Welcome to Top Shelf Reads. On today’s episode Naomi chats about the national book award finalists, Nick reviews The Promise and The Satanic Verses and we discuss creepypasta. 00:00 -- Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 02:15 -- National Book Awards 2021 Finalists 09:15 -- Short teaser impressions about Song for the Unraveling of the World 11:52 -- The Promise by Damon Galgut (Nick reviews) 21:20 -- The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (Nick reviews) Other books mentioned: Song of Solomon, 100 Years of Solitude, Haruki Murakami's work36:43   -- Discussion: Creepypasta Candle CoveAnnora PetrovaNoEnd HouseTed the CaverThe Devil GameThose Dark Wells (YouTube)Spooky YouTube Short Films (to be watched with the lights off!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-5Upq2hcOAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S51jIrunYuYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKcOTr7N4lE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08rj_ioKNSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rcoGsxulA4