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Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener book recommendation requests. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: TBR! First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks Together by Vivek H. Murthy The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen LitHub's list of Midlife Coming-of-Age Novels Inciting Joy by Ross Gay Joan is Okay by Weike Wang All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir Me (Moth) by Amber McBride Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Snacking Bakes by Yossy Arefi The King Arthur Baking School by King Arthur Baking Company How to Bake Everything by Mark Bittman No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol Women Without Kids by Ruby Warrington Self, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed edited by Meghan Daum Regretting Motherhood by Orna Donath Yellowface by R. F. Kuang Erasure by Percival Everett Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson There's a Book Riot list for that! The Hike by Drew Magary The Last Final Girls by Stephen Graham Jones Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee The Good Life by Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Celeste Ng Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor "15 LGBTQ Haunted Horror Novels" "8 of the Best Queer Horror Books" "Great New Queer Horror To Read This Fall" Queer Comics Database is a thing and has a list for this! A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy Andy Weir Michael Lewis S.A. Cosby In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado The Guide by Peter Heller The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraquib Cultish by Amanda Montell Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar Empire of the Sum by Keith Houston The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel by Douglas Brunt Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez The Barbarian Nurseries by Héctor Tobar The Searcher by Tana French The collected Patrick O'Brien on audio The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin NK Jemisin Pico Iyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Carney joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about pluck, endurance, and being the biggest advocate for your book, writing about unresolved grief, what to do to reclaim memory, the truth about marketing your memoir including pitching early, befriending reporters, and building community, how to engage on social media, preparing for your book launch, and her new memoir My Father's List.  Also in this episode: -transforming trauma -making a person's death part of our story -letting go of the book   Books mentioned in this episode: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Turning Pro by  Steven Pressfield Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum Wild by Cheryl Strayed Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehesi Coates Running Home by Katie Arnold   Laura Carney is a writer and copy editor in New York. She's been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, The Hill, Runner's World, People magazine, Guideposts, Good Housekeeping, The Fix, Upworthy, Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper and other places, and her book My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free is being published by Post Hill Press in June 2023. Her work as a copy editor has been primarily in magazines, for 20 years, including Good Housekeeping, People, Guideposts, Vanity Fair, and GQ.  My Father's List is Laura's story about completing the 54-item bucket list of her late father, who was killed in a car crash when she was 25, in six years. Connect with Laura: Website: bylauracarney.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfatherslist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myfatherslist Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lac30 – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Jacqueline Holland is the pen behind the chart-topping novel The God of Endings. Publications as many and varied as Book Riot, B&N Reads, LitHub, Polygon, Library Journal and E! singled out this literary debut as one of the most anticipated fiction titles of 2023. The God of Endings follows Collette LeSange, headmistress of an elite […] The post Club Book Episode 158 Jacqueline Holland first appeared on Club Book.

In this episode, Sam and Tristan sit down with Ryka Aoki to talk art, music, writing, and personal journeys. Ryka is a poet, composer, teacher, and novelist. If you enjoyed  ‘Light From Uncommon Stars'  you'll be as excited as we are about this one.  ‘Light From Uncommon Stars' was an Alex, and Otherwise Award winner, and a finalist for the Hugo, Locus, and Ignyte Awards. You can check out our review of "Light From Uncommon Stars" in Episode 74 of TFTB.  Ryka is also a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist for her collections “Seasonal Velocities” and “Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul” and her first novel, “He Meela A Hilo,” was called one of the “10 Best Books Set in Hawaii” by Bookriot.  You can check out Ryka's links below:Website: rykaryka.comIG: @rykarykaX: @ryka_aokiPlease let us know if there is a book you want us to review or an author you want us to have on the podcast! You can always reach us on our social media links below or email us at talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com. You can also find more Tales From The Bridge on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and our website to see what is happening on The Bridge.Check out our many links:Twitter: @BridgeTalesInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17354590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Website: https://talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com/Email: talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com     Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tales-from-the-bridge-all-things-sci-fi/id1570902818Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MQuEYGQ3HD2xTewRag8KG

Leslie Ferguson joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about surviving childhood trauma and her mother's psychosis, approaching her manuscript through an editorial lens, the toll of insecure attachment, how writing the story that forged her helped her shed some of the pain she carried, and her approach to choosing scenes that stayed in her memoir When I Was Her Daughter.   Also in this episode: -the toll of abandonment  -EMDR therapy -Reparenting the self   Books mentioned in this episode: Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Grand by Sarah Schaefer  Blackout by Sarah Hepola Love Sick  by Sue William Silverman Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert  Leslie Ferguson enjoyed a career as a high school English teacher and college writing instructor for two decades before relocating to San Diego to pursue work in the publishing industry. She holds an MFA in creative writing and an MA in English literature from Chapman University. Currently, Leslie sits on the Board of Directors of the International Memoir Writers Association, and she loves performing original stories and poems, which often center on hope and the consequences of trauma. As an editor and book doctor, one of Leslie's passions is helping other writers tell their own stories with courage and emotional honesty. Her multi-award-winning debut memoir, When I Was Her Daughter, tells her story of madness, loss, and survival as a foster kid in the 1980s.    Connect with Leslie: Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/leslie.ferguson.42/ Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/Lesliefergusonauthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moreleslief/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-ferguson-221a1890/ Website: LeslieFergusonAuthor.com Buy When I Was Her Daughter: Amazon :https://amzn.to/3SphWmY https://www.amazon.com/When-I-Was-Her-Daughter/dp/195211277X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=when+i+was+her+daughter&qid=1638573773&sr=8-1 Barnes and noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-i-was-her-daughter-leslie-ferguson/1140422898?ean=9781952112775 Applebooks:  https://books.apple.com/us/book/when-i-was-her-daughter/id1592175515 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/when-i-was-her-daughter BOOKSHOP.ORG: https://bookshop.org/books/when-i-was-her-daughter/9781952112782 Warwick's: https://www.warwicks.com/book/9781952112775 Diesel books: https://www.dieselbookstore.com/book/9781952112775   – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/   Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

On this episode, The Bookmark cast shares their sub-genre quiz results. Which Sub-genre should you try next? The Bookmark is your place to find your next great book. Each week, join regular readers Miranda Ericsson, Chris Blocker and Autumn Friedli along with other librarians as they discuss all the books you'll want to add to your reading list.

Adiba Nelson joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about putting humor in our work, the importance of voice, not worrying what people think, writing about mother-daughter relationships, raising teenagers, when you feel like you have nothing left, emotional labor and choosing when to educate others about her daughter's disability, being a multi-genre writer, MFA programs, and her memoir Ain't That a Mother.   Also in this episode: -Child loss -Imposter syndrome -Finding hope   Books mentioned in this episode: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey   Adiba Nelson is the author of Ain't That A Mother; the memoir that Essence, Bustle, Ms. magazine and Shondaland all hailed as a “must read”, and subject of the Emmy winning documentary, The Full Nelson. She is also a disability rights activist, Executive Producer and Creative Consultant on the tv series based on her memoir (currently in development), a freelance journalist, semi-retired burlesque performer and very tired mom! In 2013 she self-published her first children's book Meet ClaraBelle Blue after not being able to find a book that adequately and appropriately represented her daughter (disabled, Black). Since then Adiba has led numerous workshops and given keynote addresses around the country for parents and educators focusing on DEIA from a disability perspective.   In 2017 Adiba delivered her TEDx talk (Skating Downhill: The Art of Claiming Your Life) to a sold out crowd, and has since joined the NPR affiliate Arizona Public Media as a regular contributor on Arizona Spotlight, and was a featured speaker at the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of African American History and Culture. Her children's book, “Oshun & Me” (MacMillan/Feiwel & Friends) will be available Winter 2024, and her next book, “Hazel's Best Day!” will be available Winter 2026.   Connect with Adiba: Website: www.thefullnelson.net Instagram: www.instagram.com/adibanelson Twitter: www.twitter.com/adibanelson Facebook: www.facebook.com/AdibaNelsonWriter Ain't That A Mother: https://www.amazon.com/Aint-That-Mother-Postpartum-Everything/dp/B0BMKG3M9M/ref=zg_bsnr_271583011_sccl_5/135-8794494-4325615?psc=1   – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Rektok Ross is the pen name of Liani Kotcher, a trial attorney turned award-winning and bestselling author, screenwriter, and producer. An avid reader since childhood, Liani writes exactly the books she loves to escape into herself: exciting thrillers with strong female leads, swoon-worthy love interests, and life-changing moments. Her debut young adult thriller "Ski Weekend" was a Barnes & Noble and Amazon National Bestseller, named a “best book of the year" by Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Parade, BookRiot, Yahoo! Life, Brit + Co., BookTrib, and J-14, and is currently in development for a major motion picture. HALLOWEEN EPISODE Show Notes: 00:02:18 Theme: Be an Example of Love and Compassion 00:03:48 Introducing Rektok Ross, aka Liani Kotcher 00:06:22 Favorite Scary MovieToday's Quote 00:07:12 Rules for Horror Movies 00:11:42 What About Horror Movies Attracts You? 00:13:39 Brian Weiss Inspiration 00:15:26 An Important Message for the World 00:16:07 Quick review of her books 00:28:50 Liani's Inspirational Quotes 00:40:40 Liani's Journey 00:44:49 Inspiration of Community 00:47:42 Get Intentional 00:48:19 MGTB Insight 00:49:07 Biggest Lesson 00:50:01 Liani's Inspiration 00:52:42 Contact Rektok Ross Contact Rektok Ross: www.rektokross.com @rektokross Conversations with Extraordinary People is a YouTube/podcast based on The Magical Guide to Bliss. It takes the listener through the year with empowering conversations. Subscribe to my YouTube channel. Sign up for my newsletter: www.megnocero.com #manifesting #podcast #SEASON6 #podcasts #podcast #season6 #meg #love #rektokross #scarymovie #scream #skiweekend #summerrental #thepopstarandthedevil #dreamers #breathe #positivepsychology #authorinterview #books #writer #author #speaker #motivational #happiness #transformational #magical #happiness #determination #halloween #booknook --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meg-nocero/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meg-nocero/support

