This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Starter Villain, Cleat Cute, When a Brown Girl Flees, and more great new books.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.
The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie
North Woods by Daniel Mason
The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple and Dorothy by Corey Ann Haydu
The National Book Awards longlist
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New Releases and More for September 19, 2023

This week, Kelly talks about two horror books that might also make you laugh.
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Books Discussed
Dead Flip by Sara Farizan
Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer
Summer Scares
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All The Backlist! September 15, 2023

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Vaster Wilds, The Witch of Wild Things, Roaming, and more great books.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
The Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gililand
Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki 
Rouge by Mona Awad
Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles 
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
The Second Chance Hotel by Sierra Godfrey  
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
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New Releases and More for September 12, 2023

This week, Danika discusses two surprising reads that also happen to both be sapphic.
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Books Discussed
The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman
How Do We Relationship? series by Tamifull
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All the Backlist! September 8, 2023

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The September House, Cooking with Monsters, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The September House by Carissa Orlando
Cooking with Monsters: The Beginner's Guide to Culinary Combat by Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian Truong
The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby by G. Z. Schmidt 
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts
There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer
Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline
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New Releases and More for September 5, 2023

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week's new releases and a few books she's reading now.
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Books Discussed
Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, 1) by T. L. Huchu
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments (Edinburgh Nights, 2) by T. L. Huchu
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle (Edinburgh Nights, 3) by T. L. Huchu
The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston
The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill: Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America by Matthew Bowman
The Crypt: Shakedown by Scott Sigler
The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu
Moggies In Space edited by Rita Beeman and CV Walker
Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band by Eric Lefcowitz
The Monkees: Made in Hollywood by Tom Kemper
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All the Backlist! September 1, 2023

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Happiness Falls, Just Do This One Thing For Me, Things in the Basement, and more great books.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Just Do This One Thing For Me by Laura Zimmerman
Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke
My Father, The Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang
The Deadline: Essays by Jill Lepore
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann, Amy Bojang (translator)
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu
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New Releases and More for August 29, 2023

This week, Trisha talks about middle grade storytelling and recommends a couple of books in which the stories are told from multiple perspectives.
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Books Discussed
The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
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All The Backlist! August 25, 2023

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Board to Death, I'm Not Done with You Yet, The Water Outlaws, and more great books.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Board to Death by CJ Connor
I'm Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems by Melania Luisa Marte
Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham
The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix
Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust
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New Releases and More for August 22, 2023

This week, Vanessa discusses a tense and twisty thriller and a dark witchy fantasy, both excellent books for breaking you out of a slump.
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Books and Links Discussed
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
from Tor.com: “Blood. Blight. Darkness. Slaughter"
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All the Backlist! August 18, 2023

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Thornhedge, Two Tribes, Vampires of El Norte, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan
No One Leaves the Castle by Christopher Healy
Nell & the Netherbeast by Adi Rule
Fever House by Keith Rosson
Forgive Me Not by Jennifer Baker
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New Releases and More for August 15, 2023

On this week's episode, Kelly takes readers to outer space via sci-fi, middle grade, and nonfiction backlist titles.
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Books Discussed
Goldilocks by Laura Lam
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson
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All The Backlist: August 11, 2023

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Whalefall, Looking Glass Sound, Congratulations, the Best Is Over!, and more great books.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Congratulations, the Best Is Over!: Essays by R. Eric Thomas
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck 
Blonde Identity by Ally Carter
Mister Magic by Kiersten White 
Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova 
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New Releases and More for August 8, 2023

On this week's episode, Danika talks about two sapphic speculative books they've been waiting to recommend for a year.
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Books Discussed
Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel
Spear by Nicola Griffith
Hild by Nicola Griffith
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All The Backlist: August 4, 2023

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Tom Lake, The Narrow, Family Lore, and more great books.
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New Releases and More for August 1, 2023

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books out in paperback today and two 2024 titles to mark down on your TBR now.
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Books Discussed
How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann 
We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen
We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory 
My Murder by Katie Williams
Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
There There by Tommy Orange
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan
The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley
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All the Backlist! July 28, 2023

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Weaver and the Witch Queen, Abeni’s Song, Glaciers, and more great books.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec
Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark
Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper Book 1) by Rin Chupeco
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
Glaciers by Alexis Smith
The Bookbinder by Pip Williams
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
Intermission by Phyllis R. Dixon
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New Releases and More for July 25, 2023

This week, Trisha talks about the late Julie Garwood's impact and older books that help show how popular fiction and genre change over time.
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Books Discussed
The Bride and The Wedding by Julie Garwood
Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
Rules of Engagement by Stacey Abrams, writing as Selena Montgomery
Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Cruise
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All the Backlist! July 21, 2023

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss The Deep Sky, How Can I Help You?, Silver Nitrate, and more great books.
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What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei 
How Can I Help You? By Laura Sims
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Firebird by Sunmi
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord
Be Sure: Wayward Children, Books 1-3 by Seanan McGuire
What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan
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New Releases and More for July 18, 2023

This week, Vanessa shares some of her favorite fun science fiction/fantasy series.
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What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.
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Books Discussed
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Prime Deceptions by Valerie Valdes
Fault Tolerance by Valerie Valdes
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
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