Season one ends where it began: with A Little Life. Spoilers ahead — we're finishing our readalong with the big questions. Did Hanya Yanagihara always intend for Jude to die by suicide, or did Willem's death push the story there? Is this book a masterpiece or trauma porn, and does it matter that readers can't agree? We talk favourite and least favourite characters (sorry, Caleb), what Harold and Malcolm's quiet forms of love taught us, and whether this book should ever come with a "don't read this" warning from the person who loves it most.

Before that: it's our last episode before the summer break, so we've swapped books with each other to read while we're off air — Throne of Glass, The Passage, Daisy Jones & The Six, Assassin's Apprentice, Shark Heart, and Horrorstor all make an appearance. Plus a mid-year check-in on our rea ...