Jennifer Lang joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about compressing prose and chopping manuscripts, leaning into the experimental, distilling material, staying nimble-minded, her husband and her becoming characters on the page, founding Israel Writers Studio, and her new memoir Places We Left Behind.  Also in this episode: -remembering to play on the page -the scarcity of poetry as guide -searching for home   Books mentioned in this episode: You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith Heating & Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly Belonging by Nora Krug Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Devotion by Dani Shapiro   Connect with Jennifer: Author website: https://israelwriterstudio.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/jennifer.f.lang.9/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/israelwriterstudio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/jenlangwrites/ Good Reads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/142425302-places-we-left-behind Classes: https://israelwriterstudio.com/classes/   – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

The Witches of Pitches are Aileen Weintraub and Megan Margulies here to share their advice about slowing scenes down, remembering that dialogue gives your memoir depth and flavor, finding the other story in your story, creative querying, what building a platform can mean, the power in companion pieces, honing your pitch, and stalking editors. Also in this episode: -kvetch sessions -writing as a business -being patient   Books mentioned in this episode: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Magie Smith   Aileen Weintraub and Megan Margulies have formed a partnership from the modern love story playbook of online writing sessions. They have workshopped numerous articles, essays, and book proposals, helping writers produce top-notch material and are the Witches of Pitches. Aileen Weintraub is an award-winning author, journalist, and editor. She began her career as a copy editor and then as a developmental editor working for both children's and adult publishing companies. As a freelance editor she has worked with clients to help develop their books, proposals, pitches, articles, and essays. She has written for The Washington Post, BBC, Oprah Daily, Parents, NBC, Al Jazeera, AARP, Glamour, InStyle, and other publications. Aileen is also the author of over fifty children's books including the middle-grade social justice book WE GOT GAME! 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World, which was honored as A Mighty Girl's Best Book of the Year, and the best-selling Never Too Young: 50 Unstoppable Kids Who Made a Difference, a Parents' Choice Award recipient. Her latest book Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir, is about marriage, motherhood, and the risks we take. The Erma Bombeck Workshop named Aileen Humor Writer of the Month for Knocked Down and Publishers Weekly says, “…there's beauty on every page.” Aileen has also created a series on marketing and platform building in collaboration with Writers' Digest. She lives in New York but her heart is in Seville. You can learn more at www.aileenweintraub.com.   Megan Margulies is an MFA recipient, memoirist, journalist, and a 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist for her book, My Captain America. Her essays and reported articles focus on motherhood and navigating life and healthcare as a woman. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Vogue Magazine, The Cut, Good Housekeeping, Elle Magazine, Parent's Magazine, Oprah Daily, and more. Before entering the world of journalism, Megan worked for almost ten years as an editorial assistant at Harvard University where she edited countless articles, profiles, and promotional materials for various departments and professors. It's where she first fell in love with the Chicago Manual of Style. She's a native New Yorker, but splits her time between Boston and Vermont with her husband and two daughters. You can learn more at www.meganmargulies.com. – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including Book Riot's thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as Christine chats with romance author Mariana Zapata! Mariana Zapata is a former indie author who recently signed a trad deal for her latest best-selling novel, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. She also has an excellent handle on TikTok—at last check, she had over a quarter billion views! Mariana lives in a small town in Colorado with her husband and two oversized children—her beloved Great Danes, Dorian and Kaiser. When she's not writing, she's reading, spending time outside, forcing kisses on her boys, or pretending to write. Check It Out! The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wall-of-winnipeg-and-me-mariana-zapata/16712489 PRH Announce "Freedom of Expression" Prize For High School Students - https://goodereader.com/blog/commentary/penguin-random-house-introduces-high-school-award-to-defend-literature-against-book-bans Show Links: Writers, Ink on YouTube! - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts⁠⁠⁠ J.D. Barker - ⁠⁠⁠https://jdbarker.com/⁠⁠⁠ Christine Daigle - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/⁠⁠⁠ JP Rindfleisch IX - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jprindfleischix.com/⁠⁠⁠ Kevin Tumlinson - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kevintumlinson.com/⁠⁠⁠ Patrick O'Donnell - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.copsandwriters.com/⁠⁠⁠ Mariana Zapata - https://www.marianazapata.com/ TODAY'S SPONSOR: AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!) Other Links Best of BookTok - ⁠⁠⁠https://bestofbooktok.com/⁠⁠⁠ Booktrib - ⁠⁠https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/⁠⁠ Music by Nicorus - ⁠⁠⁠https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep⁠⁠⁠ Voice Over by Rick Ganley - ⁠⁠⁠http://www.nhpr.com⁠⁠⁠ and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - ⁠⁠⁠http://www.millpondstudio.com⁠⁠⁠ Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - ⁠https://twitter.com/horrorstoic⁠⁠⁠ Website Design by Word & Pixel - ⁠⁠⁠http://wordandpixel.com/⁠⁠⁠ Contact - ⁠⁠⁠https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠ *NOTE: Some of the links are affiliate links. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

Meet my friend, Liani Kotcher, an attorney turned award-winning and bestselling author, screenwriter, and producer who writes under the pen name Rektok Ross. Liani has loved reading books since her childhood and has now written three thrillers including Ski Weekend, which was named a Best Book of 2021 by Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Yahoo!Life, Parade, The Strand, Brit + Co, Book Riot, J-14, She Knows, BookTrib, Women.com, She Reads, Ms. Career Girl, and more! What I enjoyed most about catching up with Liani was her candid wit and her ability to speak her truth through strong female characters, and Her writing definitely connects to both teenage and adult audiences, exploring themes like bullying and mean-girl experiences. ❤️ Thank you Liani for joining us on the podcast! Please keep us posted on your movie and other ventures. I am excited for future women empowerment collaborations, and I'm looking forward to joining your book club! You can follow Liani on Instagram @rektokross, and you can visit her website, rektokross.com, for more information on her books, reading recommendations, and writing resources for aspiring authors!

Jill Christman joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about how our deepest stories can save our lives, approaching trauma-writing as a process of discovery, practical tips for working on difficult material, allowing ourselves as much time as our essays need, finding the truest truth in our work, her role as senior editor at River Teeth, and her new memoir in essays If This Were Fiction.   Also in this episode: -how writing and publishing are not the same thing -when authors flinch -going really deep   Essay Daily article by Jill Christman http://www.essaydaily.org/2017/12/dec-22-jill-christman-on-essays-to-pry.html   Books mentioned in this episode: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes Childhood by Natalie Sarraute All Over But the Shouting by Rick Bragg The Liar's Club by Mary Karr Cherry by Mary Karr Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford A Fish Growing Lungs  Alysia Sawchyn  Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways by Brittany Means In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Men We Reaped Jesmyn Ward The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken Owner of a Lonely Heart by Beth Nguyen Stealing Buddha's Dinner by Beth Nguyen   Jill Christman is the author of If This Were Fiction: A Love Story in Essays (University of Nebraska Press, 2022) and two memoirs, Darkroom: A Family Exposure (winner of AWP Prize for CNF) and Borrowed Babies: Apprenticing for Motherhood. A 2020 NEA Literature Fellow and winner of the AWP Creative Nonfiction Prize, she is a professor in the Creative Writing Program at Ball State University, senior editor of River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative, and executive producer of the podcast Indelible: Campus Sexual Violence.    Connect with Jill: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jill_christman Website:  jillchristman.com Writing sexual trauma: http://www.essaydaily.org/2018/12/dec-13-jill-christman-on-writing-sexual.html Essays to pry open doors: http://www.essaydaily.org/2017/12/dec-22-jill-christman-on-essays-to-pry.html   – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/   Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including Book Riot's thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as Christine chats with bestselling author Andrew Child! Andrew Child is a British author who also writes as Andrew Grant. He is the author of several books, including the David Trevellyan series and the Paul McGrath series. For the last several years, Andrew has worked alongside his brother Lee Child on the latter's blockbuster Jack Reacher books in preparation for taking over the series. The duo's fourth and latest Reacher collaboration, The Secret, drops tomorrow, October 24, and is available for preorder now. Check It Out! The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-a-jack-reacher-novel-lee-child/19630515 Andrew Child's previous Writers, Ink appearances - Episode 106, Episode 157 Show Links: Writers, Ink on YouTube! - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts⁠⁠⁠ J.D. Barker - ⁠⁠⁠https://jdbarker.com/⁠⁠⁠ Christine Daigle - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/⁠⁠⁠ JP Rindfleisch IX - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jprindfleischix.com/⁠⁠⁠ Kevin Tumlinson - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kevintumlinson.com/⁠⁠⁠ Patrick O'Donnell - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.copsandwriters.com/⁠⁠⁠ Andrew Child - https://www.jackreacher.com/us/authors/ TODAY'S SPONSOR: AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!) Written Word Media - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/ Other Links Best of BookTok - ⁠⁠⁠https://bestofbooktok.com/⁠⁠⁠ Booktrib - ⁠⁠https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/⁠⁠ Music by Nicorus - ⁠⁠⁠https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep⁠⁠⁠ Voice Over by Rick Ganley - ⁠⁠⁠http://www.nhpr.com⁠⁠⁠ and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - ⁠⁠⁠http://www.millpondstudio.com⁠⁠⁠ Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - ⁠https://twitter.com/horrorstoic⁠⁠⁠ Website Design by Word & Pixel - ⁠⁠⁠http://wordandpixel.com/⁠⁠⁠ Contact - ⁠⁠⁠https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠ *NOTE: Some of the links are affiliate links. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

Marissa Tandon is a Los Angeles-based writer, director, and comedian. She is the co-founder of Tandon Productions, which focuses on bringing new voices to the multimedia and audio fiction space. She loves giving voice to stories that are not often represented in the current media landscape. The fiction podcasts that she has created (That Vampire Show, Super Ordinary, The Sword & The Stoner, His Royal Fakin' Highness, Life On Pause) have amassed hundreds of thousands of listeners in over 100 countries. Her work has been highlighted by publications such as The AV Club, Polygon, and Book Riot, among others, and Super Ordinary and That Vampire Show have both been featured on the front page of Spotify. In addition to her work in audio fiction, Marissa has recently worked in the world of video games on an upcoming AAA title. Support the showSupport the show

Kate Evans joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about being a bit of a wandering writer yet finding the patterns that can emerge from chaos, leaning into momentum while generating work, having her life partner as first reader, her traveling life, the writing retreat she is hosting in April 2024, and her new book Wanderland.   Also in this episode: -incorporating spiritual teachings in our work -using books as writing teachers -having your partner as your first reader   Books mentioned in this episode: My Life in France by Julia Child Memoirs by Maya Angelou The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave by Frederick Douglas The Land of Lost Borders by Kate Harris Kate Evans is the author of eight books, including Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit & Travel, winner of the Bisexual Book Award for Best Memoir, which is the prequel to Wanderland: Living the Traveling Life. Her essays, stories, and poems have appeared widely in such publications as HuffPost, Woman's Day, Good Housekeeping, Zyzzyva, and Santa Monica Review. A recipient of a PhD in Education from the University of Washington, she also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Jose State University, where she is Emeritus Faculty. She lives half the year in Mexico and the other half she travels.  www.kateevanswriter.com    Connect with Kate: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KateEvansWriter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katenomadicwriter/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateevansauthor/ Website:  www.kateevanswriter.com   – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/   Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Liberty isn't feeling well this week, so we're switching things up while she gets some much-needed rest. Instead of our regular show, today you get to hear the most recent episode of First Edition, Book Riot's newest podcast, hosted by Book Riot CEO and co-founder Jeff O'Neal, where he and Rebecca Schinsky discuss the October "It Book" Knockout Round! Plus, a special mini-roundup of notable celebrity memoirs coming out this fall. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem Going Infinite by Michael Lewis Hidden Potential by Adam Grant Blackouts by Justin Torres Family Meal by Bryan Washington A Man of Two Faces by Viet Thanh Nguyen Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith Being Henry by Henry Winkler My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Making It So by Patrick Stewart The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including Book Riot's thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as J.P. talks with New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar. Richard Chizmar is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling Gwendy's Button Box trilogy and is the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies, and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. His latest novel, Becoming The Boogeyman, the follow-up to his 2021 smash hit, Chasing The Boogeyman, was released on October 10 and is available wherever books are sold. Check It Out! Becoming The Boogeyman - https://bookshop.org/p/books/becoming-the-boogeyman-richard-chizmar/19726757 Richard Chizmar on Writers, Ink - Episode 12, Episode 94 "Are Co-Op Bookstores the Future of Bookselling?" via Book Riot - https://bookriot.com/co-op-bookstores Show Links: Writers, Ink on YouTube! - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts⁠⁠⁠ J.D. Barker - ⁠⁠⁠https://jdbarker.com/⁠⁠⁠ Christine Daigle - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/⁠⁠⁠ JP Rindfleisch IX - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jprindfleischix.com/⁠⁠⁠ Kevin Tumlinson - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kevintumlinson.com/⁠⁠⁠ Patrick O'Donnell - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.copsandwriters.com/⁠⁠⁠ Richard Chizmar - https://richardchizmar.com/ TODAY'S SPONSOR: AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!) Written Word Media - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/ Other Links Best of BookTok - ⁠⁠⁠https://bestofbooktok.com/⁠⁠⁠ Booktrib - ⁠⁠https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/⁠⁠ Music by Nicorus - ⁠⁠⁠https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep⁠⁠⁠ Voice Over by Rick Ganley - ⁠⁠⁠http://www.nhpr.com⁠⁠⁠ and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - ⁠⁠⁠http://www.millpondstudio.com⁠⁠⁠ Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - ⁠https://twitter.com/horrorstoic⁠⁠⁠ Website Design by Word & Pixel - ⁠⁠⁠http://wordandpixel.com/⁠⁠⁠ Contact - ⁠⁠⁠https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠ *NOTE: Some of the links are affiliate links. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

