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New Releases and More for February 6, 2024

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Nightwatching, Be Not Afraid of My Body, The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn, 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra Be Not Afraid of My Body: A Lyrical Memoir by Darius Stewart Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield Significant Others by Zoe Eisenberg The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris Zips and Eeloo Make Hummus by Leila Boukarim, Alex Lopez Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callendar Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De Rozario How To Live Free In a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla Lawson For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6, 202442 min

All the Backlist! February 2, 2024

Today, Danika is here to tell you about a couple of sapphic backlist comics: one horror, one sci-fi, both weird and wonderful. 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey, Pius Bak, and Roman Titov Motor Crush, Vol. 1 by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 2, 202412 min

New Releases and More for January 30, 2024

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Be a Revolution, Interesting Facts about Space, Wander in the Dark, 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 by Angela Y. Davis The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski, PhD For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 202443 min

All the Backlist! January 26, 2024

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 beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Radiant Heat by Sarah-Jane Collins The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 26, 202412 min

New Releases and More for January 23, 2024

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss No One Can Know, Radiant Heat, Martyr!, 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall Radiant Heat by Sarah-Jane Collins Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn Wild Life by Opal Wei For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 202436 min

All the Backlist! January 19, 2024

This week, Trisha brings you two books in the crime/mystery/heist genre about older women solving crimes and college students committing them. 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 19, 202411 min

New Releases and More for January 16, 2024

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss This Wretched Valley, Escaping Mr. Rochester, Beautyland, 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson Ilium by Lea Carpenter The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique, Natasha Wimmer (translator) For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 202438 min

All the Backlist! January 12, 2024

Vanessa shares the gothic, witchy backlist reads she enjoyed over the holidays. 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 202411 min

New Releases and More for January 9, 2024

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss First Lie Wins, Just Happy to Be Here, Lunar New Year Love Story, 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. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee, Dan Santat Cupid’s Revenge by Wibke Brueggemann Northwoods by Amy Pease Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie You Only Call When You're in Trouble by Stephen McCauley That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 9, 202444 min

All The Backlist! January 5, 2024

Kelly shares two excellent memoirs that unfold through the lens of sea creatures and American utopian experiments. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed How Far The Light Reaches: A Life in 10 Creatures by Sabrina Imbler In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Heaven Is A Place on Earth by Adrian Shirk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 5, 202410 min

Happy New Year from All the Books!

All the Books will be back next week with our usual programming! While we take a small break, Vanessa shares some episodes you may want to revisit and gives some quick ATB stats. December New Releases December Favorite Nonfiction of 2023 Favorite Fiction of 2023 Great Books for Gifting Most Anticipated Books of 2024 Thank you for listening, and Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 2, 20243 min

Rerun: All the Backlist! December 23, 2022

We’re off this holiday week, so we're sharing a rerun of this New Year's backlist episode, which originally aired on December 23, 2022. This week, Liberty talks about a couple of fabulous backlist titles she loves related to new releases, the new year, and more! Give the gift of Tailored Book Recommendations! And follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. 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 MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman Flight by Lynn Steger Strong Return of the Living Elves by Brian Asman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 29, 202311 min

Rerun: Exciting 2023 Book Releases

We're off this holiday week, but we thought it would be fun to share a rerun of our most anticipated books of 2023, which originally aired on December 27, 2022. This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Big Swiss, Chain-Gang All-Stars, Real Self-Care, and more books they're excited to read in 2023! Give the gift of Tailored Book Recommendations! And follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. And 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 ON THE SHOW: Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom by Chrissy King Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon House of Cotton by Monica Brashears Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom My Murder by Katie Williams Transitional: In One Way or Another, We All Transition by Munroe Bergdorf The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 26, 202353 min

All the Backlist! December 22, 2023

This week, Danika talks about two of their favorite backlist books they read this year. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin by Hafizah Augustus Geter Care of: Letters, Connections, and Cures by Ivan E. Coyote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 22, 202314 min

Our Favorite Fiction Books of 2023: December 19, 2023

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Yellowface, Tom Lake, Happiness Falls, and more of our favorite fiction of 2023! 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 19, 202355 min

All the Backlist! December 15, 2023

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to new releases and new announcements. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Affairs of the Falcóns by Melissa Rivero Flores and Miss Paula by Melissa Rivero Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Death at the Sign of the Rook: A Jackson Brodie Novel by Kate Atkinson Dixon, Descending by Karen Outen This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 202310 min

Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2023: December 12, 2023

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Better Living Through Birding, Liliana’s Invincible Summer, In the Form of a Question, 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details 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: Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider Eyeliner: A Cultural History by Zahra Hankir We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian You Just Need to Lose Weight: and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Myriam Gurba Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA by Theresa Runstedtler Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World of the Weird by Dan Schreiber Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America by Krista Burton How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church by Rachel L. Swarns Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-Cooper The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Queen B by Juno Dawson Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark Confounding Oaths by Alexis Hall A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 202342 min

All the Backlist! December 8, 2023

This week, Trisha brings you along as she dips a toe in the dark, murky waters of graphic horror. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Through the Woods by Emily Carroll My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris The Beauty, Vol. 1 by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 8, 202313 min

New Releases and More for December 2023

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Prophet Song, Good Girls, The Wildest Sun, 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details 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: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Good Girls by Leesa Gazi, translated by Shabnam Nadiya The Wildest Sun by Asha Lemmie Make Me a Liar by Melissa Landers A River of Golden Bones (The Golden Court, 1) by A.K. Mulford The Great British Bump-Off by John Allison, Max Sarin, Sammy Borras, and Jim Campbell What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher Bad Cree by Jessica Johns Game On by Seressia Glass An Island Princess Starts a Scandal (Las Leonas Book 2) by Adriana Herrera Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin by Hafizah Augustus Geter For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 5, 202347 min

All the Backlist! December 1, 2023

Vanessa recommends a cryptid whodunit and historical fantasy in this week's backlist picks. Did Nessie do it?! You'll have to read to find out. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 1, 202310 min

Exciting 2024 Book Releases: November 28, 2023

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss upcoming 2024 book releases they're excited to read, including The Book of Love, Little Rot, The Husbands, 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details 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: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Vol. 2 by Emil Ferris The Book of Love by Kelly Link Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De Rozario The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Reclaiming UGLY! : A Radically Joyful Guide to Unlearn Oppression and Uplift, Glorify, and Love Yourself by Vanessa Rochelle Lewis The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler A Better World by Sarah Langan Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire edited by Alice Wong The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 28, 202347 min

All The Backlist! November 24, 2023

This week, Kelly talks all things oversized books, X-rated plants, old homes, and more. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Hortus Curious by Michael Perry and illustrated by Aaron Apsley Entangled Life: The Illustrated Edition: How Fungi Make Our Worlds by Merlin Sheldrake Gastro Obscura by Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras Cheap Old Houses: An Unconventional Guide to Loving and Restoring a Forgotten Home by Elizabeth and Ethan Finklestein Living Wild: How To Plant Style in Your Home and Cultivate Happiness by Hilton Carter The Rainbow Atlas: A Guide to the World’s 500 Most Colorful Places by Taylor Fuller Big Thrift Energy by Virginia Chamlee The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country In The World by Jessica Nabongo New Coffee Table Books 2022 Best Coffee Table Books A History of Coffee Table Books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 202310 min

Great Books for Giving: November 21, 2023

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss great books for giving this holiday season! 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details 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 Common's Author Postcard Auction Wizkit: An Adventure Overdue by Tanya J. Scott Eragon: Illustrated edition by Christopher Paolini and Sidharth Chaturvedi Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly Snacking Bakes by Yossy Arefi A Field Guide to Backyard Birds of North America: A Visual Directory of the Most Popular Backyard Birds - Includes a 2-Year Logbook by Rob Hume Birdsearch: More than 100 Themed Wordsearch Puzzles by Eric Saunders The Pride Atlas: 500 Iconic Destinations for Queer Travelers by Maartje Hensen On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain by Ronald C. White Shadow Speaker deluxe edition by Nnedi Okorafo Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants 10th-anniversary edition by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Do-Over by Lynn Painter, special edition Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion by Mitchell S. Jackson Fangirl 10th Anniversary Edition by Rainbow Rowell Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground by Dylan Jones The Cruel Prince Collector’s Edition by Holly Black Our World in Numbers Animals: An Encyclopedia of Fantastic Facts by DK Weird But True Sharks by National Geographic Kids 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts by DK The Great British Baking Show: Kitchen Classics: The Official 2023 Great British Bake Off Book by The Bake Off Team For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 21, 202351 min

All the Backlist! November 17, 2023

This week, Danika talks about a couple of queer YA books that came out in 2021 that deserve a lot more attention. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 202314 min

New Releases and More for November 14, 2023

This week, Liberty and Jenn discuss 2023 books worth revisiting, November releases, and more new 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details 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: Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper Seek by Scott Shigeoka A New Race of Men from Heaven by Chaitali Sen Eyeliner by Zahra Hankir My Murder by Katie Williams Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova Maroons by adrienne maree brown For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 202352 min

All the Backlist! November 10, 2023

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week's new releases and a few books she's reading now. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Fancy Meeting You Here by Julie Tieu The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu The Corset & The Jellyfish: A Conundrum of Drabbles by Nick Bantock Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock The Woman in Me by Britney Spears The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne Behind the Shoulder Pads by Joan Collins Ice: Why I Was Born to Score by George Gervin and Scoop Jackson Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan by Johnny Smith My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 10, 20239 min

New Releases and More for November 7, 2023

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Bookshops & Bonedust, Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, The Liberators, 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details 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: Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes) by Travis Baldree Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng The Liberators by E. J. Koh Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert Hot Springs Drive by Lindsay Hunter A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay by Dale Walls For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 7, 202339 min

All the Backlist! November 3, 2023

This week, Trisha recommends two books that are different in many ways, but which both center on the experience of dealing with grief. 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. It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 3, 202313 min

New Releases and More for October 31, 2023

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Reformatory, The Space Between Here & Now, Edith Holler, 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due The Space Between Here & Now by Sarah Suk Edith Holler by Edward Carey An Ordinary Violence by Adriana Chartrand Nestlings by Nat Cassidy When We Become Ours edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung A Season of Monstrous Conceptions by Lina Rather The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will by Maya McGregor For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 31, 202342 min

All the Backlist! October 27, 2023

For this last week of October, Vanessa recommends three spooky season reads that aren't too scary. 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 27, 202316 min

New Releases and More for October 24, 2023

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Let Us Descend, Micro Activism, The Comfort of Crows, 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn by Omkari Williams with a forward by Layla F. Saad and illustrations by Octavia Mingerink The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl It's Not You, It's Capitalism: Why It's Time to Break Up and How to Move On by Malaika Jabali with illustration and design by Kayla E. Nefando by Mónica Ojeda, Sarah Booker (translator) Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement by Tanisha Ford Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins—From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World by Riley Black For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 24, 202344 min

All The Backlist! October 20, 2023

Kelly highlights three great backlist comics to read, including stories of family, coming out, and magic. 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed It Won’t Always Be This Way by Malaka Gharib Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu Flamer by Mike Curato Kelly's previous All The Backlist comics episode, with a shout-out to Gharib's first comic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 20, 202311 min

Guest Post: October 2023 "It Book" Knockout Round

Liberty isn’t feeling well this week, so we’re switching things up while she gets some much-needed rest. Instead of our regular show, today you get to hear the most recent episode of First Edition, Book Riot’s newest podcast, hosted by Book Riot CEO and co-founder Jeff O’Neal, where he and Rebecca Schinsky discuss the October "It Book" Knockout Round! Plus, a special mini-roundup of notable celebrity memoirs coming out this fall. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem Going Infinite by Michael Lewis Hidden Potential by Adam Grant Blackouts by Justin Torres Family Meal by Bryan Washington A Man of Two Faces by Viet Thanh Nguyen Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith Being Henry by Henry Winkler My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Making It So by Patrick Stewart The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 17, 202353 min

All the Backlist! October 13, 2023

This week, Danika recommends a couple of sapphic vampire books perfect for autumnal reading. 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Carmilla edited by Carmen Maria Machado I, Vampire by Jody Scott When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 202312 min

New Releases and More for October 10, 2023

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Normal Women, By Any Other Name, Brooms, 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World by Paul S. Collins The Hive and the Honey: Stories by Paul Yoon Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 10, 202341 min

