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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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All the Backlist! December 21, 2018 Dec 21, 2018

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This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including So Big.

This episode is sponsored by True Story.

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Books discussed on the show:

The Man Who Shot Out My Eye is Dead: Stories by Chanelle Benz

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes

A Match to the Heart by Gretel Ehrlich

The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich

Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward

Mort(e) by Robert Repino

So Big by Edna Ferber

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Favorite Books of 2018, Part 2 Dec 18, 2018

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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.

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Books discussed on the show:

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Severance by Ling Ma

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Little: A Novel by Edward Carey

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

How To Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

What we’re reading:

Deep River by Karl Marlantes

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All the Backlist! December 14, 2018 Dec 14, 2018

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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.

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Books discussed on the show:

Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal

Death by Dumpling: A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien Chien

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Amy Bender

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger

The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac by Sharma Shields

Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: An Insider’s Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques, and Collecting by Maureen Stanton

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Favorite Books of 2018, Part 1 Dec 11, 2018

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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.

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Books discussed on the show:

All the Names They Used for God: Stories by Anjali Sachdeva

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat

Florida: Stories by Lauren Groff

Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America by Gregory Pardlo

Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine by Edward Lee

What we’re reading:

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

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All the Backlist! December 7, 2018 Dec 07, 2018

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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.

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Books discussed on the show:

Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection by The Awkward Yeti and Nick Seluk

Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans

Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa

Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington

Sour Heart: Stories by Jenny Zhang

Jane’s House by Robert Kimmel Smith

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Best Of December 2018 (Plus Winter and Christmas Kids Books) Dec 04, 2018

Show notes

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.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (video read aloud)

Here Comes Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara

Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra, translated by Achy Obejas

Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak

Hex Vet: Witches in Training by Sam Davies (Dec 18)

Little Santa by Jon Agee

Santa Duck by David Milgrim

My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren

A Loud Winter’s Nap by Katy Hudson

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (tw: domestic violence, suicide, harm to children)

WHAT WE’RE READING

Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy (Persist Instagram Book Club!)

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All the Backlist! November 30, 2018 Nov 30, 2018

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This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Cowboys Are My Weakness.

This week’s episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders.

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Books discussed on the show:

How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?: Stories by N.K. Jemisin

Still Life by Louise Penny

Open Season by Archer Mayor

The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose

The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even by Chris F. Westbury

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead

Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston

Cowboys Are My Weakness:Stories by Pam Houston

An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

Eating the Cheshire Cat by Helen Ellis

American Housewife: Stories by Helen Ellis

Southern Lady Code: Essays by Helen Ellis

Accident by Barry Louis Polisar

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Anticipated New Books of 2019 Preview Show Nov 27, 2018

Show notes

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.

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Books discussed on the show:

Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken

Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

Body Leaping Backward: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood by Maureen Stanton

So 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 Choi

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

Gingerbread: A Novel by Helen Oyeyemi

That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour by Sunita Puri

The Memory Police: A Novel by Yoko Ogawa and Stephen Snyder

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD, Amelia Nagoski DMA

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Sing to It: New Stories by Amy Hempel

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

Southern Lady Code: Essays by Helen Ellis

All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

What we’re reading:

I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott

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All the Backlist! November 23, 2018 Nov 23, 2018

Show notes

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.

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Books discussed on the show:

The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley

May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by Z.Z. Packer

Up from Jericho Tel by E.L. Konigsburg

The Fox by D.H. Lawrence

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier

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New Releases and More for November 20, 2018 Nov 20, 2018

Show notes

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.

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Books discussed on the show:

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

How She Died, How I Lived by Mary Crockett

Newcomer: A Mystery by Keigo Higashino and Giles Murray

Watersnakes by Tony Sandoval

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) by George R.R. Martin

Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1 by Simon Spurrier

A Cathedral of Myth and Bone: Collected Stories by Kat Howard

How Long ’til Black Future Month?: Stories by N. K. Jemisin

As a City On A Hill by Daniel T. Rogers

What we’re reading:

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond–The Story of Rock’s Greatest Manager by Mark Blake

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