Approaching Traumatic Material with Complexity and Compassion featuring Brittany Means Brittany Means joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about growing up vagrant, writing about child sexual abuse, how she started with the scenes that haunted her, depicting traumatic material with complexity and compassion, leaning into her narrative voice, when she felt like a writer with a capital “W”, and her new memoir Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways.  Also in this episode: -reconnecting with your body when writing traumatic material -asking yourself really hard questions -why our stories matter Memoirs mentioned in this episode: Darkroom by Jill Christman Heavy by Kiese Laymon In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado   Brittany Means is a Chicana writer and editor living in Albuquerque, NM. A graduate of Iowa's MFA Nonfiction Writing Program, Means has worked with Inara Verzemnieks and Kiese Laymon. She has received several awards for her work, including the Magdalena Award, Geneva Fellowship, and Grace Paley Fellowship at Under the Volcano.   Connect with Brittany Means: Website: www.brittanymeans.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BrittanyMeansIt/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/BrittanyMeansIt/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/BrittanyMeansIt/ Get Brittany's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hell-if-we-don-t-change-our-ways-a-memoir-brittany-means/19712130?ean=9798985282894   – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Writing comes in waves, and sometimes even the most disciplined of approaches needs a little refresh. Author Rachel Louise Snyder takes us through her writing process: what it used to look like, what it looks like now, and how she gets inspiration from unexpected places. Rachel Louise Snyder is the author of "Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade," the novels "What We've Lost is Nothing," "No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us" and the memoir "Women We Buried, Women We Burned." Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times magazine, the Washington Post and on NPR, and she was a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow. "No Visible Bruises" was awarded the 2018 Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, the 2020 Book Tube Prize, the 2020 New York Public Library's Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism and the Sidney Hillman Book Award for social justice. It won Best Book in Translation in Taiwan in 2021 and has been translated into Russian, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Turkish, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, and others. It received starred reviews from Kirkus, Book Riot and Publisher's Weekly and was named one of the best books of 2019 by the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Amazon, Kirkus, the Library Journal, the Economist, and BookPage; the New York Times included it in their “Top Ten” books of 2019. "No Visible Bruises" was also a finalist for the Kirkus Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the LA Times Book Award, and the Silver Gavel Award. Over the past two decades, Snyder has traveled to sixty countries, covering stories of human rights, gender-based violence, natural disasters, displacement and war. She lived, for six years, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and two years in London before relocating to Washington, DC in 2009. Originally from Chicago, Snyder holds a B.A. from North Central College and an M.F.A. from Emerson College. She was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2020-2021. Originally from Chicago, she has a joint appointment as a professor in journalism and literature at American University.

LL Kirchner joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about compressing material and managing timelines, writing about addiction and recovery, radical compassion, polyamory, yoga scandals and sex cults, and her new memoir Blissful Thinking.  Also in this episode: -The toll of internalized misogyny  -Finding teachers who energize you -Writing groups   Books mentioned in this episode:  Cultish Amanda Montei Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Blackout Sarah Hepola Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Wild Cheryl Strayed The Liars Club by Mary Karr Lit by Mary Karr The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr  memoirs by Alexandra Fuller  When She Comes Back by Ronit Plank   L.L. Kirchner is an award-winning screenwriter and author. Her second memoir, Blissful Thinking: A Memoir of Overcoming the Wellness Revolution (Motina Books, 9/26/23), reveals how the chase for 'wellness' made her sicker until she discovered she'd been asking the wrong questions. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, BOMB Magazine, and The Rumpus. She's currently working on her first novel, Florida Girls. Find her on socials @LLKirchner_ or her website, llkirchner.com. There you can sign up for her monthly newsletter, Notable—inspiration from the creative front line—and get a sneak peek at her new book.    Connect with LL: Website: https://llkirchner.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/llkirchner_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/llkirchner_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@llkirchner Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LLKirchner/ Free Course: Unlock Your Story, A 5-Day Challenge: https://llkirchner.podia.com/5-days-to-get-to-the-heart-of-your-story/buy New book to pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Blissful-Thinking-Overcoming-Wellness-Revolution-ebook/dp/B0BZTDCPT3 Free workshop for pre-orders: https://llkirchner.involve.me/pre-order-workshop   –  Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

