
All the Books!
All the Books! is a weekly show of recommendations and enthusiasm regarding the week's new book releases.
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Feb 28, 2025 • 14min
All the Backlist! February 28, 2025
This week, Vanessa recommends two books by authors with new books out this week: a delightful caper involving a mysterious wooden duck, and a genre-bending nonfiction read for fans of true crime and beautiful prose.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.Trust your reading list to the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations! The professional book nerds (aka bibliologists) at TBR have recommended over 160,000 books to readers of all kinds. Let TBR match you with your next favorite read! Simply fill out a quick survey about what you want more of in your reading life, and your bibliologist will scour their bookish knowledge to find three reads they think you’ll love. Choose from receiving just the recommendations via email, or opt to have paperbacks or hardcovers delivered right to your door. Get started for only $18 at mytbr.co!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedFlying Solo by Linda HolmesBack After This by Linda HolmesLiliana's Invincible Summer by Cristina Rivera GarzaDeath Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garza - to be discussed on the Book Riot Podcast in early March! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 2025 • 47min
New Releases and More for February 25, 2025
This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Greenteeth, On Her Terms, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, 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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:Greenteeth by Molly O'NeillOn Her Terms by Amy SpaldingSoma by Fernando Llor and Carles DalmauOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El AkkadDeath Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garza, Robin Myers and Sarah Booker (translators) When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance by Riley BlackThe Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson WalkerAll the Parts We Exile by Roza NozariFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2025 • 19min
All the Backlist! February 21, 2025
This week, Danika recommends a stack of queer graphic novels.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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedSoft by Jane MaiThe Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-OngeI Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari ConnerThe Pale Queen by Ethan M. AldridgeBoyfriends, Volume One by refrainbow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 2025 • 48min
New Releases and More for February 18, 2025
This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Hungerstone, I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com, The Girl You Know, 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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly LemmingHungerstone by Kat DunnDream State by Eric PuchnerThe Girl You Know by Elle Gonzales RoseUpon a Starlit Tide by Kell WoodsThe Garden by Nick NewmanPseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them by Lydia Kang, Nate PedersenYours, Eventually by Nura MaznaviThe Year of the Witching by Alexis HendersonThe Queen of the Night by Alexander CheeDept. of Speculation by Jenny OffillDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanThe Return by Rachel HendersonThe Chain by Adrian McKintyLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 14, 2025 • 16min
All the Backlist! February 14, 2025
This week, Sharifah talks about a couple of books she loves that are both collections — one nonfiction and one fiction.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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha PhilyawPlease Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 2025 • 45min
New Releases and More for February 11, 2025
This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Little Mysteries, Original Sins, (S)kin, 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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:Little Mysteries: Nine Miniature Puzzles to Confuse, Enthrall, and Delight by Sara GranDead in the Frame by Stephen Spotswood Alligator Tears: A Memoir in Essays by Edgar GomezOriginal Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. EwingStone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood(S)kin by Ibi ZoboiOne Message Remains by Premee MohamedThe Crimson Road by A.G. SlatterFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 7, 2025 • 14min
All the Backlist! February 7, 2025
This week, Liberty talks about a couple of books she loves that are 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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedFreakslaw by Jane FlettDisquiet by Julia LeighOne Piece by Eiichiro OdaKing of Ashes by S. A. Cosby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 4, 2025 • 52min
New Releases and More for February 4, 2025
This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Victorian Psycho, Reading the Waves, The Black Fantastic, 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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:Victorian Psycho by Virginia FeitoReading the Waves: A Memoir by Lidia YuknavitchPure Innocent Fun: Essays by Ira Madison IIIThe Black Fantastic: 20 Afrofuturist Stories edited by andré m. carringtonBibliophobia: A Memoir by Sarah ChihayaA Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana HerreraListen to Your Sister by Neena VielThe Lamb by Lucy RoseMutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-SmithFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 2025 • 11min
All the Backlist! January 31, 2025
This week, Trisha recommends a couple of romances that are great for both experienced and new romance readers.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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India HoltonLunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 2025 • 46min
New Releases and More for January 28, 2025
This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Old Soul, Syme's Letter Writer, From These Roots, 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.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:Old Soul by Susan BarkerSyme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence About (Almost) Every Imaginable Subject of Daily Life, with Odes to Desktop Ephemera and Selected Letters of Famous Writers by Rachel SymeTartufo by Kira Jane Buxton From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy by Tamara LanierWe Could Be Rats by Emily Austin Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani PerryBat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee BakerBlob: A Love Story by Maggie SuFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices