This bonus episode of the 99% Invisible podcast features the production team sharing their recent favorite books. The discussion unfolds as each team member recommends a book, explaining their reasons and offering brief summaries. Lasha Madan highlights *Usha's Pickle Digest*, a self-published Indian pickling encyclopedia with a cult following. Chris Berube suggests *What It Takes*, a detailed account of the 1988 presidential race. Vivian Lay recommends *Orbital*, *Martyr*, *Amusing Ourselves to Death*, and *How to End a Love Story*. Jayson DeLeon shares his daughter's favorite book, *Hoppity Frog*, and his own choices, *Scattered Snows to the North* and *Blackouts*. Finally, Joe Rosenberg recommends *Plunkitt of Tammany Hall*, a book about a 1900s Tammany Hall politician. The episode concludes with Roman Mars recommending *Pine Barrens* by John McPhee.
