Welcome to the first (sort of) episode of Westmoreland Podcast!

In this trailer/teaser discussion Heidi & Lisse are talking about Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic tradition surrounding books & Christmas, and how they celebrate with their spouses.

Books We Mention

• Sleeping Giants, Sylvain Neuvel
• The Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
• Kindred, by Octavia Butler
• The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• The Five Kingdoms series, by Brandon Mull
• The Unknown Ajax, by Georgette Heyer
• Out of the Easy, by Ruta Sepetys
• Caroline: Little House, Revisited, by Sarah Miller
• Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik
• The Mark of the Lion trilogy, by Francine Rivers

Lisse is currently reading… Persuasion, by Jane Austen

Heidi is currently reading… The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough

Fact Check! Lisse mentioned that Iceland has the most books published per capita in the world, but actually found out since recording that the UK currently holds that distinction...and it was big news when it happened in 2017.

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