hello.

Yo, what's up?

Thanks for having me.

Oh my gosh, thrilled to have you.

Also here is Muwa Messer.

She hosts Barnes and Nobles book podcast, Pored Over Mua, hello.

Hi, it's so good to see you guys. Oh my gosh, what a treat. Okay, so since

y'all are both like professional readers, I'm very curious how many books you

read in a given year.

Like, I mean, I assume you're keeping track somehow, Andrew.

Oh, let me pop up the spreadsheet.

You got a spreadsheet?

Amazing.

Let me not say my password.

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