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This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Hamnet, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky, He Started It, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Saga Press, the publisher of award-winning speculative fiction from authors like Stephen Graham Jones, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Rebecca Roanhorse; and Ritual.Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:Hamnet: A novel by Maggie O’Farrell The Pull of the Stars: A Novel by Emma Donoghue He Started It by Samantha DowningThe Year of the Witching by Alexis HendersonThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian TomineThe Mysterious Messenger by Gilbert FordThe Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John GlattThe Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey10 Things I Hate about Pinky by Sandhya MenonWHAT WE’RE READING:The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernanSing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah talks about two great backlist books, including two books about missing sisters.This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed on the Show:Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean KwokOne Came Home by Amy TimberlakeTrue Grit by Charles Portis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Utopia Avenue, The Extraordinaries, Running, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Flatiron Books, publisher of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby; and Size Zero by Abigail Mangin.Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Extraordinaries by T.J. KluneUtopia Avenue by David MitchellRunning by Natalia SylvesterDevil’s Ballast by Meg CaddyWell-Behaved Indian Women by Saumya DaveThe King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch by Miles HarveyA Sweet Mess by Jayci LeeWHAT WE’RE READING:The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneCursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World’s Most Infamous Items by J. W. OckerA Unified Theory of Cats on the Internet by E.J. White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Patricia talks about a couple great nonfiction backlist titles, including one title that blew her mind!This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publishers of Mirage by Somaiya Daud!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books discussed on the show:How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorKiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. CrenshawMarcella’s Italian Kitchen by Marcella HazanThe Perfect Cookie: Your Ultimate Guide to Foolproof Cookies, Brownies & Bars from America’s Test Kitchen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Cold Vanish, The Voting Booth, Want, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes; and Ecco Books and The Son of Good Fortune by Lysley Tenorio.Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands by Jon BillmanInto the Streets: A Young Person’s Visual History of Protest in the United States by Marke BieschkeThe Color of Air: A Novel by Gail TsukiyamaThe Voting Booth by Brandy ColbertWant: A Novel by Lynn Steger StrongThe Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart JohnsonBurn Our Bodies Down by Rory PowerDisability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice WongWHAT WE’RE READING:My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura ZimmermannLeave the World Behind: A Novel by Rumaan Alam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Mexican Gothic, Forest of Souls, Action Park, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit; Best Fiends; and Size Zero by Abigail Mangin.Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Girl and the Witch’s Garden by Erin BowmanAction Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America’s Most Dangerous Amusement Park by Andy Mulvihill, Jake RossenForest of Souls by Lori M. LeeTake a Hint, Dani Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters) by Talia HibbertThe Angel of the Crows by Katherine AddisonSex and Vanity: A Novel by Kevin KwanEverything Is an Emergency: An OCD Story in Words & Pictures by Jason Adam KatzensteinThe Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen ChoWHAT WE’RE READING:A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G & J.R. ZuckerbergThe Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Patricia talks about a couple great nonfiction backlist titles, including one title that may change your life!This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.Take our Reader Survey!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books discussed on the show:Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhDReclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets by Feminista Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Patricia and special guest Mary Kay discuss some Anti-Racist and Pride reading recommendations in a special themed episode!This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, Ritual, and Saga Press, publisher of award-winning speculative fiction.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On The Show:Wow, No Thank You by Samantha IrbyHood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki KendallThe Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado (or, truly, anything by her)A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan JimersonRoots or The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex HaleyThe Body is Not An Apology: the Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee TaylorMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesA Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G & J.R. ZuckerbergGender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John BarkerInterlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah talks about two great backlist books, including two memoirs by trans women.This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed on the Show:Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, and So Much More by Janet MockReal Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Saving Ruby King, I’ll Be the One, The Lightness, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit; Saga Press, publisher of award-winning speculative fiction; and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting!Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel WestVera Kelly is Not a Mystery by Rosalie KnechtThe Lightness: A Novel by Emily TempleI Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi WaxmanSad Janet by Lucie BritschI’ll Be the One by Lyla LeeThe Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), Robin Patterson (Translator)The Margot Affair: A Novel by Sanaë LemoineWHAT WE’RE READING:Catherine House: A Novel by Elisabeth ThomasThe Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices