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All the Books! is a weekly show of recommendations and enthusiasm regarding the week's new book releases.
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Dec 21, 2018 • 11min
All the Backlist! December 21, 2018
This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including So Big.This episode is sponsored by True Story.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts 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:The Man Who Shot Out My Eye is Dead: Stories by Chanelle BenzThe Magpie Lord by K.J. CharlesMatterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl MarlantesA Match to the Heart by Gretel EhrlichThe Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel EhrlichMen We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn WardMort(e) by Robert RepinoSo Big by Edna Ferber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 2018 • 33min
Favorite Books of 2018, Part 2
This week, Liberty and María Cristina discuss The Feather Thief, Washington Black, Severance, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, GH Mumm Champagne, and ThirdLove.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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 Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace JohnsonWashington Black by Esi EdugyanSeverance by Ling MaSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikLittle: A Novel by Edward CareyBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John CarreyrouHow To Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander CheeHeart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie MailhotWhat we’re reading:Deep River by Karl Marlantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 2018 • 12min
All the Backlist! December 14, 2018
This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Sourdough.This week’s episode was sponsored by True Story and the Read Harder journal.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts 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:Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric ColossalDeath by Dumpling: A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien ChienSourdough by Robin SloanThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Amy BenderLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelLast Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul KruegerThe Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac by Sharma ShieldsKiller Stuff and Tons of Money: An Insider’s Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques, and Collecting by Maureen Stanton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 2018 • 29min
Favorite Books of 2018, Part 1
This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss An American Marriage, Air Traffic, The Parking Lot Attendant, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by True Story, Penguin Random House Audio, and GH Mumm Champagne.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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:All the Names They Used for God: Stories by Anjali SachdevaHeavy: An American Memoir by Kiese LaymonThe Library Book by Susan OrleanAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesThe Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote TamiratFlorida: Stories by Lauren GroffAir Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America by Gregory PardloButtermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine by Edward LeeWhat we’re reading:The Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadMaybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 7, 2018 • 12min
All the Backlist! December 7, 2018
This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Sour Heart.This week’s episode was sponsored by True Story and the Read Harder journal.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts 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:Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection by The Awkward Yeti and Nick SelukCrooked Heart by Lissa EvansYour Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil YapaOnly Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed TarkingtonSour Heart: Stories by Jenny ZhangJane’s House by Robert Kimmel Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 4, 2018 • 42min
Best Of December 2018 (Plus Winter and Christmas Kids Books)
This week, Jenn and María Cristina discuss Revolution Sunday, Here Comes Jack Frost, Once Upon a River, A Loud Winter’s Nap, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Riddance; or, The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children by Shelley Jackson, and Third Love.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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 Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (video read aloud)Here Comes Jack Frost by Kazuno KoharaRevolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra, translated by Achy ObejasGoodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard PakHex Vet: Witches in Training by Sam Davies (Dec 18)Little Santa by Jon AgeeSanta Duck by David MilgrimMy Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina LaurenA Loud Winter’s Nap by Katy HudsonOnce Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (tw: domestic violence, suicide, harm to children)WHAT WE’RE READINGGuidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy (Persist Instagram Book Club!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 30, 2018 • 12min
All the Backlist! November 30, 2018
This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Cowboys Are My Weakness.This week’s episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts 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 Long ‘Til Black Future Month?: Stories by N.K. JemisinStill Life by Louise PennyOpen Season by Archer MayorThe Museum of Modern Love by Heather RoseThe Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even by Chris F. WestburyThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadJohn Henry Days by Colson WhiteheadDeep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam HoustonCowboys Are My Weakness:Stories by Pam HoustonAn Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie ObiomaThe Fishermen by Chigozie ObiomaEating the Cheshire Cat by Helen EllisAmerican Housewife: Stories by Helen EllisSouthern Lady Code: Essays by Helen EllisAccident by Barry Louis Polisar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 27, 2018 • 30min
Anticipated New Books of 2019 Preview Show
This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss The Nickel Boys, An Orchestra of Minorities, Southern Lady Code, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Seal Press, publisher of Faking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex–and the Truths They Reveal by Lux Alptraum.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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:Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCrackenDeep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam HoustonThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadAn Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie ObiomaBody Leaping Backward: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood by Maureen StantonSo Here’s the Thing . . .: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut by Alyssa Mastromonaco, Lauren Oyler (Contributor)Trust Exercise: A Novel by Susan ChoiThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa GrayGingerbread: A Novel by Helen OyeyemiThat Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour by Sunita PuriThe Memory Police: A Novel by Yoko Ogawa and Stephen SnyderBurnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD, Amelia Nagoski DMAThe Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’MearaQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesSing to It: New Stories by Amy HempelThe Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David TreuerInvisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado PerezLost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliSouthern Lady Code: Essays by Helen EllisAll This Could Be Yours by Jami AttenbergThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternWhat we’re reading:I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 23, 2018 • 11min
All the Backlist! November 23, 2018
This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Ask the Passengers.This week’s episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Penguin Random House Audio.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts 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:The Go-Between by L.P. HartleyMay We Be Forgiven by A.M. HomesAsk the Passengers by A.S. KingDrinking Coffee Elsewhere by Z.Z. PackerUp from Jericho Tel by E.L. KonigsburgThe Fox by D.H. LawrenceThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 2018 • 40min
New Releases and More for November 20, 2018
This week, Liberty and María Cristina discuss Watersnakes, My Sister, the Serial Killer, Newcomer, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Simple Contacts, and Ritual Essential for Women.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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:My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteHow She Died, How I Lived by Mary CrockettNewcomer: A Mystery by Keigo Higashino and Giles MurrayWatersnakes by Tony SandovalFire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) by George R.R. MartinJim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1 by Simon SpurrierA Cathedral of Myth and Bone: Collected Stories by Kat HowardHow Long ’til Black Future Month?: Stories by N. K. JemisinAs a City On A Hill by Daniel T. RogersWhat we’re reading:Empress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanBring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond–The Story of Rock’s Greatest Manager by Mark Blake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices