S01E05: The Midnight Library and Death in the Afternoon

On this week’s episode of Reading for Attention, Paul and Sarah ramble on about Matt Haig’s 2020 smash hit, The Midnight Library, which captured the world’s collective heart, selling 2 million copies in less than a year. 

Join Nora Seed in The Midnight Library, a magical realm betwixt life and death where it is possible to undo all the regrets you want. This would be helpful for Paul and Sarah who have bloody loads of regrets. (Well, Paul does.)

Now, what drink pairs beautifully with a book about regret? That’s easy: Death in the Afternoon, a potent blend of champagne (prosecco, obv) and 70% absinthe. Ernest Hemingway invented it, so it’s got to be classy and delicious, right? 

When Sarah and Paul are suitably mortal, listen to them recall embarrassing stories from their respective youths, kept secret for decades. Until now.