On this episode of the podcast, we chat with Kelly Jensen of Book Riot and Leah Johnson, author and owner of independent bookstore Loudmouth Books, to discuss combatting censorship, the importance of libraries, and much more. READ FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Use promo code: LIBROPODCAST when signing up for a Libro.fm membership to get an extra free credit to use on any audiobook. About Kelly Jensen: Kelly Jensen is an Editor at Book Riot, the largest independent book website in North America. She covers all things young adult literature and has written about censorship for nearly ten years. She is the author of three critically-acclaimed and award-winning anthologies for young adults. About Leah Johnson: Leah Johnson is an eternal midwesterner and author of award-winning books for children and young adults. Her bestselling debut YA novel, You Should See Me in a Crown, was a Stonewall Honor Book, and the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA pick. In 2021, TIME named You Should See Me in a Crown one of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Books we discussed on today's episode: Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson Hope by Andrew Ridker Everything I Need I Get from You by Kaitlyn Tiffany The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson Outrage Machine by Tobias Rose-Stockwell The September House by Carissa Orlando

Heather Lanier joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about finding the psychic distance and narrative voice your memoir needs, writing about our children, defying the tyranny of normal, personal narratives for social change, excavating our own ableism, blogs vs. literary essays, avoiding self-pity, and Raising a Rare Girl, her memoir of parenting a child with a rare syndrome.   Also in this episode: -Revealing the ‘ugly' side of ourselves on the page -The right we have to tell our stories -How narratives begin with voice   Books mentioned in this episode: Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles Heavy by Kiese Laymon   Heather Lanier is the author of the poetry collection, Psalms of Unknowing (Monkfish Publishing 2023) as well as the memoir, Raising a Rare Girl (Penguin Press 2020), a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Her work has appeared in Salon, The Sun, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Longreads, McSweeney's, TIME, and elsewhere. She works as an assistant professor of creative writing at Rowan University, and her TED talk has been viewed three million times and translated into 18 languages.   Connect with Heather: Twitter: twitter.com/heatherklanier Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherklanier/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heatherkirnlanier Website: https://heatherlanierwriter.com Heather's new poetry book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/psalms-of-unknowing-poems/19664834?ean=9781958972069 Heather's Memoir: https://bookshop.org/p/books/raising-a-rare-girl-heather-lanier/13330911?ean=9780525559658 "Rules for Writing about Fiona." https://starinhereye.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/rules-for-writing-about-fiona/ –  Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

This week, Trisha talks about a couple of books that center on magic and families. And, of course, magical families. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman What The Hex by Alexis Daria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sharifah talks about two of her favorite back-to-school SFF reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss some interesting news stories and celebrate Latine Heritage Month with some fab YA books by Latine authors. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News: Reading advocate and icon Levar Burton will serve as the first actor to lead Banned Books Week as the honorary chair. The Love at First Sight movie is now on Netflix based on The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith. The live-action of the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda. Books Discussed: The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes Into the Light by Mark Oshiro Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi  Pride by Ibi Zoboi Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz  The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila Honorable mentions: Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky and adult book Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patty Lin joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about her former career in television and how she knew she was done with show business, naming names in memoir manuscripts and legal reviews, mother-daughter narratives, sensory details that put the reader in the room, and her new memoir End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood. Also in this episode: -trusting our instincts -protecting our creative life  -putting it all out there Books mentioned in this episode: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young Blow Your House Down by Gina Frangello Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Becoming by Michelle Obama   Patty Lin is a former TV writer and producer whose credits include "Freaks and Geeks," "Friends," "Desperate Housewives," and "Breaking Bad." She has also written pilots for Fox, CBS, and Nickelodeon. Her "Breaking Bad" episode was nominated for a Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Script of 2008. She is the author of END CREDITS: HOW I BROKE UP WITH HOLLYWOOD, a memoir about her television career. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband. Connect with Patty: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualpattylin/ Website: www.pattylin.com Get End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood: https://www.amazon.com/End-Credits-How-Broke-Hollywood/dp/B0BVDM5T4R/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=17Q217DYJRSQ2&keywords=end+credits+patty+lin&qid=1681751036&sprefix=end+credits+patty+lin%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-1-fkmr0 –  Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Land of Milk and Honey, Black River Orchard, The Unsettled, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Fry Guys by Eric Geron, Jannie Ho   Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang  Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker  Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest by Ximena Vengoechea  The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis  The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth  Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better by Woo-Kyoung Ahn For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award for Fiction longlist, a bunch of red states leaving the American Library Association, a teacher getting fired for teaching The Diary of Anne Frank, and Oprah's next surprising book club pick. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Deep Dive shout-out: The Bestseller List is Broken Texas teacher fired after reading aloud from graphic novel of Anne Frank's diary Red states cut ties with ALA Reading IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL Project Gutenberg releases 5,000 public domain audiobooks w/ AI narration Bidding opens Tues 9/26, in the Authors for Voices of Color auction to support WNDB Oprah's next pick is also 600+ pages long, and she's only giving it a month National Book Award Longlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss book picks for Hispanic Heritage Month! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. NEWS 2023 Anthony Awards BOOKS DISCUSSED Small Spaces - Katherine Arden The House in the Pines - Ana Reyes Untamed Shore - Silvia Moreno-Garcia Ghost Squad - Claribel A. Ortega Her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Black Sheep - Rachel Harrison If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com. Otherwise you can: Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady And we will talk to you all next time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares two YA picks that feel very fall-appropriate. Bring on the vibes! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus five mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak by Laura Taylor Namey This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharifah and Jenn are reunited and talking all things H2G2, as well as alien corpses in Mexico, Iman Vellani doing all the Ms. Marvel things, Le Guin short films, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Alien Corpses Claimed to be Real Shown to Mexico's Congress [NPR] Ursula K. Le Guin Short Films! [LitHub] SF/F Title on NBA Fiction Longlist [Book Riot] Wrinkle in Time Illustrator Gets Overdue Credit [WBUR] Iman Vellani on Ms Marvel on Playing and Writing Ms. Marvel [Nerds of Color] Books Discussed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah talks about the impact of soft censorship on indie presses like Levine Querido and how you can help. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sasha Lamb Brooms by Jasmine Walls Why Banning Books Doesn't Increase Sales via The Atlantic Levine Querido's 100k Book Challenge Levine Querido's Bookshop Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Starter Villain, Cleat Cute, When a Brown Girl Flees, and more great new books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of recent reading, Drew Barrymore getting booted from the National Book Awards, and I guess that pretty much covers it. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Update: Pulitzer board amends citizenship requirements Ongoing: More authors sue OpenAI National Book Awards drops Drew Barrymore as host Happiness Falls by Angie Kim How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest, Karina Yan Glaser, is the New York Times best-selling author of both The Vanderbeekers series and A Duet for Home. She was a former teacher as well as an employee of New York City's largest provider of transitional housing for the homeless and now Karina is also a contributing editor at Book Riot. We are awfully lucky to have Karina join us to share all about her just released book, THE VANDERBEEKERS EVER AFTER. This heart-warming page-turner marks the conclusion of the middle-grade series by featuring one of the greatest challenges this beloved family has faced to date. It's a great read that you'll want to share with your grandchildren... So be sure to tune in for this one and hear what Karina has to share about her much-loved series and the heart-warming conclusion!

