This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Writer's Room, The Red Winter, Get Home Safe, and more!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom by Brandon Andrew Robinson

The Writer’s Room: The Hidden Worlds That Shape the Books We Love by Katie da Cunha Lewin

Unread: A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on TikTok by Oliver James

All About Allergies: Everything You Need to Know About Asthma, Food Allergies, Hay Fever, and More by Zachary Rubin, MD

I Didn't Want to Either: Transforming Therapy from Daunting to Doable by Cody Qureshi

Get Home Safe: A Guide to Self-Defense and Building Our Collective Power by Rana Abdelhamid

Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity

The Death of Trotsky: The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin’s Greatest Enemy by Josh Ireland 

Kin by Tayari Jones

Brawler: Stories by Lauren Groff 

Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi

The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

It's Never Too Late: A Memoir by Marla Gibbs

What We're Reading:

Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 by Hanif Abdurraqib with Glenn Stout

Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson

Still Life by Louise Penny

Paperbacks:

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

Kindling by Traci Chee

The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker

Bestsellers:

The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker

Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden

Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb

Links:

Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

Death by Christmas Cake by Nicole Glover

The Goodfolke Family by Roshani Chokshi

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This week, Sharifah talks about her current read, which she's loving, and her next nonfiction read, which she cannot wait to pick up!

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Books Discussed:

The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams

Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Citizenship, Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter, Murder Will Out, and more!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

They Call Her Regret by Chanelle Desamours

Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove

The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto

Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth by Daisy Hernández

A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver

Cleaner by Jess Shannon

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett 

Bloodfire, Baby by Eirinie Carson

I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig

On Morrison by Namwali Serpell

Evil Genius by Claire Oshetsky 

A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides by Gisèle Pelicot, Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver (translators)

So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder 

Bad Asians by Lillian Li

Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams

Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour by Mark Haddon

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This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now!

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Books Discussed:

Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity

Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks by Benjamin Hale 

A Fishboy Named Sashimi by Dan Santat

Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Keep It Beautiful: Inside the Funkyverse of Shock G and Digital Underground by Alexis Wolfe Mbassa, Gregory E. Jacobs

The Book of Chuck by LaToya Watkins

Acid Green Velvet by Grace Krilanovich 

Ply by Hernan Diaz 

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This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Out of the Loop, The Midnight Taxi, Dead First, and more!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Out of the Loop: A Mystery by Katie Siegel

A Slow and Secret Poison by Carmella Lowkis

Dead First by Johnny Compton

Maria the Wanted by V. Castro

Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer

Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett

To the Death by Andrea Tang

Mountain Upside Down by Sara Ryan

Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman 

The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera

Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson

Everyday Movement by Gigi L. Leung, Jennifer Feeley (translator)

Frog: And Other Essays by Anne Fadiman

The Body by Bethany C. Morrow

Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra

This Is Not About Us: Fiction by Allegra Goodman

I Hope You Find What You're Looking For by Bsrat Mezghebe

The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema by Paul Fischer

Eradication: A Fable by Jonathan Miles

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This week, Trisha recommends some books for those who might be Heated Rivalry curious - or possibly Heated Rivalry obsessed.

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Books Discussed:

Game Changer and Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington

Out On the Ice and Unexpected Goals by Kelly Farmer

Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa

Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue by Cat Sebastian

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This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Heap Earth Upon It, Good People, Queen of Faces, and more!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

Queen of Faces by Petra Lord

Carnival Fantástico by Angela Montoya

Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo

Lovely Recipe by Myra Rose Nino

I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy by Mychal Threets, illustrated by Lorraine Nam

The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram by Ethelene Whitmire

Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Good People by Patmeena Sabit

The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Key

A Stage Set for Villains by Shannon J. Spann 

Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die: In Which Many Dangerous and Homosexual Things Happen by Greer Stothers

Nightshade and Oak by Molly O'Neill

The Exes by Leodora Darlington

Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play by Keza MacDonald

Twelve Months by Jim Butcher 

Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy

James by Percival Everett

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This week, Vanessa discusses a book with a buzzy film adaptation attached and a YA graphic novel that remains (too) relevant to current events.

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Books Discussed:

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

So, How's the Hamnet Adaptation? (Book Riot Podcast)

Latina Superheroes: Jalisco & Santa (Volume 1) by Kayden Phoenix

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This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Burn Down Master’s House, Vigil, Fair Game, and more!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power by Lachi with Tim Vandehey

Black Public Joy: No Permit or Permission Required by Jay Pitter

Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martínez

Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports by Ellie Roscher and Anna Baeth

He/She/They: How We Talk about Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar

The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters

Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive by Danielle Bainbridge

Forever for the Culture: Notes from the New Black Digital Arts Renaissance by Steven Underwood

Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang

The Bone Setter’s Daughter by Amy Tan

Vigil by George Saunders   

I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star by Judy Greer

The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams 

Escape! by Stephen Fishbach    

Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by K. J. Parker  

Rooting Interest: An 831 Stories Romance by Cat Disabato  

The Ghost Network by Catie Disabato

Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff

Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood by William J Mann 

Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden 

The Big M: 13 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause by Lidia Yuknavitch

To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2) by Moniquill Blackgoose

Paper Cut by Rachel Taff

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This week, Danika talks about three of their most anticipated sapphic horror books of 2026.

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Books Discussed:

Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran

Bone of My Bone by Johanna van Veen

Doe by Rebecca Barrow

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Half His Age, Football, The Elsewhere Express, and more!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett

I Don't Wish You Well by Jumata Emill

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

Next Level Love by Shameez Patel

The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao

A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton, Darius Bost

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes

The Flower Bearers: A Memoir by Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Discipline by Larissa Pham

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley

Cry Havoc by Rebecca Wait

Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by T. Kingfisher

Football by Chuck Klosterman

Crux by Gabriel Tallent

All the Little Houses by May Cobb

My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney

Eating Ashes by Brenda Navarro, Megan McDowell (translator)

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao

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