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In Episode 35 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few February releases they're excited to read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about author blurbs & book sources.  **Support us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 3:30 Apple Pencil  (T)  6:23 Drunk Elephant About Face Skin Care Kit (R) Latest Reads 9:14 The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb (T) 13:48 Dark Horse | Gregg Hurwitz (R)

Hannah and Tirzah talk about exciting news from Disney-Hyperion and then dive into standalone high fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show notes Disney-Hyperion news “Brown for No Reason” article Beauty by Robin McKinley Sunshine by Robin McKinley Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Girls Made of Glass and Snow by Melissa Bashardoust Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller Ash by Malinda Lo Huntress by Malinda Lo Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross Burn by Patrick Ness (mentioned by Hannah as “another book about dragons”) The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (releases February 2022–sorrynotsorry!) Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Share your thoughts with us on social media. For more Tirzah and Hannah, sign up for Book Riot Insiders and listen to the Read Harder podcast. Find Hannah on Twitter and Instagram @shgmclicious Find Tirzah on Twitter and Instagram @tirzahprice See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly departs for maternity leave a few days early, so Hey YA gives an early welcome to its new interim co-host, Book Riot’s own Tirzah Price! Tirzah and Hannah already co-host the Read Harder podcast, part of Book Riot’s InsidEars perks, so they recommend a number of YA books that hit many of the Read Harder challenge tasks. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show Notes Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore Miss Meteorby Anna-Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejía The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph Fighter in Velvet Gloves by Annie Boochever and Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr. Blessing’s Bead by Debby Dahl Edwardson Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan Colorful by Eto Mori Hey YA episode on books in translation Queer, There, and Everywhere by Sarah Prager The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle Pittman The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Hey YA: Extra Credit with Crystal Maldonado I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor A Universe of Wishes edited by Dhonielle Clayton 1000 Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman Make It Messy by Marcus Samuelsson with Veronica Chambers Notes from a Young Black Chef: YA Edition by Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier XOXO by Axie Oh Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle Soaring Earth by Margarita Engle Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw Strangers Assume My Girlfriend is My Nurse by Shane Burcaw Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest Hey YA: Extra Credit episode with Kristina Forest Charming As a Verb by Ben Philippe Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork The Babysitters’ Coven by Kate Williams Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger and Rovina Cai Sign up for Book Riot Insiders for even more Read Harder content. Find Tirzah on Twitter and Instagram. Find Hannah on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy heists, novellas, historical fiction about Italy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Book Trip, by C.J. Duarte, and Creatures by Crissy Van Meter, now in paperback from Algonquin Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Alone by EJ Noyes, Mine by Georgia Beers, and The Secret of Sleepy Hollow by Andi Marquette (rec’d by Wynnde)   The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed, Revised Edition by Karen Gordon (rec’d by Diane) Questions 1. Hi there!    First off, I just wanted to say that I started listening to your podcast a couple of weeks ago and it’s now one of my favourites! I have so many books to add to my TBR pile.   I teach grade nine English, and every day I read out loud to my class from a YA novel. We do a little work with the novel, but I am trying to get them to associate reading with enjoyment for the most part since they generally don’t read on their own.    Right now we are reading Scythe by Neal Shusterman and they are loving it so far! Every time I stop reading they want me to continue (possibly because they want to get out of doing work but I want to give them the benefit of the doubt). I think they like it because it has a little bit of a darker premise and of course it has some good twists and turns.    Do you have any YA recommendations for novels that are similar to Scythe but would be good to read out loud to a wide range of reading abilities? I’m looking for something that is action packed and also a little thought provoking. Dystopias are popular with them but it’s not a deal breaker if you don’t recommend any; it’s good to expand their horizons once in a while. A little romance is okay, but nothing too over the top.   Thanks for your help! -Molly  2. I love reading but as the holidays approach I find myself with less and less time so I’m always getting my library books returned to the library half-finished.   Do you have any recommendations for novellas for a quick and satisfying read. I like sci-fi/fantasy, horror, thrillers, mystery and historical. No romance please. Bonus if it’s a woman writer.   Thanks, -Jayme 3. Hi! I’m looking for a book where you cheer for the villain. I’m NOT looking for a book about hitler or trump. Something kind of silly and fun. When you were watching the roadrunner and coyote, sometimes you wanted the coyote’s plan to work. Or the mad scientist in any cartoon ..sometimes you just want him to have a good day and take over the world. Please no graphic novels or comic books. I want a good novel to get lost in. I’m attaching my goodreads link -Jessica 4. My 12 year old son has recently become very interested in WWII. I’m hoping for middle-grade or slightly above books that discuss the history and also the history of those who lived through it. He is more interested in nonfiction, but he would also likely appreciate a fiction that still explains the history. -Monica 5. I read a pretty eclectic selection and even in non-pandemic years I go through a couple books a week.  Right now I’m looking for total escapism and not anything even close to reality.  I’ve been diving in deeper to different categories that I like, but what I’m really looking for right now are sci-fi/fantasy heist stories.  I loved the Rogues of the Republic series by Patrick Weekes, but I’m having trouble finding anything comparable.  Any suggestions. -Becky 6. Hello! I visited Rome and Sicily (where my mom was born) last year and fell in love with the deep history of Italy. Since we can’t go there right now due to COVID, I have been reading a lot about the history of Italy – specifically Rome and Siicily. But all I have been able to find are non-fiction books which are fine. But, historical fiction is my jam! Do you have any recommendations for historical fiction that take place in Italy? I read a lot about WW2 so preferably before 1900.  -Renee 7. So as I’m sitting here watching the first presidential debate, there’s a part of me that just wants to forget about American politics for awhile and maybe learn about someone else’s. I feel like I’m so hyper-focused on the political topography here in America, but I have no idea how other countries’ governments work. I’m curious if you guys have any recommendations for books that could help me understand the politics and government of other countries, particularly ones that are known for being very stable. Some countries I would be interested in learning about off the top of my head are Switzerland, Denmark and New Zealand, but open to learning about any country. Thanks! -an exhausted american Books Discussed Want by Cindy Pon Warcross by Marie Lu (tw: harm to children) Two Old Women by Velma Wallis The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette De Bodard (tw: PTSD, harm to women and children) Renegades by Marissa Meyer Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (tw: graphic violence) Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (tw: depiction of violent anti-Semitism; racism; child-abuse) The Vatican Princess by CW Gortner Juliet by Ann Fortier (rec’d by Jess Pryde) How to Be Danish by Patrick Kingsley Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Sharifah discusses sci-fi and fantasy featuring existential crises! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff and Rebecca discuss Jack by Marilynne Robinson. This episode is sponsored by: This episode is sponsored by Book Trip, by C.J. Duarte, Penguin Random House Audio, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and Book Riot Insiders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Memorial, The Sacrifice of Darkness, The Solitude of Wolverines, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Kingdom of the Wicked, published by Jimmy Patterson Books; and Yen Press. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Fangirl’s Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks by Sam Maggs Memorial by Bryan Washington Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari A Solitude of Wolverines: A Novel of Suspense (Alex Carter Series Book 1) by Alice Henderson  The Sacrifice of Darkness by Roxane Gay and Tracy Lynne Oliver Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent by Isabella Rotman and Luke Howard WHAT WE’RE READING: A Phoenix Must First Burn by Patrice Caldwell Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: The Tower of Fools by Andrzej Sapkowski Muffled by Jennifer Gennari Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni, Thibault Balahy War in the Shadows: Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France by Patrick Marnham   Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir by Keet Geniza The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una Mccormack Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco Thoughts of Dog by Matt Nelson The Eyes of the Queen(An Agents of the Crown Novel) by Oliver Clements The Cold Millions: A Novel by Jess Walter Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate Stories from Suffragette City by M.J. Rose and Fiona Davis  Getting to Center: Pathways to Finding Yourself Within the Great Unknown by Marlee Grace Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts by Amy Bruni and Julie Tremaine Love Your Life: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella Love Is a Rogue: Wallflowers vs. Rogues by Lenora Bell  Fortune Favors the Dead: A Novel by Stephen Spotswood  Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation by Peter Cozzens  The Sustainable Economy: The Hidden Costs of Climate Change and the Path to a Prosperous Future by Robert S. Devine  Inside Story: A novel by Martin Amis Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes Face to Face: The Photographs of Camilla McGrath by Camilla McGrath Warriors of Wing and Flame by Sara B. Larson Rescue You by Elysia Whisler In the Deep by Loreth Anne White  The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child, Andrew Child House of Correction: A Novel by Nicci French The Forgotten Daughter: A Novel by Joanna Goodman If the Boot Fits (Cowboys of California) by Rebekah Weatherspoon Love after the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead Divorcing by Susan Taubes The Unraveling by Benjamin Rosenbaum Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #3) by Jessica Townsend Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life by Linda K. Olson  Tall, Duke, and Dangerous: A Hazards of Dukes Novel by Megan Frampton David Tung Can’t Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College by Ed Lin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff and Rebecca mostly respond to listener ideas for bonus episodes. Some of it is even about books. This episode is sponsored by: This episode is sponsored by Macmillan Podcasts, Book Trip by C.J. Duarte, Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia, and Book Riot Insiders. Discussed in this episode: First Underground Railroad teaser trailer Toni Morrison’s apartment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Tirzah talks about two great middle grade horror novels! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books Discussed: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden Dead Voices by Katherine Arden The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the recent adaptations of Little Fires Everywhere, High Fidelity, and Enola Holmes. This episode is sponsored by: This episode is sponsored by Yen Press, Nothing Like I Imagined by Mindy Kaling, Penguin Random House Audio, and Book Riot Insiders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Plain Bad Heroines, Snapped, Foreshadow, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot communit; Sophie Escabasse’s Witches of Brooklyn, from Random House Graphic; and Fence: Striking Distance. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA by Nova Ren Suma and Emily X.R. Pan  Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West Snapped (The Playbook) by Alexa Martin Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread by Michiko Kakutani Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom My Heart Underwater by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About) by Spike Carlsen Together, Apart by Erin A. Craig, Auriane Desombre, Bill Konigsberg, Erin Hahn, Rachael Lippincott, Brittney Morris,Sanji Patel, Natasha Preston, and Jennifer Yena WHAT WE’RE READING: The Return by Rachel Harrison The Hollow Ones by T Kingfisher The Searcher by Tana French The Turnout by Megan Abbott MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: This Book Will Make You Kinder: An Empathy Handbook by Henry James Garrett Eva’s Man by Gayl Jones Among the Beast and Briars by Ashley Poston Dracula, Motherf**ker by Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson  Death and the Maiden (Mistress of the Art of Death Book 5) by Samantha Norman and Ariana Franklin  Alexandria: A Novel by Paul Kingsnorth The Dark Library by Cyrille Martinez and Joseph Patrick Stancil Writing Politics: An Anthology (New York Review Books Classics) by David Bromwich  Sorrow by Tiffanie DeBartolo Jump the Clock: New & Selected Poems by Erica Hunt  Dying is Easy by Joe Hill, Martin Simmonds Red Ants by José Pergentino, Thomas Bunstead (translator) A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology by Toby Wilkinson The Silence: A Novel by Don DeLillo  The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City’s Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant by Wilson Tang and Joshua David Stein  Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders  Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity by Paola Ramos Other Fires: A Novel by Lenore H. Gay Discovering the True Self: Kodo Sawaki’s Art of Zen Meditation by Kodo Sawaki and Arthur Braverman Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira by Lou Diamond Phillips  Funeral Diva by Pamela Sneed The Girl in the Mirror: A Novel by Rose Carlyle The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart by Alicia Garza Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells by Harold McGee Science and Cooking: Physics Meets Food, From Homemade to Haute Cuisine by Michael Brenner, Pia Sörensen, David Weitz The Adventures of Isabel: An Epitome Apartments Mystery by Candas Jane Dorsey The Mirror Man: a novel by Jane Gilmartin  The War of the Poor by Eric Vuillard and Mark Polizzotti Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman Fugitive Atlas: Poems by Khaled Mattawa Max Jacob: A Life in Art and Letters by Rosanna Warren Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly Bones: Inside and Out by Roy A. Meals The Fourth Island by Sarah Tolmie The Cookbook Club: A Novel by Beth Harbison Make Me Rain by Nikki Giovanni Flying Over Water by N. H. Senzai, Shannon Hitchcock To Hold Up the Sky by Cixin Liu The Last Mirror on the Left: A Legendary Alston Boys Adventure by Lamar Giles, Dapo Adeola (Illustrator) When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten  The Last Druid (The Fall of Shannara) by Terry Brooks  The Encyclopedia of New York by The Editors of New York Magazine Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda and Polly Barton Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass Tequila & Tacos: A Guide to Spirited Pairings by Katherine Cobbs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff and Rebecca ask for ideas for post-election episode topics, go over what is going on with book sales, float the idea of making author “retirements” a bigger deal, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: This episode is sponsored by Sips by: Experience the joy of personalized tea discovery. , A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité, Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour, and Book Riot Insiders. Discussed in this episode: New YorkTimes profile of Madeline McIntosh Unit sales of print books up 6.4% in first 9 months of 2020 Indie bookstore sales down 40% on average Bill Bryson says he’s retiring See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jess and Trisha do some quick updates, talk about a complicated decision from Harlequin, and recommend romances with great friendships. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Sips by: Experience the joy of personalized tea discovery; and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News  Brenda Jackson’s books are getting the adaptation they so richly deserve! [Variety] And speaking of adaptations, we have a premiere date for the Shonda Rhimes Bridgerton adaptation! [Deadline] We adore Roan Parish and still have some thoughts about this because more than one thing can be true.  Jess wrote this great piece on friendships in Black and multicultural romance for Book Riot. Send us your recommendation requests for our holiday rec episode! Books Discussed París Puede Esperar by Marisa Sicilia Bane by Brenda Jackson The Duke and I by Julia Quinn Sustained and the whole Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase Meet Cute Club and Kitten by Jack Harbon The Love Study by Kris Ripper Thanks to everyone who sends us emails and input! Feel free to keep ‘em coming. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Jenn and Patricia discuss Burning Roses, The Mason House, The Half-God of Rainfall, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Saga Press, publishers of speculative fiction like Stephen Graham Jones’ THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, Rebecca Roanhorse’s BLACK SUN, and more, and Skyhunter by Marie Lu. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books Discussed On The Show Burning Roses by S.L. Huang The Mason House by T. Marie Bertineau (trigger warnings: domestic violence, alcoholism) Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating a New Space of Belonging by Joy Arlene Renee Cox Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo The Half-God of Rainfall by Inua Ellams (trigger warnings: rape, PTSD) Fauna by Christiane Vadnais, translated by Pablo Strauss The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill (trigger warnings: child abuse, homophobia, racism) What We’re Reading Next Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff and Rebecca discuss Eat a Peach by David Chang. Then Jenn Northington comes on to talk to Jeff about that Dune trailer. This episode is sponsored by Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh , Chaos by Iris Johansen, and Book Riot Insiders. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Eat a Peach by David Chang SFF Yeah with Ausma Zehanat Khan Dune and Middle Eastern representation Dune and gender See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Dancing with the Octopus, My Life in the Purple Kingdom, Hench, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Norton Young Readers, publishers of Bearmouth, by Liz Hyder, winner of the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers; and See Her Die by Melinda Leigh. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Dancing with the Octopus: A Memoir of a Crime by Debora Harding Spindlefish and Stars by Christiane M. Andrews And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall  Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni, Thibault Balahy Hench: A Novel by Natalie Zina Walschots  My Life in the Purple Kingdom by BrownMark, Cynthia M. Uhrich Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh What We Don’t Talk About by Charlot Kristensen WHAT WE’RE READING: Fauna by Christiane Vadnais, Pablo Strauss (Translator) Cat Girl’s Day Off by Kimberly Pauley MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi  Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories by Donna Miscolta God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx by Desus & Mero Dracula’s Child by J.S. Barnes  The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky To Tell You the Truth: A Novel by Gilly Macmillan  Artificial Intelligence Revolution: How AI Will Change our Society, Economy, and Culture by Robin Li The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare 1945–2020 by Tim Weiner  The Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy by Elijah Cummings  Mother for Dinner: A Novel by Shalom Auslander Silences So Deep: Music, Solitude, Alaska by John Luther Adams  Roy’s World: Stories: 1973-2020 by Barry Gifford Adrianne Geffel: A Fiction by David Hajdu The Martyrdom of Collins Catch the Bear by Gerry Spence How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons): Poetry by Barbara Kingsolver Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We’ve Learned About Making An LGBTQ Family by Jaimie Kelton, Robin Hopkins Here We Are: A novel by Graham Swift  Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles Tools of Engagement: A Novel by Tessa Bailey The Nightgown & Other Poems by Taisia Kitaiskaia The Horse Who Bears Me Away by Jim Peterson Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron Daughters of the Wild: A Novel by Natalka Burian Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House by Eleanor Herman Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C. Parker Smash It! by Francina Simone The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez: A Novel by Rudy Ruiz   I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds by Sunny Hostin A Curse of Gold by Annie Sullivan A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria’s Daughter by Clare McHugh White Fox by Sara Faring The Ikessar Falcon by K. S. Villoso Every Day We Get More Illegal by Juan Felipe Herrera  The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix The Book of Two Ways: A Novel by Jodi Picoult Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh     Gods at Play: An Eyewitness Account by Tom Callahan  The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel by Richard Osman  Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen The Seventh Perfection by Daniel Polansky The Math Campers: Poems by Dan Chiasson Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore Jo: A Graphic Novel by Kathleen Gros How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi Fauna by Christiane Vadnais, Pablo Strauss (Translator) Far From Normal by Becky Wallace  Perfect Pigeons by Katherine Battersby  Adventures of a Dwergish Girl by Daniel Pinkwater A Dictionary of Symbols (New York Review Books Classics) by Juan Eduardo Cirlot, Valerie Miles (Translator), Jack Sage (Translator) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jess and Trisha talk about the impacts of the pandemic on romance publishing, brainstorm possible ways it will affect future stories, and share favorite romances by Latinx authors.  This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Book Riot Insiders; the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and Portrait of Loyalty by Roseanna M. White. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News Publisher’s Weekly did a few articles on the impact of the pandemic on small and indie publishers. But romance sales increased this spring… And a printing backlog is compounding problems. Trisha also mentioned this discussion about COVID impacts on pop culture from Pop Culture Happy Hour. Books Discussed You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria The Infamous Miss Rodriguez by Lydia San Andres His Quiet Agent by Ada Maria Soto American Dreamer, American Fairytale, and American Love Story by Adriana Herrera Let us know if you have predictions about how COVID might impact romance and what your favorite books with Latinx authors and characters are. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Alice and Kim talk about true stories that have been turned into movies! Plus, new nonfiction about feminism, capitalism, activism, and beavers. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Chicago Review Press, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton. Nonfiction in the News LitHub: “Lars Horn has won the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize” New Nonfiction More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran Having and Being Had by Eula Biss What Can I Do?: My Path from Climate Despair to Action by Jane Fonda Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways by Derek Gow Here She Is: The Complicated Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America by Hilary Levey Friedman Books Into Movies Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson A Royal Affair: George III and His Scandalous Siblings by Stella Tilyar Eat, Pray, Love, One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean Reading Now Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy by Margaret Sullivan Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy by Malcolm Gaskill See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Piranesi, Watch Over Me, Legendborn, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Ritual, and Find Layla by Meg Elison. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour Legendborn by Tracy Deonn  Three Keys (A Front Desk Novel) by Kelly Yang  Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World’s Most Infamous Items by J. W. Ocker Making Friends with Alice Dyson by Poppy Nwosu Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by Maria Hinojosa Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson WHAT WE’RE READING: Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao Self Evident Truths: 10,000 Portraits of Queer America by iO Tillett Wright The City of Palaces by Michael Nava Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera The Future of Science is Female: The Brilliant Minds Shaping the 21st Century by Zara Stone Magdalena: River of Dreams by Wade Davis  Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy by Joanna Ebenstein  Agent Sonya: Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy by Ben Macintyre  Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas by Glenn Kenny Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons: A TOON Graphic by James Otis Smith and Kadir Nelson The Spymasters: How the CIA’s Directors Shape History and the Future by Chris Whipple A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son by Michael Ian Black The Awkward Black Man by Walter Mosley Finding My Father: His Century-Long Journey from World War I Warsaw and My Quest to Follow by Deborah Tannen  Adventures in Opting Out: A Field Guide to Leading an Intentional Life by Cait Flanders  The Glass House: A Novel by Beatrice Colin Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit by Mary-Frances Winters How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth by Terry Virts  Dick Gregory's Political Primer by Dick Gregory and James R. McGraw We Need To Talk: A Memoir About Wealth by Jennifer Risher Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger 1) by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Identity, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo  Lionheart (Richard the Lionheart) by Ben Kane Homeland Elegies: A Novel by Ayad Akhtar The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike America: An Anthology of France and the United States by François Busnel The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester The White Coat Diaries by Madi Sinha The Roommate by Rosie Danan  You Want More: Selected Stories of George Singleton by George Singleton Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross If Then: How Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore A Peculiar Indifference: The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America by Elliott Currie Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution by Mark Eisner (Editor), Tina Escaja (Editor) My Life in 100 Objects by Margaret Randall Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix by Philip Norman  Post-Apocalypto by Tenacious D, Jack Black, Kyle Gass  City of Sparrows by Eva Nour Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke Straight from the Horse’s Mouth by Meryem Alaoui, Emma Ramadan (translator) Igifu by Scholastique Mukasonga, Jordan Stump (translator) The Orphan of Cemetery Hill: A Novel by Hester Fox The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar These Violent Delights: A Novel by Micah Nemerever Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel Smith  Aseroë by François Dominique, Richard Sieburth and Howard Limoli (translators) Like a Bird by Fariha Róisín The Distance by Ivan Vladislavic Mirror Thinking: How Role Models Make Us Human by Fiona Murden Nature Matrix: New and Selected Essays by Robert Michael Pyle The Art of Saving the World by Corinne Duyvis    It’s My Party and I Don’t Want to Go by Amanda Panitch To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini  Don’t Look for Me by Wendy Walker Aquatlantic by Giorgio Carpinteri The True Definition of Neva Beane by Christine Kendall Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria (Scholastic Focus) by Rania Abouzeid Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon My Life in the Fish Tank by Barbara Dee K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge) by Ken Follett  Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp Every Life Is on Fire: How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things by Jeremy England Horrid by Katrina Leno A Kingdom of Tender Colors by Seth Greenland The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found by Karina Yan Glaser Hotel Almighty by Sarah J. Sloat Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro The Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez    The Trials of Koli (The Rampart Trilogy (2)) by M. R. Carey High as the Waters Rise: A Novel by Anja Kampmann, Anne Posten (translator) An Unnatural Life by Erin K. Wagner See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss World of Wonders, One by One, The Bone Shard Daughter, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité, and Skyhunter by Marie Lu. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Prime Deception (Chilling Effect, #2) by Valerie Valdes  The Baddest Bitch in the Room: A Memoir by Sophia Chang Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Two Dollar Radio Guide to Vegan Cooking: Recipes, Stories Behind the Recipes, and Inspiration for Vegan Cheffing by Jean-Claude van Randy, Eric Obenauf, et al. One by One by Ruth Ware WHAT WE’RE READING: Wayward Witch (Brooklyn Brujas Book 3) by Zoraida Córdova One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston In the Quick by Kate Hope Day MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Seconds and Inches by Carly Israel Sanctuary: A Novel by V. V. James In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk  Self-Portrait with Russian Piano: A Novel Wolf Wondratschek, Marshall Yarbrough (translator) The Radium Girls: Young Readers’ Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore The Watcher by Jennifer Pashley Border Lines: Poems of Migration (Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets Series) by Michael Waters and Mihaela Moscaliuc  The Year’s Best Science Fiction Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020 by Jonathan Strahan  Meme by Aaron Starmer   The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrich  What Can I Do?: My Path from Climate Despair to Action by Jane Fonda  Stephen Hawking: A Memoir of Friendship and Physics by Leonard Mlodinow Savage Kiss: A Novel by Roberto Saviano and Antony Shugaar The Ancestry of Objects by Tatiana Ryckman The Language of Ghosts by Heather Fawcett   Act V Scene I: Poems by Stanley Moss The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire by Dan Hanks Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters  Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy by Reid Forgrave WitchCraft Cocktails: 70 Seasonal Drinks Infused with Magic & Ritual by Julia Halina Hadas Sweet Dreams by Peter Leonard Pink Mountain on Locust Island by Jamie Marina Lau The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World by Shannon Huffman Polson  The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Vérant The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci’s Italy by Laura Morelli MS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang by Steven Dudley The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett: A Novel by Annie Lyons The Big Door Prize by M. O. Walsh Monogamy: A Novel by Sue Miller Doctor Dealer: A doctor high on greed, a biker gang high on opioids, and the woman who paid the ultimate price by George Anastasia and Ralph Cipriano The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth, Deborah Lee A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett  A Practical Way to Get Rich . . . and Die Trying: A Cautionary Tale by John Roa Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future by Margaret Heffernan Modern Madness: An Owner’s Manual by Terri Cheney Nobody Knows But You by Anica Mrose Rissi One Time by Sharon Creech The Book of Old Ladies: Celebrating Women of a Certain Age in Fiction by Ruth O. Saxton Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Selection by Corey Brettschneider On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist by Clarissa Ward  The Mystery of the Masked Medalist (Kudo Kids Book 1) by Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative, and Fate (Page-Barbour Lectures) by Daniel Mendelsohn The Seventh Mansion: A Novel by Maryse Meijer Silence Is My Mother Tongue: A Novel by Sulaiman Addonia  The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan Stone-Garland by Dan Beachy-Quick Lapse by Sarah Thornton Marlene: A Novel by Philippe Djian, Mark Polizzotti (translator) The Memory Monster by Yishai Sarid, Yardenne Greenspan (translator) What Are You Going Through: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez The Tiny Mansion by Keir Graff These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin Animal Wife by Lara Ehrlich Andrea Dworkin: The Feminist as Revolutionary by Martin Duberman The Bookweaver’s Daughter by Malavika Kannan When Villains Rise by Rebecca Schaeffer That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye, Jordan Stumps (translator) Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling  Devastation Class by Glen Zipper, Elaine Mongeon Anxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine Sources Say by Lori Goldstein Iron Heart by Nina Varela Dear Ann: A Novel by Bobbie Ann Mason Better, Not Perfect: A Realist’s Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness by Max H. Bazerman Each of Us Killers by Jenny Bhatt Home: New Arabic Poems on Everyday Life (Calico) by Iman Mersal Arrow by Sumita Chakraborty Eat a Peach: A Memoir by David Chang and Gabe Ulla The Selected Works of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde, Roxane Gay (Edited by) Olive & Thyme: Everyday Meals Made Extraordinary by Melina Davies Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction Ser.) by Megan Harlan See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including an older nonfiction she learned about years ago! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark Books mentioned on the show: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Transcendent Kingdom, We Are Not Free, Mill Town, and more great books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Size Zero by Abigail Mangin, and Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s THE HOLLOW ONES. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi We Are Not Free by Traci Chee Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault Lux: The New Girl by Ashley Woodfolk Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones Be Gay, Do Comics by The Nib Fangs by Sarah Andersen Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos WHAT WE’RE READING: Love After the End edited by Joshua Whitehead White Ivy by Susie Yang MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Likes by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole  The Dream Architects: Adventures in the Video Game Industry by David Polfeldt  Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke It’s a Pumpkin! by Kate Kronreif and Wendy McClure Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Som Wayward Witch (Brooklyn Brujas) by Zoraida Córdova Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie The Fear of Everything by John McNally A Ritchie Boy: A Novel by Linda Kass Jenna Takes The Fall: A Novel by A. R. Taylor   Having and Been Had by Eula Bliss Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas by Roberto Lovato  Out of Mesopotamia by Salar Abdoh  Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Ruthie Fear: A Novel by Maxim Loskutoff Find Layla by Meg Elison Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator by Seaerra Miller The Somebody People: A Novel by Bob Proehl Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh  Blizzard: Poems by Henri Cole  The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book edited by James Raven Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll Sins of the Bees: A Novel by Annie Lampman You Can Keep That to Yourself: A Comprehensive List of What Not to Say to Black People, for Well-Intentioned People of Pallor by Adam Smyer The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (translator) Twisted: A Cookbook- Unserious Food Tastes Seriously Good by Team Twisted Omni, Vol. 1: The Doctor Is In by Devin Grayson and Alitha Martinez Amber Waves: The Extraordinary Biography of Wheat, from Wild Grass to World Megacrop by Catherine Zabinski The Art of Drag by Jake Hall  Vegan Junk Food: A Down & Dirty Cookbook by Zacchary Bird Hong Kong Local: Cult Recipes From the Streets that Make the City by ArChan Chan Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi by Richard Grant A Girl is A Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi The Appointment: A Novel by Katharina Volckmer The Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney Creepshow: The Taker by Elley Cooper Suitor by Joshua Rivkin The Death of Comrade President: A Novel by Alain Mabanckou The Candy Mafia by Lavie Tidhar and Daniel Duncan Greythorne (The Bloodleaf Trilogy) by Crystal Smith  Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam The Book of Hidden Wonders: A Novel by Polly Crosby A Door Between Us by Ehsaneh Sadr The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman Road Out of Winter: a novel by Alison Stine The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes: A Novel by Elissa R. Sloan American Royals II: Majesty by Katharine McGee Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski Flamer by Mike Curato  Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 16) by Louise Penny Bunbun & Bonbon: Fancy Friends by Jess Keating As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool Gold Wings Rising (The Skybound Saga) by Alex London Not Your #Lovestory by Sonia Hartl  The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg Fable by Adrienne Young Ever After by Olivia Vieweg The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson Daddy: Stories by Emma Cline Who We’re Reading When We’re Reading Murakami by David Karashima Red Pill: A Novel by Hari Kunzru The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging by Jane Fleishman  A Rogue of One’s Own (A League of Extraordinary Women Book 2) by Evie Dunmore Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie The Residence: A Novel by Andrew Pyper Milo Moss Is Officially Un-Amazing by Lauren Allbright The Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld Recommended For You by Laura Silverman The Insomniacs by Marit Wiesenberg     One Step Behind by Lauren North   Three Single Wives: A Novel by Gina LaManna Crush and Color: Idris Elba: Colorful Fantasies with the Sexiest Man Ever by Maurizio Campidelli  Payback: A Novel by Mary Gordon The Wild Path by Sarah R. Baughman Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher Every Night Is Pizza Night by J. Kenji López-Alt and Gianna Ruggiero Political Sign by Tobias Carroll Snake by Erica Wright Exit by Laura Waddell Dead Girls by Selva Almada, Annie McDermott  (translator) See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week Alice and Kim talk about upcoming nonfiction for the rest of 2020. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Book Riot Insiders, and TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life.. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton. Follow Up Winifred Gallager interview Nonfiction in the News Fact Checking Is the Core of Nonfiction Writing. Why Do So Many Publishers Refuse to Do It? Fall Nonfiction Preview — Buzzy Titles Shit, Actually : The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen  OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind by Jill Filipovic I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho Fall Nonfiction Preview — Under the Radar Titles The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by Maria Hinojosa Dark Archives : A Librarian’s Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom A World Beneath the Sands : The Golden Age of Egyptology by Toby Wilkinson We Keep the Dead Close A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper Reading Now KIM: The Smallest Lights in the Universe by Sara Seager ALICE: Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner CONCLUSION You can find us on SOCIAL MEDIA – @itsalicetime and @kimthedork  Our Amazing Audio Editing is done by Jen Zink RATE AND REVIEW on Apple Podcasts so people can find us more easily, and subscribe so you can get our new episodes the minute they come out. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Books Discussed Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu annotated by Carmen Maria Machado Danika’s Post, “Bringing The Lesbian Vampire Home“ See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week, Tirzah talks about two of her favorite contemporary Pride & Prejudice retellings! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books Discussed: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Unmarriageable by Sonia Kamal Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Jess and Trisha discuss the impact Corey Alexander had on romance discourse, check in about Bookstore Romance Day, and recommend romances involving sports.  This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and The Switch by Beth O’Leary. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News Corey Alexander, who wrote under the name Xan West, has died. You can find their insightful blog here. You can still experience Bookstore Romance Day via YouTube. Romance critic @JenReadsRomance put together this map of romance-friendly indie bookstores. Might be a good time to revisit Trisha’s post on why indie bookstores need to carry romance. Oh, and listen to our friends Alice and Kim (from whom we shamelessly stole this sports books in lieu of the Olympics idea) on Book Riot’s For Real podcast for nonfiction.  If you’re looking for more sports romance titles, here’s a list of 100 Must Read Sports Romances, and a few more Jess put together when she was writing about sports romance and white supremacy culture. Books Discussed Nine of Swords, Reversed by Xan West Their Troublesome Crush by Xan West Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West The Changeup by Nicole Falls Love Hard by Nalini Singh Neighborly by Katrina Jackson Out on the Ice by Kelly Farmer So Forward by Mina V. Esguerra The Hat Trick Series (first book is Off the Ice) by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan  His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington The Playbook series (first book is Intercepted) by Alexa Martin The Nymphs and Trojans series (first book is Shots Not Taken) by Nicole Falls and Alexandra Warren Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan 40-Love by Olivia Dade Let us know what bookstores you love that love romance and which sports romances you’re reading in lieu of the Olympics. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown). See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Nicole and Matthew celebrate the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Joining is special guest Keah Brown, a disability rights activist and journalist, creator of the hashtag #DisabledAndCute, and author of the upcoming Sam’s Super Seats. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, War Stories by Gordon Korman from Scholastic, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! Relevant Links ADA 30 Years – Americans with Disabilities Act #ADA30 AAPD celebrates ADA30 – The American Association of People with Disabilities “A.D.A. Now!” Throughline podcast episode Keah Brown (special guest) Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton Middle Grade A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd  Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly El Deafo by Cece Bell Nonfiction I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and presentby Cerrie Burnell; illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw; illustrated by Matt Carr All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everythingby Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi Ali Closing Note: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny).

This week Alice and Kim talk all about voting, including some of its complications and contested history. Plus, new books on the Great Migration, caste systems, and more! This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Editorial Arts Academy for Freelance Book Editing 101, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton. Follow Up The Michelle Obama Podcast The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman New Books Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots by Morgan Jerkins Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Finish the Fight! The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Veronica Chambers Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir by Lisa Donovan Books About Voting How the Post Office Created America by Winifred Gallagher She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next by Bridget Quinn One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Democracy by Carol Anderson The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States by Alexander Keyssar What You Need to Know About Voting–and Why by Kimberly L. Wehle Reading Now Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Raybearer, The Less Dead, Betty, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko The Less Dead by Denise Mina Betty: A Novel by Tiffany McDaniel   The Switch by Beth O’Leary  Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy by Kelly Jensen  Soul Full of Coal Dust: The True Story of an Epic Battle for Justice by Chris Hamby Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner WHAT WE’RE READING: Unpregnant by Jeni Hendricks and Ted Caplan Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife by Ariel Sabar The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Celtics and the NBA’s Greatest Team of All Time by Peter May No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon The Second Mother: A Novel by Jenny Milchman Treason: A Sallie Bingham Reader by Sallie Bingham Blood World by Chris Mooney Nightshade: A novel by Annalena McAfee Displacement by Kiku Hughes Loathe at First Sight: A Novel by Suzanne Park  The Craft: How Freemasons Made the Modern World by John Dickie What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built WorldWhat Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World by Sara Hendren The Faithless Hawk (The Merciful Crow) by Margaret Owen I Want You by Lisa Hanawalt  The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists Of The Jazz Age by Trina Robbins Northernmost: A novel by Peter Geye Borges and Me: An Encounter by Jay Parini Three by D.A. Mishani, Jessica Cohen (translator) Assassin’s Strike by Ward Larsen  Be All In: What Sports Can Teach Us about Succeeding in Life by Christie Pearce Rampone, Dr. Kristine Keane Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology Book 2) by Emily Tesh Gideon’s Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice by Jonathan Rapping The New American by Micheline Aharonian Marcom All Eyes on Her by L. E. Flynn Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks  The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls: A Novel by Ursula Hegi Villa of Delirium by Adrien Goetz, Natasha Lehrer (translator) The Heatwave by Kate Riordan Ordinary Hazards: A Novel by Anna Bruno Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Veronica Chambers, The Staff of The New York Times Atomic Love by Jennie Fields The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way by Geraldine Woods  Unwitting Street: Stories by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, Joanne Turnbull (translator) The Way Out by Ricardo Piglia, Robert Croll (translator) 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders by Rozlan Mohd Noor Dopeworld: Adventures in the Global Drug Trade by Niko Vorobyov Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny by Debora L. Spar The Queen of Tuesday: A Novel by Darin Strauss Show Them You’re Good: A Portrait of Boys in the City of Angels the Year Before College by Jeff Hobbs Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn by Sanjay Sarma, Luke Yoquinto The Glass Kingdom: A Novel by Lawrence Osborne Grown Ups: A Novel by Emma Jane Unsworth Time of the Magicians: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy by Wolfram Eilenberger  Seven Days in Summer: A Novel by Marcia Willett The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir by Sara Seager The Second Wife by Rebecca Fleet Breathe the Sky by Michelle Hazen Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole: A Novel by Hans-Olav Thyvold, Marie Otsby (translator) Revolutionary Feminisms : Conversations on Collective Action and Radical Thought by Brenna Bhandar, Rafeef Ziadah Hysteria by Jessica Gross Etiquette for Runaways: A Novel by Liza Nash Taylor Impersonation by Heidi Pitlor The Dazzling Truth: A Novel by Helen Cullen  Losers: Dispatches from the Other Side of the Scoreboard by Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas  What He Did in Solitary: Poems by Amit Majmudar Noumenon Ultra: A Novel by Marina J. Lostetter Royal: A Novel by Danielle Steel Anodyne by Khadijah Queen A Room Called Earth: A Novel by Madeleine Ryan Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion by Bad Religion, Jim Ruland Invisible Differences by Julie Dachez Black Bottom Saints: A Novel by Alice Randall Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control by George Dyson Death at High Tide: An Island Sisters Mystery by Hannah Dennison The Wright Sister: A Novel by Patty Dann Skywatchers by Carrie Arcos Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul  Stealing Mt. Rushmore by Daphne Kalmar Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist Ignite the Sun by Hanna Howard  What Goes Up by Christine Heppermann The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell Middle Distance: Poems by Stanley Plumly Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It by K. J. Parker  When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Little Disasters: A Novel by Sarah Vaughan This Is Not the End of Me: Lessons on Living from a Dying Man by Dakshana Bascaramurty Killing the Story: Journalists Risking Their Lives to Uncover the Truth in Mexico by Témoris Grecko, Diane Stockwell (translator) Little Deadly Secrets: A Novel by Pamela Crane Summer of the Cicadas by Chelsea Catherine  The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South by Chip Jones The Search Party by Simon Lelic  Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens She’s My Dad! : A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative Jillian Garcia (Illustrated by), Sarah Savage

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Death of Vivek Oji, The Black Kids, True Story, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Henry Holt and Co. and The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi; and Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots by Morgan Jerkins The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott Lobizona: A Novel (Wolves of No World Book 1) by Romina Garber The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, Lizzie Buehler (translator) Life of a Klansman: A Family History with White Supremacy by Edward Ball Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy  The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens True Story by Kate Reed Petty Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Luster: A Novel by Raven Leilani  A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America’s Hurricanes by Eric Jay Dolin WHAT WE’RE READING: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall Camp Murderface by Saundra Mitchell and Josh Berk The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt by Jill Watts MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar The Last Lie (The List) by Patricia Forde It Came from the Sky by Chelsea Sedoti And Then I Turned Into a Mermaid by Laura Kirkpatrick Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno Defacing the Monument by Susan Briante The Comeback by Ella Berman Rules for Being Dead by Kim Powers Talking Animals: A Novel by Joni Murphy The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math by Jeannine Atkins Toybox Americana: Characters Met Along the Way by Tim Lane Dance on Saturday: Stories by Elwin Cotman Imperfect Women: A Novel by Araminta Hall A Journey Toward Hope by Victor Hinojosa, Coert Voorhees, Susan Guevara  Nymph by Leila Marzocchi The Silent Wife: A Novel (Will Trent Book 10) by Karin Slaughter The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts Bookish and the Beast (Once Upon A Con) by Ashley Poston Ellie’s Voice, or Trööömmmpffff! by Piret Raud, Adam Cullen (translator) The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman Creating Anna Karenina: Tolstoy and the Birth of Literature’s Most Enigmatic Heroine by Bob Blaisdell The Tunnel by A. B. Yehoshua, Stuart Schoffman (translator) Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio by Mario Giordano, John Brownjohn (translator) The Devil’s Harvest: A Ruthless Killer, a Terrorized Community, and the Search for Justice in California’s Central Valley by Jessica Garrison  Salvation by Caryn Lix The Finisher (A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery) by Peter Lovesey  Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 by Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton Personal Writings by Albert Camus Committed Writings by Albert Camus Poetic License: A Memoir by Gretchen Cherington  Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood by Helen McCarthy Dead West (Nils Shapiro Book 4) by Matt Goldman Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure by Jeff Kinney  The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, Louise Heal Kawai (translator) The Infographic Guide to Grammar: A Visual Reference for Everything You Need to Know by Jara Kern All Together Now (Eagle Rock Series) by Hope Larson How to Live on the Edge by Sarah Lynn Scheerger The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place by David Sheff My Life as a Villainess by Laura Lippman Universe of Two: A Novel by Stephen P. Kiernan Maenam: A Fresh Approach to Thai Cooking by Angus An I Am Here Now by Barbara Bottner Sometimes I Never Suffered: Poems by Shane McCrae Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment by John Giorno What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women by Marisa Porges Court of Lions: A Mirage Novel by Somaiya Daud Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer The World Aflame: A New History of War and Revolution: 1914-1945 by Dan Jones and Marina Amaral The Secret of You and Me: A Novel by Melissa Lenhardt You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Crash Course: If You Want to Get Away with Murder Buy a Car by Woodrow Phoenix Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks  Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan, Lisa C. Hayden (Translator) You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here by Frances Macken Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World by John Freeman After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America by Jessica Goudea Paris Never Leaves You: A Novel by Ellen Feldman The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan The Friendship List by Susan Mallery 12 Seconds of Silence: How a Team of Inventors, Tinkerers, and Spies Took Down a Nazi Superweapon by Jamie Holmes The Southland by Johnny Shaw  Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal by Sarah Maslin Nir Star Settlers: The Billionaires, Geniuses, and Crazed Visionaries Out to Conquer the Universe by Fred Nadis All the Right Mistakes: A Novel by Laura Jamison  In the Clearing by JP Pomare Love After Love: A Novel by Ingrid Persaud  The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne: A Mystery by Elsa Hart All Stirred Up: Suffrage Cookbooks, Food, and the Battle for Women’s Right to Vote by Laura Kumin A Lab of One’s Own : One Woman’s Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science by Rita Colwell, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne A Saint from Texas by Edmund White The Likely World by Melanie Conroy-Goldman The Living Dead by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus  Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World by Lesley M.M. Blume The Beggar’s Pawn: A Novel by John L’Heureux Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir by Lisa Donovan  The Revenge of the Werepenguin by Allan Woodrow The Silence: A Novel by Luca Veste Louisiana Lucky: A Novel by Julie Pennell Why Visit America by Matthew Baker The Good for Nothings by Danielle Banas Bear Necessity: A Novel by James Gould-Bourn What Happens at Night by Peter Cameron The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson The First Sister (The First Sister trilogy) by Linden A. Lewis The Bitch by Pilar Quintana, Lisa Dillman (translator) Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, Sarah Moses (translator) Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan’s Mountains and Coasts in Search of My Family’s Past by Jessica J. Lee Looking for Miss America:A Pageant’s 100-Year Quest to Define Womanhood by Margot Mifflin The River Home: A Novel by Hannah Richell Vanishing Falls: A Novel by Poppy Gee Orientation (Marvel: Avengers Assembly #1) (1) by Preeti Chhibber and James Lancett No Fuzzball! by Isabella Kung Addis Ababa Noir (Akashic Noir) by Maaza Mengiste Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder  by Christian Parenti Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo In the Valley: Stories and a Novella Based on Serena by Ron Rash  Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World by Carl Bergstrom, Jevin West Tampa Bay Noir (Akashic Noir) by Colette Bancroft Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe With or Without You: A Novel by Caroline Leavitt  Lost Souls at the Neptune Inn by Betsy Carter Bronte’s Mistress: A Novel by Finola Austin  The Woman in Red by Diana Giovinazzo The Weekend by Charlotte Wood  Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics Through J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by Christopher A. Snyder Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch and Kristen Simmons Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho The Book of Atlantis Black by Betsy Bonner  Every Bone a Prayer by Ashley Blooms The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson My Captain America: A Memoir by Megan Margulies The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers by Emily Levesque The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson Behind the Red Door: A Novel by Megan Collins  More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood  Space Station Down by Ben Bova, Doug Beason The Heirs of Locksley by Carrie Vaughn The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne The Forest of Stars by Heather Kassner In Case of Emergency: A Novel by E. G. Scott Out of This World #1 by Chris Wooding Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood Moms by Yeong-shin Ma and Janet Hong  Six Days in August: The Story of Stockholm Syndrome by David King Here Is the Sweet Hand: Poems by francine j. harris Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco Moore Inventory: A Memoir by Darran Anderson Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim The Night Swim: A Novel by Megan Goldin Convince Me: A Novel by Nina Sadowsky The Lost Jewels: A Novel by Kirsty Manning The Boys’ Club: A Novel by Erica Katz To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova  The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals: A Novel by Becky Mandelbaum If I Had Two Wings: Stories by Randall Kenan Guillotine: Poems by Eduardo C. Corral Queen of the Court: The Extraordinary Life of Tennis Legend Alice Marble by Madeleine Blais  A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong Thread Doodling: Over 20 modern designs for stitching in the moment by Carina Envoldsen-Harris The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi Asylum: A personal, historical, natural inquiry in 103 lyric sections by Jill Bialosky Why I Don’t Write: And Other Stories by Susan Minot

Jess and Trisha talk about things people love about reading romance and then offer some non-romance novel entertainment options that might share similar qualities. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Libro FM; and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News Discussed You – yes you! – can attend the virtual Romance GenreCon from the Mid-Continent Public Library! Books and Non-Book Entertainment Discussed Tangled Playing House The Great Harlots Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and illustrated by Adrian Alphona Green Lantern Legacy by Minh Le and illustrated by Andie Tong America Vol 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez and America Vol 2: Fast and Furtona by Gabby Rivera Digital coloring, and specifically Happy Color and Color Planet Sanjay’s Super Team Purl Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin with pictures by Betsy Lewin Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and drawn by Ron Barrett The Bold Type The Weekend  Tig Imagine Me & You Kissing Jessica Stein But I’m a Cheerleader Free Solo Let us know what you love about reading romance and whether you can get any of those feelings or perspectives through other media. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

This week Alice and Kim talk about the Summer Olympics, including some of their favorite moments, the history of the games, and memoirs by Olympic athletes. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Chasing the Light from HMH, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton. Nonfiction In the News Hollywood Reporter: “Phoebe Robinson to Launch New Book Imprint With Plume Publisher” New Books Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöldl by Ravi Somaiya The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch by Miles Harvey Miracle Country: A Memoir by Kendra Atleework Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood by Trixie Mattel and Katya Summer Olympics Reads The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown The Games: A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt Forward: A Memoir by Abby Wambach  Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Blair Underwood, Deborah Riley Draper, and Travis Thrasher Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles (with Michelle Burford) Simone Biles and the handstand challenge Reading Now The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Hamnet, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky, He Started It, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Saga Press, the publisher of award-winning speculative fiction from authors like Stephen Graham Jones, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Rebecca Roanhorse; and Ritual. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Hamnet: A novel by Maggie O’Farrell  The Pull of the Stars: A Novel by Emma Donoghue  He Started It by Samantha Downing The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine The Mysterious Messenger by Gilbert Ford The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey 10 Things I Hate about Pinky by Sandhya Menon WHAT WE’RE READING: The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy Quantum Shadows by L. E. Modesitt Jr.  On Nostalgia by David Berry MEG: Generations by Steve Alten  Alpha Omega by Nicholas Bowling  Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth by Stuart Ritchie It’s Your Funeral by Emily Riesbeck, Ellen Kramer He Came in With It: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness by Miriam Feldman Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris Frantz  Pew: A Novel by Catherine Lacey The Big Book of Modern Fantasy edited by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man’s World by Jennifer Palmieri Trouble the Saints: A Novel by Alaya Dawn Johnson The Vanishing Sky by L. Annette Binder The Nemesis Manifesto (Evan Ryder) by Eric Van Lustbader   More Than Maybe: A Novel by Erin Hahn I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Corrupt Police Squad by Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg I Come with Knives: Malus Domestica by S. A. Hunt How Lulu Lost Her Mind by Rachel Gibson  Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels by Rachel Cohen The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas The Indomitable Florence Finch: The Untold Story of a War Widow Turned Resistance Fighter and Savior of American POWs by Robert J. Mrazek The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke I You We Them: Walking into the World of the Desk Killer by Dan Gretton How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do – and What It Says About You by Katherine D. Kinzler Decoding Your Cat: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Cat Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones by American College of Veterinary Behaviorists  Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric by Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann The Emotional Load: And Other Invisible Stuff by Emma and Una Dimitrijevic Grove: A Field Novel by Esther Kinsky, Caroline Schmidt (translator) Skin Deep (Siobhan O’Brien Book 1) by Sung J. Woo Act (A Click Graphic Novel) by Kayla Miller The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code by Michael E. McCullough The Divine Boys by Laura Restrepo, Carolina De Robertis  (translator) A Woman’s Place: Inside the Fight for a Feminist Future by Kylie Cheung The Road from Raqqa: A Story of Brotherhood, Borders, and Belonging by Jordan Ritter Conn Shadow Garden by Alexandra Burt  The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration by Christine Montross Clean: The New Science of Skin by James Hamblin  Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act by Nicholson Baker Sisters in Hate: Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism by Seyward Darby Riding with the Ghost: A Memoir by Justin Taylor River of Dreams by Jan Nash More Better Deals by Joe Lansdale Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS by Maria Sherman The Loyalties: A Novel by Delphine de Vigan Heaven and Earth by Paolo Giordano South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber Musical Chairs: A Novel by Amy Poeppel  The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase Savage Legion (Savage Rebellion) by Matt Wallace Elvin Link, Please Report to the Principal’s Office! by Drew Dernavich Ashes of the Sun (Burning Blade Silver Eye #1) by Django Wexler War Stories by Gordon Korman   Nobody: A Hymn to the Sea by Alice Oswald  Axiom’s End: A Novel by Lindsay Ellis Malorie: A Novel by Josh Malerman I Saw Him Die: A Novel by Andrew Wilson The Sin in the Steel by Ryan Van Loan Some Go Home: A Novel by Odie Lindsey The Woman Before Wallis: A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal by Bryn Turnbull  The Vacation: A Novel by T. M. Logan Felted Animal Knits: 20 keep-forever friends to knit, felt and love by Catherine Arnfield Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay  Girl from Nowhere by Tiffany Rosenhan The Beauty of Living: E. E. Cummings in the Great War by Alison Rosenblitt Shielded by KayLynn Flanders Puppies by Maurizio de Giovanni, Antony Shugaar (translator) Love and Theft: A Novel by Stan Parish The Sqirl Jam Book (Jelly, Fruit Butter, and Others) by Jessica Koslow Happiness Will Follow by Mike Hawthorne The Lives of Edie Pritchard by Larry Watson The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women’s Empowerment by Linda Scott

