In this back-to-school-themed episode, Laura Rocco gives us one last school-themed recommendation before heading back to school herself (17:43); Silvia Schuh ushers in the fall semester with September arts and crafts (6:51); and Mari McKeeth takes us all to school with some quirky and educational nonfiction (15:10). Laura recommends:

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Mari recommends:

• Away With Words by Joe Berkowitz
• The Not-Quite States of America by Doug Mack
• The Physics of Everyday Things by James Kakalios
• How to Hygge by Signe Johansen
• The Photo Ark by Joel Sartore

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