Books exchanged:
Nights in the Gardens of Brooklyn by Harvey Swados (given by Marika, received by Matt)
L'Amante Anglaise by Marguerite Duras (given by Jen, received by Jeremy)
Steppenwolfe by Herman Hesse and Black Dogs by Ian McEwan (given by Nick, received by Marika)
They Came Like Swallows by William Maxwell (given by Matt, received by Nick)
The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon and The Saint of Incipient Insanities by Elif Shafak (given by Ella, received by Jen)
The Average American Male by Chad Kultgen (given by Jen, received by Marika, stolen by Ella)
As you can see, there was only one steal. Goes back to a groop evening long ago when Nick made one of his bookstore employees, the one with the accent, read the first page, over speakerphone.
Ella had to have it.
By the way, did you know that some people like having sex? Yeah. You missed out.