Welcome to The Librarian Is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

It's time for our second-ever Summer Reading Challenge!  In this super short episode Gwen and Frank announce their challenges to each other ahead of time so you can read along with them – discussion episode to air July 13!

And here they are…

Gwen’s challenge to Frank:  The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Frank’s challenge to Gwen: Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses by Ted Hughes

Join us next week for a full podcast of books, lively discussion and guests!

                                                                                                                        source:  giphy

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