This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Is She Really Going Out with Him?, The Last King of California, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Last King of California by Jordan Harper

Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illustrator)

In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price

The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (translator)

Sundown in San Ojuela by M.M. Olivas

Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher

The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong

Darkly by Marisha Pessl

Hotel Lucky Seven by Kōtarō Isaka, Brian Bergstrom (translator)

Cats of the World by Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay Chapman

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This week, Trisha recommends two books that are creative, entertaining, and maybe even escapist.

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Books Discussed

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha

The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews

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This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Beanie the Bansheenie, Cabinet of Curiosities, The Magnificent Ruins, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer, Steve McCarthy

Cabinet of Curiosities: A Historical Tour of the Unbelievable, the Unsettling, and the Bizarre by Aaron Mahnke

The Love Interest by Helen Comerford

The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy

She's Always Hungry: Stories by Eliza Clark 

Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque

Toto by A.J. Hackwith

Fortune's Kiss by Amber Clement

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

The Wedding People by Alison Elspach

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Forever Changed British History by Tracy Borman 

You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World by Ada Limón

​​When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez 

A Pinecone! by Helen Yoon

Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson

Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan by Sasami Nitori

Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui, Taylor Engel (translator)

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This week Vanessa discusses some books that she meant to recommend in October! She shares two ghost stories and a witchy book for fall reading and beyond: one middle grade, one YA, and one adult.

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Books Discussed

Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

Weyward by Emilia Hart

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This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Improvisers, Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, The Teller of Small Fortunes, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Improvisers: A Murder and Magic Novel by Nicole Glover

Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions by Nalo Hopkinson

The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris

Lonely Planet Hidden Libraries: The World's Most Unusual Book Depositories by DC Helmuth

Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops by Tim Robey

All the Painted Stars by Emma Denny

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This week, Danika recommends two of their favorite queer YA horror books.

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Books Discussed

Into the Light by Mark Oshiro

Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell

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Liberty is sick so the regular Tuesday episode of All the Books will be coming late this week. In the meantime, here is a recent episode of the Book Riot podcast to tide you over. In it, Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinksy play a round of Author Buy/Sell/Hold, in which we wonder if authors were like stocks, which would be buying, holding, or selling? Hope you enjoy it. If you do, subscribe to the Book Riot Podcast.

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This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks.

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This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases!

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This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks.

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Books Discussed

Brothers by Alex Van Halen

Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore

Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks

Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

The Dog of the South by Charles Portis

Handling Sin by Michael Malone

Strange Houses by Uketsu, Jim Rion (translator)

Gnome and Rat by Lauren Stohler 

Grumpy Monkey School Stinks! by Suzanne Lang, Max Lang

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This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Wood at Midwinter, How To Winter, Thief of the Heights, and more great books!

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This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks.

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke

How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz, PhD

Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh

Thief of the Heights by Son M., Robin Yao

Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

A Vile Season by David Ferraro

It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson

The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle

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For one more month, Trisha is recommending one book to read if you want to learn more about national election topics and one book to read if you’d rather be in an entirely (or at least mostly) different place and time.

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This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks.

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Books Discussed

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss The Treasure Hunters Club, If I Stopped Haunting You, Tangleroot, and more great books!

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This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks.

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan

If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkins

Noodle & Bao by Shaina Lu 

Detective Beans: and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen

Tangleroot by Kalela Williams

House of Frank by Kay Synclaire

Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton

Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán, Sophie Hughes (translator)

All the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper

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