Welcome to the first episode of New & Used: Book Talk. Each episode The City & The City Books owners discuss a new and a used book from their shelves. In this episode Janet reviews Velvet Was The Night a noir thriller by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (pub Del Ray) and Tim  reviews The Black Queen Stories a collection of short stories by Barry Callaghan (pub Lester & Orpen Dennys).

We apologize for any names or words mispronounced or stuttered over.  We were very nervousl

Music is One Eye Blind by Paul Emery and The Dickens.

Velvet Was The Night Cover & Description
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/671891/velvet-was-the-night-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/9780593356821

Mexican Gothic Cover & Description
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/577068/mexican-gothic-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/9780525620808

Velvet Was The Night Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7oUAqLnfPuRR3tdXV7tDGH?si=18f04351fa0f415b&nd=1

Velvet Was The Night Commissioned Comic Book Artwork
https://randomhouse.app.box.com/s/meco7102c685lq1czii48fe15epf3c0t

Authors & Books Mentioned
Clarice Lispector - Complete Stories
Mariana Enriquez- The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories 
Samanta Schweblin - Fever Dream & Little Eyes
Claudia Pieiro - Elena Knows
Jenni Fagan - Luckenbooth
Andrew O'Hagan - Mayflies
Alan Warmer - Kitchenly 434
Douglas Stuart - Shuggie Bain