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May 18
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Espresso Epilogues
About this episode

We're back from our little hiatus!!!

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Today we're doing a special Q&A episode for the first time, answering all kinds of questions we got from you guys on Instagram. We're touching upon:

  • Unpopular book opinions
  • Grilled cheese
  • Our friendship
  • Greek classics
  • Books EVERYONE should read
  • And more...


Thanks for being here! There's a new episode coming end of May. See ya!


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