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This week, Danika talks about their most-anticipated queer books out in the rest of 2025. 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. 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. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Hemlock & Silver, The Unseen, What Hunger, 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. 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. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss House of Monstrous Women, The Witch’s Orchard, Loved One, 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. 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. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now! 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. 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. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss How to Survive Camping, Extinction Capital of the World: Stories, Tantrum, 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. 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. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 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. 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. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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

This week, Liberty and Jeff discuss Angel Down, Black Genius, Lonely Crowds, 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. 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! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares two mysteries by Latine authors. 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. 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! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Volatile Memory, The Feather Detective, Necessary Fiction, 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. 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! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde  It Was Her House First by Cherie Priest Nothing Compares to You: What Sinéad O'Connor Means to Us edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne with foreword by Neko Case Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource by Sam Bloch Bonding by Mariel Franklin For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika recommends a couple of excellent queer Indigenous memoirs. 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. 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! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-nee Chacaby with Mary Louisa Plummer Thunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe Red Paint by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices