This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Hunter, Thunder Song, The Great Divide, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
The Hunter by Tana French
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raney
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk, Heather Cleary (translator) 
Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes
Bunny Should Be Sleeping by Amy Hest and Renata Liwska
The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
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New Releases and More for March 5, 2024

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week's new releases!
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Books Discussed
A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker 
Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Dan Kois
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All the Backlist! March 1, 2024

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Other Valley, The Butcher of the Forest, The American Daughters, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
Kindling by Traci Chee
The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Gay Girl Prayers by Emily Austin 
Murmur by Cameron Barnett
Fathomfolk (Drowned World) by Eliza Chan
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
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New Releases and More for February 27, 2024

This week, Trisha recommends retellings of myths and legends, some familiar and others that will be new to many readers. 
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Books Discussed
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe
Love In Color: Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola
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All the Backlist! February 23, 2024

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Splinters, At Her Service, Island Witch, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story by Leslie Jamison
At Her Service by Amy Spalding
Bumps in the Night by Amalie Howard
Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa
Ours by Phillip B. Williams
The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller
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New Releases and More for February 20, 2024

Vanessa shares two mysteries that were great for busting a reading slump, one a thrilling read set in a smart home in the Scottish Highlands and the other in a house with a secret room. 
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Books Discussed
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian
30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2024 by Christina Orlando at Reactor
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All the Backlist! February 16, 2024

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Neferura, The Book of Doors, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden 
Neferura by Malayna Evans
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown 
Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories edited by Sandra Proudman
Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh
The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace
Private Equity: A Memoir by Carrie Sun
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
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New Releases and More for February 13, 2024

Kelly talks about two fun, swoony romances by authors who have dipped their toes into both adult and YA writing.
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Books Discussed
The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest
The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest
No Boy Summer by Amy Spalding
For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding
At Her Service by Amy Spalding
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All The Backlist! February 9, 2024

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Nightwatching, Be Not Afraid of My Body, The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
Be Not Afraid of My Body: A Lyrical Memoir by Darius Stewart
Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield
Significant Others by Zoe Eisenberg
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris
Zips and Eeloo Make Hummus by Leila Boukarim, Alex Lopez
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callendar
Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De Rozario
How To Live Free In a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla Lawson
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New Releases and More for February 6, 2024

Today, Danika is here to tell you about a couple of sapphic backlist comics: one horror, one sci-fi, both weird and wonderful.
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Books Discussed
Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey, Pius Bak, and Roman Titov
Motor Crush, Vol. 1 by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr
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All the Backlist! February 2, 2024

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Be a Revolution, Interesting Facts about Space, Wander in the Dark, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin 
Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 by Angela Y. Davis
The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden
Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo
A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen
Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski, PhD
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New Releases and More for January 30, 2024

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week's new releases!
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Books Discussed
Radiant Heat by Sarah-Jane Collins
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
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All the Backlist! January 26, 2024

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss No One Can Know, Radiant Heat, Martyr!, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
Radiant Heat by Sarah-Jane Collins
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 
Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru
Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke
My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy
Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn
Wild Life by Opal Wei
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New Releases and More for January 23, 2024

This week, Trisha brings you two books in the crime/mystery/heist genre about older women solving crimes and college students committing them. 
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Books Discussed
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
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All the Backlist! January 19, 2024

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss This Wretched Valley, Escaping Mr. Rochester, Beautyland, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer 
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes 
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
Ilium by Lea Carpenter
The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique, Natasha Wimmer (translator)
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New Releases and More for January 16, 2024

Vanessa shares the gothic, witchy backlist reads she enjoyed over the holidays. 
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Books Discussed
A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers
River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan
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All the Backlist! January 12, 2024

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss First Lie Wins, Just Happy to Be Here, Lunar New Year Love Story, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston 
Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham 
The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee, Dan Santat
Cupid’s Revenge by Wibke Brueggemann
Northwoods by Amy Pease 
Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie
You Only Call When You're in Trouble by Stephen McCauley
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
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New Releases and More for January 9, 2024

Kelly shares two excellent memoirs that unfold through the lens of sea creatures and American utopian experiments. 
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Books Discussed
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life in 10 Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Heaven Is A Place on Earth by Adrian Shirk
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All The Backlist! January 5, 2024

All the Books will be back next week with our usual programming! While we take a small break, Vanessa shares some episodes you may want to revisit and gives some quick ATB stats.
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Favorite Nonfiction of 2023 
Favorite Fiction of 2023 
Great Books for Gifting 
Most Anticipated Books of 2024
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Happy New Year from All the Books!

We’re off this holiday week, so we're sharing a rerun of this New Year's backlist episode, which originally aired on December 23, 2022.
This week, Liberty talks about a couple of fabulous backlist titles she loves related to new releases, the new year, and more!
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BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong
Return of the Living Elves by Brian Asman
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