Welcome to Top Shelf Reads, on today’s episode we review Zama, Giovanni’s Room, The Deep, Ace of Spades, and The Forest of Stolen Girls. And we discuss reading fiction for the self. 3:47 -- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (teaser impressions) 6:00 -- Ace of Spades  by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 11:06 -- Zama by Antonio di Benedetto 28:45 -- Nick teases current reads The Morning Star by Karl Ove KnausgaardThe Books of Jacob by Olga TokarczukMy Struggle series by Karl Ove Knausgaard34:15 -- The Deep by Rivers Solomon 40:55 -- The Forests of Stolen Girls by June Hur 46:25 -- Discussion: reading fiction for the self [email protected] | Twitter | Instagram topshelfreads @ TikTok