This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Root Therapy, Sunrise, Hollow Magic, and more great books!

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Hadestown grosses over $8 million on the big screen

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

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Books Discussed on the Show

The Hill by Harriet Clark

Up to the Light by Julia Armfield 

Hell to Pay by Kylie Lee Baker

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

The End of Everything by M. John Harrison

Heavy Sugar by William Boyle

One of Us Is Already Dead by E. L. Chen

The Fall of Elvenesse by Kai Ashante Wilson

Oil on Canvas by Kalynn Bayron

Miss Archer by Jordan Harrison

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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss The Hardest Ones to Fool, The Amateur, Triage, and more great books!

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Josh Silver's Fruit Fly to be adapted as a series

Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy to be an Apple TV series

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This week, Trisha recommends books that would be good for travel–especially planes. Check out a mystery, short story collection, and/or urban fantasy romance series, all of which can distract you from turbulence or unpleasant travel companions.

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Books Discussed

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

My Dear You by Rachel Khong

The Hidden Legacy series, starting with Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews

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This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss All My Dead Cats, Fishbone Cinderella, Sea of Charms, and more great books!

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Emily Wilson on The Odyssey adaptation; podcast with Dr. Emily Hauser

The Booker Prize longlist

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This week, Vanessa recommends some Latine books to read if you loved Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology #1) by Aiden Thomas

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1) by Zoraida Córdova

The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis

Zero to Well-Read:

• Book vs Movie: The Odyssey
• The Odyssey of Homer
• How to Tackle Intimidating Books, with Emily Wilson

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This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The New People, Cool Machine, The Princess Trap, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The New People by Andrea Uptmor

The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni

The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert

Yes, Chef by Grace Reilly

Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson

Funerals are for the Living by Sami Ellis

Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy) by Colson Whitehead

The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld 

Vera Stein Is Fine by Julie Murphy

Yellow Pine by Claire Vaye Watkins

Fatal Glitch: Camp Zero by Eliot Schrefer, Erin Entrada Kelly

Unsayable: A Life in Writing by Michael Cunningham

What We're Reading:

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

The Talking Bone by Rene Denfeld

Serious Music by Percival Everett

Life Beyond Measure: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale by Ed Yong

Paperbacks:

An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories by Ed Park 

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris 

Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde

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Jamie Smart and the rise of Bunny vs. Monkey

Bestsellers:

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi  

Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan  

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke  

Whistler by Ann Patchett  

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman  

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

Tempting Venom by Rina Kent

Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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This week, Danika recommends some Heartstopper readalikes in honor of the release day for Heartstopper Forever.

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter

Encore! by Miles Toriko Burks

Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau

Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu and Mad Rupert

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Jeff and Rebecca go over what books are selling, being talked about, and otherwise generating a little heat this month.

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This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Our Knives Will Save Us, Famous Men, Fixer Chao, and more great books!

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This week, Sharifah recommends Kin by Tayari Jones and Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang!

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Books Discussed on the Show

Kin by Tayari Jones

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

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