All the Books!

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All the Backlist! March 29, 2024

This week, Trisha recommends titles featuring ghosts, books, and bookish ghosts. 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11m
Mar 29, 2024
New Releases and More for March 26, 2024

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Worry, Says Who?, There's Always This Year, 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Worry by Alexandra Tanner Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words by Anne Curzan The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy) by Stephen Graham Jones The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste Lost Man's Lane by Scott Carson   There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist by Reagan E. J. Jackson For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40m
Mar 26, 2024
All the Backlist! March 22, 2024

This week Vanessa recommends a mystery with a tattooed, chain-smoking, sleuthing nun and a story about two teen girls and a haunted mansion in timelines ten years apart. 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Scorched Grace (Sister Holiday #1) by Margot Douaihy Blessed Water (Sister Holiday #2) by Margot Douaihy Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14m
Mar 22, 2024
New Releases and More for March 19, 2024

This week, Liberty and Jeff discuss Memory Piece, James, Next Stop, 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Memory Piece by Lisa Ko James by Percival Everett Next Stop by Debbie Fong The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante S. Lauretta The Mars House by Natasha Pulley The Morningside by Téa Obreht For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 0m
Mar 19, 2024
All The Backlist! March 15, 2024

Kelly talks about two of the books she read at this time last year that she cannot stop thinking about. 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Chlorine by Jade Song Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder The Vegetarian by Han Kang Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12m
Mar 15, 2024
New Releases and More for March 12, 2024

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Headshot, The Tower, Victim, 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel  The Tower by Flora Carr  Victim by Andrew Boryga Blessed Water: A Sister Holiday Mystery by Margot Douaihy  Mother Doll by Katya Apekina Pride and Joy by Louisa Onomé The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

44m
Mar 12, 2024
All the Backlist! March 8, 2024

This week on All The Backlist, Danika talks about a couple of queer history and historical fiction 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Women’s House of Detention by Hugh Ryan The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12m
Mar 08, 2024
New Releases and More for March 5, 2024

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Hunter, Thunder Song, The Great Divide, 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. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe The Hunter by Tana French The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raney Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk, Heather Cleary (translator) Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes Bunny Should Be Sleeping by Amy Hest and Renata Liwska The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

44m
Mar 05, 2024
All the Backlist! March 1, 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 book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Dan Kois Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10m
Mar 01, 2024
New Releases and More for February 27, 2024

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Other Valley, The Butcher of the Forest, The American Daughters, 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: The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed Kindling by Traci Chee The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Gay Girl Prayers by Emily Austin  Murmur by Cameron Barnett Fathomfolk (Drowned World) by Eliza Chan Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

42m
Feb 27, 2024
All the Backlist! February 23, 2024

This week, Trisha recommends retellings of myths and legends, some familiar and others that will be new to many readers. 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 Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe Love In Color: Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12m
Feb 23, 2024
New Releases and More for February 20, 2024

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Splinters, At Her Service, Island Witch, 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: Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story by Leslie Jamison At Her Service by Amy Spalding Bumps in the Night by Amalie Howard Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa Ours by Phillip B. Williams The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

41m
Feb 20, 2024
All the Backlist! February 16, 2024

Vanessa shares two mysteries that were great for busting a reading slump, one a thrilling read set in a smart home in the Scottish Highlands and the other in a house with a secret room. 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 The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2024 by Christina Orlando at Reactor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13m
Feb 16, 2024
New Releases and More for February 13, 2024

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Neferura, The Book of Doors, 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: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Neferura by Malayna Evans The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories edited by Sandra Proudman Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace Private Equity: A Memoir by Carrie Sun The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40m
Feb 13, 2024
All The Backlist! February 9, 2024

Kelly talks about two fun, swoony romances by authors who have dipped their toes into both adult and YA writing. 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 The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest No Boy Summer by Amy Spalding For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding At Her Service by Amy Spalding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11m
Feb 09, 2024
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

42m
Feb 06, 2024
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

12m
Feb 02, 2024
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

43m
Jan 30, 2024
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

12m
Jan 26, 2024
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

36m
Jan 23, 2024
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

11m
Jan 19, 2024
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

38m
Jan 16, 2024
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

11m
Jan 12, 2024
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

44m
Jan 09, 2024
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

10m
Jan 05, 2024
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

3m
Jan 02, 2024
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

11m
Dec 29, 2023
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

53m
Dec 26, 2023
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

14m
Dec 22, 2023
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

55m
Dec 19, 2023