All the Backlist! October 6, 2023

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week's new releases and a few books she's reading now. 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Night Eaters: Her Little Reapers (The Night Eaters Book #2) by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda Monstress Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda The Starling House by Alix E. Harrow The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Lola M. Rogers (translator) Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 6, 202310 min

New Releases and More for October 3, 2023

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss How to Say Babylon, A Haunting on the Hill, In the Form of a Question, 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. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City Book 1) by Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson The List by Yomi Adegoke Edenville by Sam Rebelein Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen Starling House by Alix E. Harrow The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Lola M. Rogers (translator) Company: Stories by Shannon Sanders Death Valley by Melissa Broder For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 3, 202342 min

All The Backlist! September 29, 2023

This week, Trisha talks about a couple of books that center on magic and families. And, of course, magical families. 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. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman What The Hex by Alexis Daria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 29, 202312 min

New Releases and More for September 26, 2023

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Land of Milk and Honey, Black River Orchard, The Unsettled, 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. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Fry Guys by Eric Geron, Jannie Ho Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest by Ximena Vengoechea The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better by Woo-Kyoung Ahn For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 26, 202345 min

All the Backlist! September 22, 2023

This week, Vanessa shares two YA picks that feel very fall-appropriate. Bring on the vibes! 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. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus five mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak by Laura Taylor Namey This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 202313 min

New Releases and More for September 19, 2023

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Starter Villain, Cleat Cute, When a Brown Girl Flees, and more great new 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. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Starter Villain by John Scalzi Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie North Woods by Daniel Mason The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple and Dorothy by Corey Ann Haydu The National Book Awards longlist For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 202352 min

All The Backlist! September 15, 2023

This week, Kelly talks about two horror books that might also make you laugh. 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. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Dead Flip by Sara Farizan Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer Summer Scares Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 202311 min

New Releases and More for September 12, 2023

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Vaster Wilds, The Witch of Wild Things, Roaming, 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. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff The Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gililand Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki Rouge by Mona Awad Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon The Second Chance Hotel by Sierra Godfrey The Fraud by Zadie Smith For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 202345 min

All the Backlist! September 8, 2023

This week, Danika discusses two surprising reads that also happen to both be sapphic. 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. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman How Do We Relationship? series by Tamifull Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 8, 202313 min

New Releases and More for September 5, 2023

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The September House, Cooking with Monsters, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. During the month of September, all new free subscribers to The Deep Dive will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! To enter, go to bookriot.substack.com. No purchase is necessary to enter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The September House by Carissa Orlando Cooking with Monsters: The Beginner's Guide to Culinary Combat by Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian Truong The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby by G. Z. Schmidt The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 202351 min

All the Backlist! September 1, 2023

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week's new releases and a few books she's reading now. 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. During the month of September, all new free subscribers to The Deep Dive will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! To enter, go to bookriot.substack.com. No purchase is necessary to enter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, 1) by T. L. Huchu Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments (Edinburgh Nights, 2) by T. L. Huchu The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle (Edinburgh Nights, 3) by T. L. Huchu The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill: Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America by Matthew Bowman The Crypt: Shakedown by Scott Sigler The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu Moggies In Space edited by Rita Beeman and CV Walker Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band by Eric Lefcowitz The Monkees: Made in Hollywood by Tom Kemper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 202310 min

New Releases and More for August 29, 2023

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Happiness Falls, Just Do This One Thing For Me, Things in the Basement, 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. Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Just Do This One Thing For Me by Laura Zimmerman Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke My Father, The Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang The Deadline: Essays by Jill Lepore The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann, Amy Bojang (translator) The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 202337 min

All The Backlist! August 25, 2023

This week, Trisha talks about middle grade storytelling and recommends a couple of books in which the stories are told from multiple perspectives. 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. Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 202313 min

New Releases and More for August 22, 2023

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Board to Death, I'm Not Done with You Yet, The Water Outlaws, 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. Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Board to Death by CJ Connor I'm Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems by Melania Luisa Marte Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 202340 min

All the Backlist! August 18, 2023

This week, Vanessa discusses a tense and twisty thriller and a dark witchy fantasy, both excellent books for breaking you out of a slump. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links Discussed 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson from Tor.com: “Blood. Blight. Darkness. Slaughter" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 18, 202314 min