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This week, Danika recommends a couple of fantasy manga series to get you through the dark winter months—and to help you towards your year-end reading goals! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. At Tailored Book Recommendations, we’ve recommended over 150,000 books to readers of every type. And we’ve got good news— TBR makes a novel gift for the book lover on your list! All your gift recipient has to do is fill out a survey about their reading likes and dislikes, and our expert bibliologists will use their bookish knowledge to round up three personalized recommendations for reads we think they’ll love. Whether they’re a mystery maven, a historical fiction fanatic, or a contemporary connoisseur, we’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift TBR! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. You can even schedule the delivery of the welcome email, which means no more waiting on gifts to arrive last minute. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Soara and the House of Monsters by Hidenori Yamaji Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss books from 2024 that make great gifts, including The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Magical/Realism, Bodega Bakes, and more! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angelica Villareal Everything Under a Mushroom by Ruth Krauss, Margaret Tomes A Pinecone! By Helen Yoon The Baby Who Stayed Awake Forever by Sandra Salsbury Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store by Paola Velez A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural by DK You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World by Ada Limon Vegan Mob: Vegan BBQ and Soul Food by Toriano Gordon, Korsha Wilson Missing Witches: Recovering the True Histories of Feminist Magic by Risa Dickens, Amy Torok There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments by Adrian Bliss The Little Witch's Oracle Deck: Symbols, Spells, and Rituals for the Young Witch by Ariel Kusby, Olga Baumert Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch by Emily C. Hughes Peculiar Baking: A Practical Guide to Strange Confections by Nikk Alcaraz Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders by Atlas Obscura Food to Die For: Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places by Amy Bruni, Julie Tremaine For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way by Roma Agrawal Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Is She Really Going Out with Him?, The Last King of California, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Last King of California by Jordan Harper Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illustrator) In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (translator) Sundown in San Ojuela by M.M. Olivas Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong Darkly by Marisha Pessl Hotel Lucky Seven by Kōtarō Isaka, Brian Bergstrom (translator) Cats of the World by Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay Chapman For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha recommends two books that are creative, entertaining, and maybe even escapist. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Beanie the Bansheenie, Cabinet of Curiosities, The Magnificent Ruins, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer, Steve McCarthy Cabinet of Curiosities: A Historical Tour of the Unbelievable, the Unsettling, and the Bizarre by Aaron Mahnke The Love Interest by Helen Comerford The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy She's Always Hungry: Stories by Eliza Clark Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque Toto by A.J. Hackwith Fortune's Kiss by Amber Clement The Husbands by Holly Gramazio The Wedding People by Alison Elspach Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Forever Changed British History by Tracy Borman You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World by Ada Limón ​​When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez A Pinecone! by Helen Yoon Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan by Sasami Nitori Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui, Taylor Engel (translator) For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Vanessa discusses some books that she meant to recommend in October! She shares two ghost stories and a witchy book for fall reading and beyond: one middle grade, one YA, and one adult. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass Weyward by Emilia Hart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Improvisers, Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, The Teller of Small Fortunes, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Improvisers: A Murder and Magic Novel by Nicole Glover Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions by Nalo Hopkinson The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris Lonely Planet Hidden Libraries: The World's Most Unusual Book Depositories by DC Helmuth Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops by Tim Robey All the Painted Stars by Emma Denny For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika recommends two of their favorite queer YA horror books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Into the Light by Mark Oshiro Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liberty is sick so the regular Tuesday episode of All the Books will be coming late this week. In the meantime, here is a recent episode of the Book Riot podcast to tide you over. In it, Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinksy play a round of Author Buy/Sell/Hold, in which we wonder if authors were like stocks, which would be buying, holding, or selling? Hope you enjoy it. If you do, subscribe to the Book Riot Podcast. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Brothers by Alex Van Halen Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy The Dog of the South by Charles Portis Handling Sin by Michael Malone Strange Houses by Uketsu, Jim Rion (translator) Gnome and Rat by Lauren Stohler Grumpy Monkey School Stinks! by Suzanne Lang, Max Lang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Wood at Midwinter, How To Winter, Thief of the Heights, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz, PhD Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh Thief of the Heights by Son M., Robin Yao Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer A Vile Season by David Ferraro It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For one more month, Trisha is recommending one book to read if you want to learn more about national election topics and one book to read if you’d rather be in an entirely (or at least mostly) different place and time. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss The Treasure Hunters Club, If I Stopped Haunting You, Tangleroot, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkins Noodle & Bao by Shaina Lu Detective Beans: and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen Tangleroot by Kalela Williams House of Frank by Kay Synclaire Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán, Sophie Hughes (translator) All the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sharifah's stepping in for Vanessa to share SFF Yeah's recent Backlist to the Future episode, recommending a couple of great SFF backlist books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads. Subscribe to SFF Yeah via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright Uprooted by Naomi Novik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Swordcrossed, The Witches of El Paso, Best Hex Ever, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Swordcrossed by Freya Marske Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi This Cursed House by Del Sandeen The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo Red in Tooth and Claw by Lish McBride The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke The Nightmare Before Kissmas: A Royals and Romance by Sara Raasch Solis by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika recommends a couple of great backlist books by Indigenous authors. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation by Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Bog Wife, Model Home, Jasmine is Haunted, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister Model Home by Rivers Solomon Invisible Kitties: A Feline Study of Fluid Mechanics or The Spurious Incidents of the Cats in the Night-Time by Yu Yoyo, Jeremy Tiang (translator) Jasmine Is Haunted by Mark Oshiro Heir by Sabaa Tahir The City In Glass by Nghi Vo The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates Queer Mythology: Epic Legends from Around the World by Guido A. Sanchez, illustrated by James Fenner For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing backlist titles picked out for you by her cats! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss A Sky Full of Dragons, Directional Living, All Our Ordinary Stories, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: A Sky Full of Dragons (The Wand Keepers Book 1) by Tiffany McDaniel and Ayesha L. Rubio Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life by Megan Hellerer Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II by Abbott Kahler The Lovers by Rebekah Faubion Tiny Threads by Lilliam Rivera A Quick & Easy Guide to Coming Out by Kristin Russo and Ravi Teixeira The Naming Song by Jedediah Berry All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey by Teresa Wong For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting even deeper into presidential election season in the U.S., so Trisha again recommends one book to dive into if you want to learn more about national election topics and one book to read if you'd rather take a complete break from it. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Such Lovely Skin, Ruin Road, Gaslight, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne Ruin Road by Lamar Giles Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath Gaslight by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and Sara Shepard Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte Us Fools by Nora Lange An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares three mysteries set at schools for some back-to-school vibes. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey In the Hall with the Knife (Clue Mysteries #1) by Diana Peterfreund Murder in G Major (Gethsame Brown #1) by Alexia Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Impossible Creatures, Scam Goddess, We Need No Wings, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts, and Schemes by Laci Mosley The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn, Volume 1 by Tri Vuong A Pinecone! by Helen Yoon What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison We Need No Wings by Ann Davila Cardinal The Scarlet Throne (The False Goddess, #1) by Amy Leow Zetas Till We Die by Amber and Danielle Brown For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika recommends a couple of queer SFF novellas. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw Finna by Nino Cipri Defekt by Nino Cipri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Guide Me Home, Compound Fracture, We'll Prescribe You a Cat, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Guide Me Home (A Highway 59 Novel) by Attica Locke Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda (translator) Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction edited by Sonia Sulaiman Death at the Sign of the Rook: A Jackson Brodie Novel by Kate Atkinson We Came to Welcome You: A Novel of Suburban Horror by Vincent Tirado The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan SaSuWeh Jones For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing backlist titles, plus a couple of seriously messed up books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century by Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken (translator) Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 1 by Sasami Nitori A Dark Corner by Celia Dale The Least of My Scars by Stephen Graham Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Dungeon Crawler Carl, I'll Have What He's Having, Full Shift, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by Annalee Newitz Pasta Every Day: Make It, Shape It, Sauce It, Eat It by Meryl Feinstein Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram Long Live Evil (Time of Iron Book 1) by Sarah Rees Brennan Full Shift by Jennifer Dugan, illustrated by Kit Seaton Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah Relationality: How Moving from Transactional to Transformational Relationships Can Reshape Our Lonely World by David Jay Red River Road by Anna Downes Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha recommends one book to dive into if you want to learn more about the U.S. electoral process (and one book to read if you need a complete break from it). Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain by Jim Lehrer The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Obitchuary, The Secret Dead Club, We Love the Nightlife, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death by Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes The Secret Dead Club by Karen Strong Bad Witches by H. B. Akumiah You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto Swallow the Ghost by Eugenie Montague We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa discusses historical fiction set in Ancient Rome and a novel exploring love, legacy, grief, and the Armenian genocide. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed I Am Livia by Phyllis T. Smith Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Never Saw Me Coming, Lady Macbeth, The Seventh Veil of Salome, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million by Tanya Smith Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer Queen B by Juno Dawson How to Leave the House by Nathan Newman The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist by Jane Rosenberg The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Danika recommends a couple of sapphic romances to read before the end of summer. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss some of their favorite books of the year, including The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, The Pairing, Five-Star Stranger, and more! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark The Pairing by Casey McQuiston Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho The Unmothers by Leslie J. Anderson The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington Rabbits by Terry Miles The Quiet Room (Rabbits) by Terry Miles Little Mysteries by Sara Gran (February 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Jeff discuss some of their favorite books of the year, including James, The God of the Woods, The Husbands, plus more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Most by Jessica Anthony The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Wedding People by Alison Espach Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham James by Percival Everett The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story by Leslie Jamison Greta & Valdin by Rebecca Reilly The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Moonbound by Robin Sloan The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Fire Exit by Morgan Talty All Fours by Miranda July The Women by Kristin Hannah Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha recommends two books that might bring you back into the mindset of a simpler — or at least younger — time. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Ghost by Jason Reynolds Measuring Up written by Lily MaMotte and illustrated by Ann Xu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Faculty Lounge, The Ghostkeeper, Viewfinder, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever by Kim Mager and Lisa Pulitzer The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor Linh Ly is Doing Just Fine by Thao Votang Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen by Jon M. Chu, Jeremy McCarter The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton The Lost Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly Murashige For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares some titles she'd nominate for the 100 Best Books of the Century and probably overthinks it a little. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links Discussed The Deep Dive: On Feeling Like an Unserious Reader Book Riot Staff's Best Books of the 21st Century ballots The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (this one made the NYT list, but I had to talk about it!) The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker The Cutting Season by Attica Locke Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59 #1) by Attica Locke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Sharks Don't Sink, The Astrology House, I Was a Teenage Slasher, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham The Astrology House by Carinn Jade I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler The Building That Wasn’t by Abigail Miles Smothermoss by Alisa Alering The Design of Us by Sajni Patel For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika talks about two amazing queer Indigenous books they read recently. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss It's Elementary!, Ladykiller, Dead Good Detectives, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant Ladykiller by Katherine Wood Dead Good Detectives by Jenny McLachlan, Chloe Dominique Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain by Ed Simon The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! Books Discussed Just Playing House by Farah Heron Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators by John Long In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The God of the Woods, Cash Delgado is Living the Dream, Just Playing House, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski Cash Delgado is Living the Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejia The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani, Sam Bett (translator) Just Playing House by Farah Heron The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol The Night Ends with Fire by K. X. Song For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha recommends two books in which teenagers have secrets that follow and impact them well into adulthood. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss All the Colors of the Dark, The Eyes Are The Best Part, Dancing on My Own, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Dancing on My Own: Essays on Art, Collectivity, and Joy by Simon Wu The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim Magic Enuff by Tara M. Stringfellow Woman of Interest: A Memoir by Tracy O'Neill Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum Hot Summer by Elle Everheart For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares two historical romances from her early days as a romance reader. Try not to judge her for forgetting what season the second book takes place in. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Rakess (Society of Sirens #1) by Scarlett Peckham A Summer for Scandal (Arroyo Blanco #1) by Lydia San Andres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss We Used To Live Here, Little Rot, What You Leave Behind, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi Loot by Tania James Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika recommends a couple of great memoirs...that aren't actually memoirs. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Moonbound, Tehrangeles, The Stardust Grail, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Moonbound by Robin Sloan Malas by Marcela Fuentes The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei Tehrangeles by Porochista Khakpour Mouth: Stories by Puloma Ghosh Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices