Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In today's video, Ross goes through the haul of books he brought back with him from Scotland. He also talks about the best book he read while he was away: Exhalation, by Ted Chiang.

Bookshops mentioned:
📚 Typewronger, Edinburgh (typewronger.com/)
📚 McNaughtan’s, Edinburgh (mcnaughtans.co.uk/)
📚 Armchair Books, Edinburgh (armchairbooks.co.uk/)
📚 The Highland Bookshop, Fort William (highlandbookshop.co.uk/)

Also mentioned: Levar Burton Reads The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate (okay it was considerably longer than 40 minutes but it's still well worth your time)
- Part 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6uJYj4RKg9A1PY7OFZJDWK
- Part 2: open.spotify.com/episode/0EzTi4kHJvyJMsRFVcZj2I

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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.

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