You know that feeling when you come out of a book you were so engrossed in that you feel disoriented in the real world? Some people call it book hangovers, but we believe Nora Ephron described it best – as a state of rapture.

In today's episode we explore the experience you can only get from reading a good book, the books that had us in a state of rapture, and why we think books are a uniquely portable magic (and it doesn't even have to be a fantasy novel!).

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