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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! March 16, 2018 Mar 16, 2018

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This week, Liberty discusses Pobby and Dingan, Darling Jim, Eve Out of Her Ruins, and more great older books.

This week’s episode was sponsored by The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw.

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Books discussed on the show:

Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Emmy & the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

Darling Jim by Christian Moerk

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

Waiting for Gertrude by Bill Richardson

Eve Out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi

Will Starling by Ian Weir

Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner

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New Releases and More for March 13, 2018 Mar 13, 2018

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This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Not My White Savior, Anatomy of a Miracle, Let Me Lie, and more great books.

This episode was sponsored by Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney and The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Mallory Ortberg. Sign up for Book Riot Insiders here.

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Trigger warning for discussion of suicide in the third title at the 12:14 mark.

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Books discussed on the show:

Not My White Savior: A Memoir in Poems by Julayne Lee

Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh by Kristin Casey

Wellmania: Extreme Misadventures in the Search for Wellness by Brigid Delaney

Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh

Anatomy of a Miracle by Jonathan Miles

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele

Would You Rather?: A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out by Katie Heaney

Awayland: Stories by Ramona Ausubel

What we’re reading this week:

Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

A Really Big Lunch: The Roving Gourmand on Food and Life by Jim Harrison

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All the Backlist! March 9, 2018 Mar 09, 2018

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This week, Liberty discusses The Hidden Life of Trees, The People in the Trees, The Wild Trees, and more great older books.

This week’s episode was sponsored by Bring Out the Dog: Stories by Will Mackin.

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Books discussed on the show:

The Gospel of Trees: A Memoir by Apricot Irving

The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billinghurst

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

The Juniper Tree by Barbara Comyns

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston

Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon

Far from the Tree by Robin Benway

Song of the Trees by Mildred B. Taylor

The Trees by Ali Shaw

Sal by Mick Kitson

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New Releases and More for March 6, 2018 Mar 06, 2018

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This week, Liberty and Amanda discuss Children of Blood and Bone, Whiskey & Ribbons, Girls Burn Brighter, and more great books.

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Books discussed on the show:

Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

Speak No Evil: A Novel by Uzodinma Iweala

Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson

A Note of Explanation by Vita Sackville-West

What we’re reading this week:

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

The Authorized Al by Al Yankovic and Tino Insana

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All the Backlist! March 2, 2018 Mar 02, 2018

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This week, Liberty discusses The Black Count, The Noble Hustle, Autobiography of a Face, and more great older books.

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Books discussed on the show:

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

The Cadaver King and The Country Dentist by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington

Five-Finger Discount by Helene Stapinski

The Black Count by Tom Reiss

The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead

Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy

Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett

Full-Body Burden by Kristen Iversen

Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn

James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julia Phillips

Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin

Clandestine in Chile by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Skies Belong to Us by Brendan Koerner

Dipper and Mabel’s Guide to Mystery by Rob Renzetti and Shane Houghton

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New Releases and More for February 27, 2018 Feb 27, 2018

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This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Don’t Call Me Princess, All the Names They Used for God, Baby Monkey, Private Eye, and more great books.

This episode was sponsored by Dreadful Young Girls and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill and ThirdLove. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.

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Books discussed on the show:

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

Don’t Call Me Princess: Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life by Peggy Orenstein

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance: A Feminist Handbook on Fighting for Good by Emma Gray

Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick and David Serlin

This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff

The Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in Clues by Nova Jacobs

Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

What we’re reading this week:

MEM by Bethany C. Morrow

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

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All the Backlist! February 23, 2018 Feb 26, 2018

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This week, Liberty discusses The Bloody Chamber, All Aunt Hagar’s Children, The Three Button Trick, and more great older books.

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Books discussed on the show:

All the Names They Used For God by Anjali Sachdeva

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan

Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

Knockemstiff by Donalyd Ray Pollock

Things That Fall from the Sky by Kevin Brockmeier

Birds of America by Lorrie Moore

Delicate Edible Birds by Lauren Groff

Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson

Thunderstruck by Elizabeth McCracken

Sorry Please Thank You by Charles Yu

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones

The Three Button Trick by Nicola Barker

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

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New Releases and More for February 20, 2018 Feb 26, 2018

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This week, Liberty and Jenn discuss Sunburn, Bingo Love, Dreadful Young Ladies, and more great books.

This episode was sponsored by The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin and Oliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.

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Books discussed on the show:

Sunburn by Laura Lippman

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenny St. Onge, and Joy San

Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill

Black Comix Returns by John Jennings and Damian Duffy

The French Girl by Lexie Elliott

After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun

What we’re reading this week: