Episode 83: All the Fabulous Beasts | Cat Person and Other Stories

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond indulge in some thankfully brief maudlin meanderings around the current state of the pandemic before turning to the books up for discussion: All the Fabulous Beasts by Priya Sharma [9:10] and Cat Person and other stories by Kristen Roupenian [34:00].

The article “Cat Person” and Me by Alexis Nowicki is recommended for those interested further background reading.

If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:24:30 for final remarks.

Next month, the two books up on the slab will be:

• Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen

• The Employees by Olga Ravn

Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!