Amanda and Jenn discuss coming-of-age literary fiction, M/M sci-fi, novellas, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Flatiron Books, publisher of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby, and Ecco. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (rec’d by Laura) Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (rec’d by Elizabeth) The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (rec’d by Maria) Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc Questions 1. I need a book for my book club, preferably fiction. We made the terrible decision of reading both of Sally Rooney’s novels back-to-back and now nothing seems nearly as good as her complex characters and the painfully relatable interactions between them. We are all in our early/mid twenties and enjoy reading books that relate to the painful growing pains of figuring out adulthood and who we are as adults. We love Sally Rooney’s engrossing dialogue, straightforward writing style and her well developed coming-of-age intellectuals. In the past we’ve enjoyed books by Celeste Ng, Anne Patchett and Lydia Davis. Excited to hear your thoughts! -Emily 2. Best underrated Tor novellas?  Thanks!  -Shontelle 3. Looking for fiction/nonfiction about non-cis/non-trans people/characters. I’m interested in people or characters who don’t feel they fit in the gender binary.  -Shaina 4. Hi! First off, I just want to say that I love your podcast. I’ve been listening since the first episode, and it’s been one of my favorite podcasts ever since. I’ve never sent in a recommendation request before, but I figured during quarantine, when I have all the time in the world basically, now would be a good time.  I’m in a strange place in that I consider myself a sci-fi fan because I watch a lot of sci-fi, but I realized recently I haven’t actually read much of it. I’ve read some classic sci-fi, like Dune (which I love), and Foundation (which I didn’t really like), but not much else aside from a lot of Star War novelizations, and Star Trek fanfiction. A few sci-fi books on my radar are Ninefox Gambit, Ancillary Justice, A Memory Called Empire, and The Traitor Baru Cormorant. I think I’m more interested in space opera, or at least sci-fi that isn’t too scientific or mathy, but I’m not really sure. I also would like it if you could recommend to me some gay m/m sci-fi. I’ve found a lot of queer women sci-fi which is awesome, but haven’t been able to find any sci-fi dealing with queer men, which I find a little strange. The only one I have found was Bond of Brass which I picked up because people were saying it was basically finnpoe fanfiction, but I’m not sure why they are saying that since it’s so different in concept as well as the characters. I also found the love interest insufferable, and I’m not sure how much I actually enjoyed the moral question of whether or not the main character should literally fight for the colonists who destroyed his world. I think it could have been an interesting premise, but I didn’t like how it was handled, and the bad love interest on top of it just made it worse for me. I ended up not being able to finish it.  Please no comics or graphic novels please. I’m not sure about YA recs unless you know of a YA that is particularly good, and more on the mature side of things. I don’t usually get on well with YA except for a few exceptions. Thank you again for your amazing podcast!  -Anonymous 5. Hi! I’m looking for a good LGBT read but not a coming out story. I’ve been through the years of figuring out who I am and coming out to people. While that is an important part of my past, it’s not part of my every day. I’m happily married and my wife is pregnant with our first baby. I’m looking for a read where the main character just is gay. I read starless sea and loved it. Any type of fiction is fine except short story or graphic novel.  Thanks! -Jessica 6. I love podcasts and recently listened to Noble Blood about Queen Ranavalona I. And I was fascinated. I love historical regency fiction. Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Diana Gabaldon… But I could not find anything on this queen from Madagascar. I would love the help to find something if not on her exactly on any lesser known queens from elsewhere; Elizabeth Bathory, Empress Wu Zetian… I’m up for it all. -Ryeannuh 7. My wife and I have an awesome 8yo daughter. We have a number of picture books that reflect her Two Mom family, but she’s getting older and I would love to find some chapter books that for elementary age kids that feature a character with two moms. Do you have any you can recommend? -Carrie Books Discussed Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: rape, child abuse, racism) Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capo Crucet Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hussein Burning Roses by SL Huang (lots of triggers incl. child abuse and violence against animals) (September 2020) I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (tw: enbyphobia) Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (cw: flayings and PTSD) We Are the Ants by Shuan David Hutchinson (tw: homophobia, suicide) Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen (cw: PTSD) Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal  The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Phantom Unicorn by Zetta Elliott

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Utopia Avenue, The Extraordinaries, Running, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Flatiron Books, publisher of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby; and Size Zero by Abigail Mangin. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell Running by Natalia Sylvester Devil’s Ballast by Meg Caddy Well-Behaved Indian Women by Saumya Dave The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch by Miles Harvey A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee WHAT WE’RE READING: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World’s Most Infamous Items by J. W. Ocker A Unified Theory of Cats on the Internet by E.J. White MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks The Good Doctor: Why Medical Uncertainty Matters by Kenneth Brigham, Michael M. E. Johns Keep My Heart in San Francisco by Amelia Diane Coombs Come Again by Robert Webb Red Noise by John P. Murphy Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession by Marjorie Garber The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold Never Ask Me by Jeff Abbott Promised Land: How the Rise of the Middle Class Transformed America, 1929-1968 by David Stebenne The Names of All the Flowers: A Memoir by Melissa Valentine Cut to the Bone: A Novel by Ellison Cooper The Burden of Truth by Neal Griffin A Dangerous Breed: A Novel (Van Shaw Novels) by Glen Erik Hamilton Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza Little Book of Video Games: 70 Classics That Everyone Should Know and Play by Melissa Brinks Mansour’s Eyes by Ryad Girod, Chris Clarke (translator) The Year of Dangerous Days: Race, Riots, and Refugees in Miami 1980 by Nicholas Griffin The Unstoppable Wasp: Built On Hope by Sam Maggs F*ckface: And Other Stories by Leah Hampton Wonderland by Zoje Stage They Didn’t See Us Coming: The Hidden History of Feminism in the Nineties by Lisa Levenstein Miracle Country: A Memoir by Kendra Atleework Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age by Bruce Feiler Make Russia Great Again: A Novel by Christopher Buckley The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway Mysteries Book 12) by Elly Griffiths Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir by Colin Jost Blacksad: The Collected Stories by Juan Diaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman Survival of the Friendliest : Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity by Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods Carville’s Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice by Pam Fessler The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future by Zach St. George The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery by Robert Weintraub Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control by Paul Dye Sex and Lies: True Stories of Women’s Intimate Lives in the Arab World by Leila Slimani The Gamesmaster: My Life in the ’80s Geek Culture Trenches with G.I. Joe, Dungeons & Dragons, and The Transformers by Flint Dille The Sensitives: The Rise of Environmental Illness and the Search for America’s Last Pure Place by Oliver Broudy The Infinite Machine: How an Army of Crypto-hackers Is Building the Next Internet with Ethereum by Camila Russo Dear Emmie Blue: A Novel by Lia Louis When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted by Jim McCloskey How to Save a Life by Liz Fenton, Lisa Steinke Inheritors by Asako Serizawa Unfuck Your Worth: Overcome Your Money Emotions, Value Your Own Labor, and Manage Financial Freak-outs in a Capitalist Hellscape (5-minute Therapy) by Ph.D. Harper, Faith G. A Good Family by A.H. Kim Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz Filthy Beasts: A Memoir by Kirkland Hamill Being Toffee by Sarah Crossan Travels with a Writing Brush: Classical Japanese Travel Writing from the Manyoshu to Basho by Meredith McKinney (Editor, Translator) Danny Constantino’s First (and Maybe Last?) Date by Paul Acampora Underwater: How Our American Dream of Home-ownership Became a Nightmare by Ryan Dezember The Merchant of Prato: Daily Life in an Italian Medieval City by Iris Origo The Invention of Sophie Carter by Samantha Hastings Outraged: Why Everyone Is Shouting and No One Is Talking by Ashley ‘Dotty’ Charles Death and the Butterfly: A Novel by Colin Hester Mayhem by Estelle Laure A Thief Among the Trees: An Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, Sonia Liao (Illustrator) All Our Broken Idols by Paul M.M. Cooper Death Rattle by Alex Gilly What You Wish For by Katherine Center The Safe Place: A Novel by Anna Downes Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel by S. A. Cosby The Do-Over by Jennifer Honeybourn Gimme Everything You Got by Iva-Marie Palmer The Glare by Margot Harrison The Nesting Dolls: A Novel by Alina Adams Survival Instincts by Jen Waite The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig Niche: A Memoir in Pastiche by Momus Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw by Charles Leerhsen Garlic, Mint, & Sweet Basil by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis (translator) Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth by Kate Greene Other People’s Pets by R.L. Maizes Now & When by Sara Bennett Wealer Above Us Only Sky: Essays by Marion Winik Age of Consent by Amanda Brainerd Mother Land: A Novel by Leah Franqui The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut #3) by Mary Robinette Kowal Natural History: A Novel by Carlos Fonseca, Megan McDowell (translator) A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt The Montague Twins by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon He Must Like You by Danielle Younge-Ullman Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford Wilderness Chef: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Outdoors by Ray Mears Soaked! by Abi Cushman

Jess and Trisha talk about all of the many things they liked about Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones and and recommend some favorite romance reads from the year so far – to the extent that they’ve been able to read. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, from Sourcebooks; and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News Book Riot’s best books of 2020 so far is here for your enjoyment and TBR-extending purposes. Books Discussed Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham Guarding Temptation by Talia Hibbert Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert One Last Chance by Therese Beharrie Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian Check, Please: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu Let us know what you thought of Getting Schooled (do you need the dark moment??) and what your favorite books of 2020 so far have been. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

Amanda and Jenn discuss series to get excited about, 8th grade read-alouds, Star Wars read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Care/of, and The Patient by Jasper DeWitt. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Anna K by Jenny Lee  (TW: underage substance abuse & alcohol) (rec’d by Nicole) The Need by Helen Phillips (rec’d by Courtney) Questions 1. Everything I was excited about doing this summer has been canceled, and I’m now suffering from a lack of things to look forward to. I was wondering if you could recommend a great series that has another book coming out a few/several months from now so I can read the book(s) that already exist and then eagerly anticipate the next installment! Some things I like include high fantasy, woman (or nonbinary) authors and characters, LGBTQness, and audiobooks. Thanks! –Emma 2. Hello!  My mom is an avid reader, definitely gravitating toward mystery/thrillers, historical fiction and most specifically anything by Eric Larson.  She has already devoured his newest book, The Splendid and the Vile, and has read nearly all of his backlist.  Do you have any author comps for Larson that I could pass on to her?   Thanks!! –Rachael 3. I’m looking for books that would make great read-alouds for my 8th grade English/Language Arts class.  I’ve been teaching for five years, and I’ve always done the same read-alouds each year: Love that Dog by Sharon Creech, Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes, A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, and Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth.  I’d like to change it up with some newer books as the ones I mentioned above are aging out; as my students have pointed out: “None of these characters even have a cellphone!”  Some preferences I have for our read-alouds:   interesting characters that help my students experience lives that are different from their own (I teach in a small town in Minnesota) minimum cursing (see above about teaching in a small town in Minnesota) engaging storylines that get students excited to hear what happens next bonus points if the chapters are shorter so I have natural stopping points each day Thanks for your help! Love the show! –Grace 4. Hello! I love the podcast and I have gotten soooo many good recommendations (both from a couple of asks that I have made previously and just from listening every week). I recently lured my wife into being a bookworm (I even got her on Libby, the proudest moment of my life!). She has gone from maybe reading 1 book in a year to tearing through about 30 books and graphic novels (the gateway drug!) in about 3 months time. The problem: she’s starting to run out of material! She’s pretty set for the next few months, but might run out of books to read over the summer. Her birthday is August 2nd and so I’m hoping to pick up some new books for her by then. She LOVES Star Wars and that is what the vast majority of her reading so far has been. She is looking for ideas for books, especially if they are series, outside of Star Wars, but that give her some of the same things that she loves about Star Wars. Things she likes about Star Wars: all of the aliens and creatures, good vs. evil, and the world-building. Things that she didn’t specifically identify when I asked her what she liked, but are definitely elements that I know she likes: strong female leads and found family (but who doesn’t love those things?!). Bonus for good queer representation, which is very obviously lacking in Star Wars. She is a bit of a weeny and doesn’t like things that are scary (sometimes Doctor Who episodes scare her, so you be the judge…) or have a lot of gore. Some things that I have thought to recommend to her were the Becky Chambers books and Saga (if she ever thought that she could get past the violence and gore).  Thank you!!!!!!!! –Heidi 5. Hi! I am a new listener and am thoroughly enjoying listening to the show! I just got married in November and my husband and I will be honeymooning to Austria at the end of June. I LOVE travel books in general, but would really like to read some fiction/historical fiction about  Vienna and Salzburg. We are also going to try to do a day trip to Bratislava as well, so I would happily welcome a book set in Slovakia. Thank you! –Kira 6. I’m doing the 2020 Read Harder Challenge and I’m looking for a book for the disabled protagonist task, specifically a Native American protagonist. I’m Native and one of my New Year’s reading resolutions is to read more books by Native Americans, so I’m trying to choose books by/about Native Americans for as many of the challenge tasks as possible. I’ve read Absolute True Story of a Part-Time Indian, but I’m trying to avoid reading any more Sherman Alexie since the MeToo stories about him. Thanks in advance. –Cheryl 7. Hello! I was wondering if you have any recommendations for books where adoption is a main theme. Many of the books I’ve found are a bit outdated or cheesy and instructional. I recently pickup up Nichole Chung’s “All You Can Ever Know”. I also found “Motherhood So White” on book riot’s website. My husband and I are starting to look into adoption as a way to be parents and I’d love to find some insightful stories or memoirs (or even fiction), preferably that feature diversity of story, race, and background. Thanks in advance for the help!  –Lauren Books Discussed The Khorasan Archives by Ausma Zehanat Khan (tw slavery) The Poppy War series by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape and genocide) SFF Yeah: Most Anticipated Series episode The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell TheRiver of Doubt by Candice Millard Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai (tw war) Clean Getaway by Nic Stone Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie Murderbot by Martha Wells The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, trans Charlotte Collins (tw Nazis) A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré Fool’s Crow by James Welch (rec’d by Jeff) (tw war crimes) There There by Tommy Orange (TW: gun violence and rape) Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Cold Vanish, The Voting Booth, Want, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes; and Ecco Books and The Son of Good Fortune by Lysley Tenorio. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands by Jon Billman Into the Streets: A Young Person’s Visual History of Protest in the United States by Marke Bieschke The Color of Air: A Novel by Gail Tsukiyama The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert Want: A Novel by Lynn Steger Strong The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong WHAT WE’RE READING: My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann Leave the World Behind: A Novel by Rumaan Alam MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Once You Go This Far: A Mystery by Kristen Lepionka Alice Knott by Blake Butler Mother Daughter Widow Wife: A Novel by Robin Wasserman Separated: Inside an American Tragedy by Jacob Soboroff Marah Chase and the Fountain of Youth: A Novel by Jay Stringer After the Body: New & Selected Poems by Cleopatra Mathis Seekers of the Wild Realm (The Wild Realm) by Alexandra Ott Eight Lane Runaways by Henry McCausland Let Them Eat Pancakes: One Man’s Personal Revolution in the City of Light by Craig Carlson Breathing Through the Wound: A Novel by Víctor del Árbol, Lisa Dillman (translator) Memoirs and Misinformation: A novel by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon Antkind: A Novel by Charlie Kaufman You’re Next by Kylie Schachte Katrina: A History, 1915–2015 by Andy Horowitz Long Story Short: Turning Famous Books into Cartoons by Mr. Fish Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality by Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson The Marked Volume 1: Fresh Ink by David Hine, Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke Hard Wired by Len Vlahos Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust The Damned by Renée Ahdieh The Psychic Soviet by Ian F Svenonius Members Only by Sameer Pandya Paying the Land by Joe Sacco Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World by Leslie Kern How to Take Awesome Photos of Cats by Andrew Marttila The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread–And Why They Stop by Adam Kucharski Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin, Hildegarde Serle (translator) The Hungover Games: A True Story by Sophie Heawood The Lost City: The Omte Origins (from the World of the Trylle) by Amanda Hocking The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life by Diane Cardwell Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America’s Soul by A. J. Baime Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya Live to Tell the Tale: Combat Tactics for Player Characters by Keith Ammann Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir by Lacy Crawford Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World by Ben Widdicombe A Natural History of Color: The Science Behind What We See and How We See it by Rob DeSalle One to Watch: A Novel by Kate Stayman-London Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air by Jackson Ford Lady Romeo: The Radical and Revolutionary Life of Charlotte Cushman, America’s First Celebrity by Tana Wojczuk Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook: A Novel by Celia Rees Of Mutts and Men (A Chet & Bernie Mystery) by Spencer Quinn The Ballad of Big Feeling by Ari Braverman Modern Witchcraft: Goddess Empowerment for the Kick-Ass Woman by Deborah Blake The Book of Fatal Errors (The Feylawn Chronicles) by Dashka Slater Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery by Erica C. Barnett The Lost and Found Bookshop: A Novel by Susan Wiggs Bonnie: A Novel by Christina Schwarz True Love: A Novel by Sarah Gerard In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida by Kent Russell The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide by Zerlina Maxwell Red Dust by Yoss, David Frye (translator) Say It Louder!: Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy by Tiffany Cross The Good Luck Stone by Heather Bell Adams Monstress: Stories (Art of the Story) by Lysley Tenorio Craigslist Confessional: A Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers by Helena Dea Bala Every Sky a Grave: A Novel by Jay Posey Watching You Without Me: A novel by Lynn Coady The Big Book of Mars by Marc Hartzman The Book of Dragons: An Anthology by Jonathan Strahan Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson Bright Precious Thing: A Memoir by Gail Caldwell Mapping Humanity: How Modern Genetics Is Changing Criminal Justice, Personalized Medicine, and Our Identities by Joshua Z. Rappoport Lake Life: A Novel by David James Poissant Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women’s Olympic Team by Elise Hooper You Again: A Novel by Debra Jo Immergut An Education in Ruin by Alexis Bass B*witch by Paige McKenzie and Nancy Ohlin Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone Survivor Song: A Novel by Paul Tremblay Last One Out Shut Off the Lights by Stephanie Soileau The Caiplie Caves: Poems by Karen Solie Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time by Ben Ehrenreich The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom by L.S. Dugdale American Follies by Norman Lock Scorpionfish by Natalie Bakopoulos 22 Minutes of Unconditional Love by Daphne Merkin Out of Time by David Klass Open Secrets by Sheila Kohler The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories by Mark Bowden The Party Upstairs by Lee Conell Haunted Heroine (Heroine Complex Book 4) by Sarah Kuhn Not Like the Movies by Kerry Winfrey The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning Accidental by Alex Richards A Peculiar Peril (The Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead) by Jeff VanderMeer The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America’s Forgotten Capital of Vice by David Hill Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron All These Monsters by Amy Tintera The Bright Lands by John Fram Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars) by Elizabeth Lim Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang and Madelyn Rosenberg Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott Cool for America: Stories by Andrew Martin Florence Adler Swims Forever: A Novel by Rachel Beanland Vernon Subutex 2: A Novel by Virginie Despentes, Frank Wynne (translator) Branwell: A Novel of the Brontë Brother by Douglas A. Martin Artifact by Arlene Heyman Scare Me by K. R. Alexander Cinderbiter: Celtic Poems by Martin Shaw and Tony Hoagland Hurry Home: A Novel by Roz Nay The Heir Affair (The Royal We) by Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan Or What You Will by Jo Walton Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Dan Poblocki Love, Jacaranda by Alex Flinn Not Another Love Song by Olivia Wildenstein The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya The Act of Living: What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us About Finding Fulfillment by Frank Tallis The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper The Unleashed by Danielle Vega A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor: A Novel by Hank Green The Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg, Neil Smith (translator) Finders Creepers (Half Past Peculiar Book 1) by Derek Fridolfs, Dustin Nguyen Fraternity: Stories by Benjamin Nugent The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton The Heart and Other Monsters: A Memoir by Rose Andersen Standoff: Race, Policing, and a Deadly Assault That Gripped a Nation by Jamie Thompson The Shadows: A Novel by Alex North The Patient by Jasper DeWitt The Son of Good Fortune: A Novel by Lysley Tenorio Muse Squad: The Cassandra Curse by Chantel Acevedo How to Write a Story by Kate Messner, Mark Siegel Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner

Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde) Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde) Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde) Questions: 1. I love to read books with a seasonal feel (cold and snowy in the Winter, spooky in Fall, etc.). I would love a book for summer that feels sunny and hot, but, the problem is, all of my favorite books are dark or gothic. My favorite genres are fantasy, mystery, and gothic but I am also open to lit fic and non-fiction. My favorite books of all time are The Diviners series by Libba Bray, Lonesome Dove, The Thirteenth Tale, Rebecca, The Night Circus, anything Tana French, The Queen of the Night, and The Secret History. -Danielle 2. Hi! I’ve sent in before but this isn’t a recommendation for me. My brother is a teenager but is only now just starting to get into reading (which I’ve been trying to do for years). He enjoys anything action packed, historical, logical, and or science fiction. As long as the book is exciting to keep him engaged and not too long. He’s 16 and grew up on Percy Jackson but hasn’t read much else from then on. Hope that helps!   -Gigi 3. Hey y’all! I would like a YA book based on the dance world. I have read some nonfiction, but I would really like a fiction book. I have been dancing for 13 years, and right now am dancing primarily ballet and pointe. I do not want a drama- filled cliche book, like dance moms. Just something where dance is a huge part of the main character’s life and is really good.  Thanks so much! -Allison  4. Hi I’ve recently been reading a lot of middlegrade books, I find they are just the mood I want for this lockdown & it’s helped me clear my backlog. My favourite was Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm It features all the elements of science fiction I love, a bit of peril, a lot of space travel and a view of a positive future. It reminded me of Heinlien’s juveniles (without the sexism), Becky Chambers and KA Applegate’s Remnant Chronicles. I’m looking for more middle grade that is proper science fiction please help me find something that is not an earth bound dystopian future (that seems to be all that comes up in searches) I’ve got Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee on order but need more! -Bex 5. Something to escape into: fantasy, fairytale, folklore, time slippage -Kim 6. Hi, I have fallen in love with essay collections this year. They have all been thematically different but written by female authors, beautiful writing as well as are on interesting topics.  I have loved: Constellations by Sinead Gleeson Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Make It Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison  Thick by Tressie Macmillan Cottam Would love to hear some further recommendations! Not that keen on anything by straight white men. Thanks.  -Georgia 7. Hi! Me and a friend are starting a book club! We’re a group of disabled and chronically ill young people, from the US and UK (so books released in both is a must). Available in audio and on Kindle also important for accessibility reasons, nothing too long or hard to read, and maybe older books so they’re also available second hand/in libraries without huge hold lists. Disability representation is obviously important, but other diversities (especially LGBTQ+) would be great too, and personally I’d quite like something with mental health or neurodiversity themes. Fiction and non both okay, any and all genres too! Books already on the list include Get a Life, Chloe Brown and The Pretty One -Caz Books Discussed Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence) The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Zero Sum Game by SL Huang The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman   We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape) Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children) My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction) So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

Jess and Trisha discuss some more RWA work, takeaways from a Juneteeth Book Fest panel on writing Black romance, the delight for all readers in reading queer romance, and offer some favorites for Pride Month. This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News Please take a few minutes and fill out our survey! You could win an ereader! RWA is working to support Dreamspinner authors who are owed money. Here’s a great longform piece from Vox on the racism in RWA and how a new board is trying to turn things around. Learn about the Juneteenth Book Fest and then watch the “Black Love: Writing Black Romance” panel! Books Discussed Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon Just Like That by Cole McCade That Could be Enough by Alyssa Cole Lord of the Last Heartbeat by May Petersen Two Rogues Make a Right and It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian The Craft of Love by EE Ottoman Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Every Dark Desire by Fiona Zedde Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones (read it now for our book club discussion in the next episode!) Let us know what you thoughts of the Juneteeth Book Fest romance panel and what thoughts and questions you have about Getting Schooled! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

Rebecca, Vanessa, and Sharifah discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This episode is sponsored by: Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting! Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community Also mentioned in this episode: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Passing by Nella Larsen The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chestnutt

Amanda and Jenn give queer reading recommendations in honor of Pride month in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting! and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (rec’d by Elizabeth) Questions 1. Hello ladies, I am looking for a lighthearted queer romance story with mermaids. It can be mermaid/mermaid or human/mermaid, both are fine. I’d prefer a wlw romance but anything queer would be great. Thank you! -Sam 2. Hello, I am looking for some books for my 11 year old niece. She is confused about her sexuality and gender right now and doesn’t live in a very forgiving household. She loves fantasy novels and real life situations as well. She loves comics and manga. I’m looking for something that could be reassuring for her and make sure she knows she is normal. -Chloe 3. Hello! I’m looking for a book to fulfill the 2020 read harder task to read a romance novel starring a single parent. I have a hard time getting into straight romance novels, but I enjoy LGBTQ romance novels, particularly wlw (women who love women) romance. Any suggestions for wlw (or other LGBTQ+ identities) romance novels featuring a single parent would be much appreciated as I have not had any success in finding one myself. Thank you!! Love the show!!  P.S. – Hey from RVA!  -Kathleen 4. Hi Amanda and Jenn, First, I LOVE the show. My bank account not so much, but it’s worth it.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Nebula Awards, Pride month, anti-racist SF/F, and more highly anticipated books coming out in 2020. This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, The Harbinger Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout, published by Inkyard Press, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Links: Correction: Thank you to Fantasy Faction! Nebula Award Winners Sarah Pinsker adaptation in the works 150 Queer SFF Books Daniel Radcliffe + The Trevor Project Incredible and important essay by Tochi Onyebuchi (TW: police brutality, violence) Books: Trouble The Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson (July 21 2020) Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (October 13 2020) The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (August 4 2020) Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez (December 8 2020) Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston (September 8 2020) Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (October 13 2020) On the Origin of Species and Other Stories by Bo-Young Kim, translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort (October 27 2020) The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson (October 6 2020)

Jess and Trisha talk about the impact of anti-Black racism in publishing, an RWA awards decision, and books we love by Black authors. Plus! We announce a new book club pick! This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News #PublishingPaidMe has illustrated the systemic racism in publishing. Lee and Low helped quantify it by posting their data about the appallingly low number of Black authors and publishing professionals. RWA has dropped the RITA and replaced it with the Vivian, a new award named for RWA founder Vivian Stephens. Books Discussed The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert Pink Slip by Katrina Jackson Wherever You Are Are by Elle Wright So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon In Case You Forgot by Frederick Smith and Chaz Lamar Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones (read it now for our July book club discussion!) As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

Amanda and Jenn recommend anti-racist literature in this week’s episode of Get Booked, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!, Libro.FM, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Books Discussed & Other Notes: More discussion on Anti-Racism So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility by Robin Diangelo How to Be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (and Stamped by Jason Reynolds) Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin and Ebony Glenn Kidlit These Days podcast Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, edited by Maya Schenwar, Joe Macare, and Alana Yu-Lan Price Well-Read Black Girl, edited by Glory Edim The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David S. Treuer The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee Ibram Kendi’s Anti-Racist Reading list

Eric and Kelly dig into anti-racist YA books and then highlight YA books with food covers that make for delicious reading. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes made by Book Riot, the audiobook edition of A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout sport for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill Ghosting by Sarvenaz Tash and Sarah Skilton The Wild Remedy by Emma Mitchell This Is My America by Kim Johnson Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Into The Streets: A Young Person’s Visual History of Protest in the United States by Mark Bieschke Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall and A. D’Amico This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell Good Talk by Mira Jacob The Hate U Give and Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones Slay by Brittney Morris Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles Dear Martin by Nic Stone Color Me In by Natasha Diaz How It Went Down and Light It Up by Kekla Magoon With The Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian A La Carte by Tanita S. Davis The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund North of Happy by Adi Alsaid The Art of French Kissing by Brianna R. Shrum Love à la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love edited by Elsie Chapman and Caroline Tung Richmond Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

This week Alice and Kim talk Pride reads, new release nonfiction, and more. This episode is sponsored by TBR and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton. Nonfiction in the News Entertainment Weekly: “Warner Bros. makes Just Mercy available for free as education on ‘systemic racism’” Book Riot: “Listen to Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi on Spotify New Books Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It by Jamie Margolin How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong Girls Garage: How to Use Any Tool, Tackle Any Project, and Build the World You Want to See by Emily Pilloton. The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir by Wayétu Moore Pride Month How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective, Edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir by Saeed Jones The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America by Eric Cervini When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele Reading Now KIM: Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets by Feminista Jones The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. Broom ALICE: Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom CONCLUSION You can find us on SOCIAL MEDIA – @itsalicetime and @kimthedork RATE AND REVIEW on Apple Podcasts so people can find us more easily, and subscribe so you can get our new episodes the minute they come out.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss online read-alongs, some exciting adaptation news, and a few favorite anime and manga series. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Dark Horse Comics, publisher of American Gods: The Moment of the Storm by Neil Gaiman, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News Thanks for the mention, Fantasy-Fiction.com! Taika Waititi Leads All-Star Reading of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH to Fund COVID-19 Relief Old Guard trailer on Netflix (drops July 10) Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa’s New Movie Is About a Vampire/Vampire Slayer Con Artist Duo Fifth Season Read-Along at Tor.com Edgar Wright to Adapt Tade Thompson’s The Murders Of Molly Southbourne, Plus Works From S.A. Chakraborty and Jonathan Stroud Books & Media Discussed Little Witch Academia, created by Yoh Yoshinari and Trigger; manga published by Yen Press, by creators and art by Keisuke Sato Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka Cowboy Bebop, created by Shinichirō Watanabe Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi

This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including an excellent queer YA graphic novel! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell The Secret Loves of Geek Girls edited by Hope Nicholson with foreward by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Amanda and guest Rebecca discuss nonfiction about the Midwest, whimsical reads, morally ambiguous characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro FM, Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The River by Peter Heller and Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series (rec’d by Kate) The Mike Bowditch series by Paul Doiron (The Poacher’s Son) (rec’d by Kate)   Michael McGarrity (Kevin Kerney series), William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series, Rich Curtin’s Manny Rivera mystery series, Paul Doiron (Mike Bowditch series), CJ Box (Joe Pickett series), Nevada Barr (Anna Pigeon series) (rec’d by Audrey) Questions 1. This is one of the first years in my life that I don’t have a trip planned because of COVID19. I initially had intended on vacationing in Greece back in April and June in New York City. I was hoping to get some book recommendations to fill the void one set in each place. I hope you are all staying well and safe. Thanks -Lauren 2. hi! I’m looking for sociological-ish/historyish/journalism-ish nonfiction  books based in the American Midwest. I’m trying to curate a list to learn more about the area(I’m not American myself). So far I have Negroland, Janesville, Columbine, The Warmth of Other Suns, Prairie Fires, The Worst Hard Time. It’s all very scattered, and I don’t mind that, so I hope you can help me find more!