Jess and Trisha are reunited(!) and get caught up on romance news, adaptations, and their reading over the last couple of months. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Book club meets an adaptation discussion with The Perfect Find! We're discussing the book by Tia Williams and the adaptation on September 28 for our Oct 2 episode, so send us your thoughts! (The adaptation is on Netflix, BTW.) Just in case you want to be ready for next year's Steamy Lit Con… Books Discussed The Perfect Find by Tia Williams The Marquis Who Musn't by Courtney Milan Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo Pestilence by Laura Thalassa Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Let us know what you're reading, what you're thinking, and what you're thinking about what you're reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the ‘ber months in Belles with Books! This September we discuss the cozy fantasy genre and discuss some upcoming releases we are thrilled to read. If you want even more cozy fantasy recommendations like we mentioned in this episode, checkout both Goodreads and BookRiot for some wonderful recommendations to warm your heart as the weather cools down (hopefully).    Books Mentioned:    The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Munoz Enchanted to Meet You by Meg Cabot The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin The Witches of Bone Hill by Ava Morgyn Playing the Witch Card by KJ Dell'Antonia The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell'Antonia Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Zhara by S. Jae-Jones The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores Atomic Habits by James Clear A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass

This week, Kelly talks about two horror books that might also make you laugh. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Dead Flip by Sara Farizan Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer Summer Scares Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jenn talks about some nonfiction reads that have changed the way she approaches SF/F! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Carrier Theory of Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin, introduction by Donna Haraway The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Vaster Wilds, The Witch of Wild Things, Roaming, and more great books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about book blurbs, book sales, and the fundamental tension of Goodreads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Conundrum of Blurbs Goodreads is Terrible for Books: Why Can't We All Quit It? Wait, how many copies do most books sell? Dictionary.com adds 566 New Words for 2023 Texas Judge Blocks Book Ban Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss catching up on their backlist TBRs!! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. NEWS: Sister Holiday Sequel Announced BOOKS DISCUSSED: Blessed Water: A Sister Holiday Mystery - Margot Douaihy Happiness Falls - Angie Kim The Maid - Nita Prose Blackwater Falls - Ausma Zehanat Khan Catherine House - Elisabeth Thomas The Good House - Tananarive Due The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby - G.Z. Schmidt Perfectly Nice Neighbors - Kia Abdullah If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com. Otherwise you can: Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady And we will talk to you all next time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika discusses two surprising reads that also happen to both be sapphic. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman How Do We Relationship? series by Tamifull Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices