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Book Riot
All the Books! is a weekly show of recommendations and enthusiasm regarding the week's new book releases.
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Aug 29, 2025 • 13min
All the (More!) Books! August 29, 2025
This week, Vanessa recommends two books set in academia: a sapphic work of gothic meta fiction and a story about a fixer and the one problem she just can't fix.
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Books Discussed:
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
My Flawless Life by Yvonne Woon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 2025 • 41min
New Releases and More for August 26, 2025
This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Katabasis, The Entanglement of Rival Wizards, Destroy This House, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch
The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America by David Baron
Destroy This House: A Memoir by Amanda Uhle
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Leigh Stein
Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession by Austin Channing Brown, forward by Ashley C. Ford
The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge, Emily Gravett
A Steady Brightness of Being: Truths, Wisdom, and Love from Celebrated Indigenous Voices edited by Sara Sinclair and Stephanie Sinclair
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Aug 22, 2025 • 15min
All the (More!) Books! August 22, 2025
This week, Danika talks about their most-anticipated queer books out in the rest of 2025.
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Books Discussed:
Both/And: Essays by Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Writers of Color by Denne Michele Norris with Electric Literature
So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro De Robertis
A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper
This Vicious Hunger by Francesca May (August 26)
Three Parties by Ziyad Saadi (August 26)
Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games by Kawika Guillermo (September 2)
You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White (September 9)
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark (September 30)
The Sovereign (Magic of the Lost #3) by C.L. Clark (September 30)
The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost #1) by C.L. Clark
The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong (October 14)
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri (October 21)
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 2025 • 47min
New Releases and More for August 19, 2025
This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Hemlock & Silver, The Unseen, What Hunger, and more great books!
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Book Riot is hiring a digital content specialist! If you love books and know the ins and outs of social media strategy, and especially social video, consider joining the team. Find details and apply by August 22, 2025, at riotnewmedia.com/careers.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
What Hunger by Catherine Dang
The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
The Unseen by Ania Ahlborn
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
The Once and Future Me by Melissa Pace
Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City by Bench Ansfield
Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill
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Aug 12, 2025 • 44min
New Releases and More for August 12, 2025
This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss House of Monstrous Women, The Witch’s Orchard, Loved One, and more great books!
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Book Riot is hiring a digital content specialist! If you love books and know the ins and outs of social media strategy, and especially social video, consider joining the team. Find details and apply by August 22, 2025, at riotnewmedia.com/careers.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama
The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan
Too Old for This by Samantha Downing
Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
Fonseca by Jessica Francis Kane
The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natera
The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown
Rosa by Any Other Name by Hailey Alcaraz
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Aug 8, 2025 • 15min
All the (More!) Books! August 8, 2025
This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now!
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Book Riot is hiring a digital content specialist! If you love books and know the ins and outs of social media strategy, and especially social video, consider joining the team. Find details and apply by August 22, 2025, at riotnewmedia.com/careers.
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Books Discussed:
Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith
The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore by Kim Fu
The Unsuitable by Molly Pohlig
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin
Hilo Presents: The Mighty by Judd Winick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 5, 2025 • 47min
New Releases and More for August 5, 2025
This week, Liberty and Danika discuss How to Survive Camping, Extinction Capital of the World: Stories, Tantrum, and more great books!
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Book Riot is hiring a digital content specialist! If you love books and know the ins and outs of social media strategy, and especially social video, consider joining the team. Find details and apply by August 22, 2025, at riotnewmedia.com/careers.
Use code BOOKRIOT to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan at https://incogni.com/bookriot
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Books Discussed On the Show:
How to Survive Camping: The Man With No Shadow by Bonnie Quinn
Extinction Capital of the World: Stories by Mariah Rigg
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton
People Like Us by Jason Mott
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta
The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar
The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
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Aug 1, 2025 • 12min
All the (More) Books! August 1, 2025
This week, Trisha talks about a couple of fictional families you might - or might not - want to be a part of for a few hundred pages.
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Book Riot is hiring a digital content specialist! If you love books and know the ins and outs of social media strategy, and especially social video, consider joining the team. We are committed to building an inclusive workforce and strongly encourage applications from women, individuals with disabilities, and people of color. Find details and apply by August 22, 2025 at riotnewmedia.com/careers.
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Books Discussed:
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 2025 • 56min
New Releases and More for July 29, 2025
This week, Liberty and Jeff discuss Angel Down, Black Genius, Lonely Crowds, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan
The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai
Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy by Tre Johnson
An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories by Ed Park
Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life by Noah Giansiracusa
The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward
Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu
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Jul 25, 2025 • 11min
All the (More!) Books! July 25, 2025
This week, Vanessa shares two mysteries by Latine authors.
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Looking to elevate your reading life? Tailored Book Recommendations is here to help! TBR delivers reading recommendations hand-picked just for you by real human book nerds. You can get your recommendations via email, or receive hardcovers or paperbacks in the mail. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Plans start at just $18!
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Books Discussed:
More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices