Podcast appearances and mentions of Stephen H Segal

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Magic for Liars, The Beautiful Ones, Cats Are a Liquid, and more great books for giving this holiday season. This episode was sponsored Yale University Press and Fabulous Monsters by Alberto Manguel, Bombas, and Eye for Eye by J.K. Franko. 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: Forking Good: An Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of The Good Place by Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Stephen H. Segal, Dingding Hu (Illustrator) American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson The Beautiful Ones by Prince  Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal Cats Are a Liquid by Rebecca Donnelly and Misa Saburi To Night Owl from Dogfish by Meg Wolitzer and Hilary Goldberg Sloan The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer  Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado The Octopus Museum: Poems by Brenda Shaughnessy The Grace Year by Kim Liggett The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America (Bird Books, Books for Bird Lovers, Humor Books) by Matt Kracht   The Lost Man by Jane Harper What we're reading: Thunderhead and The Toll by Neal Shusterman Firewatching by Russ Thomas More books out this week: The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky (Montague Siblings) by Mackenzi Lee The Girl in the Photograph: The True Story of a Native American Child, Lost and Found in America by Byron L. Dorgan Paw of the Jungle (A Paw Enforcement Novel) by Diane Kelly  Aviva-No by Shimon Adaf, Yael Segalovitz (translator) Starsight (Skyward) by Brandon Sanderson Where Winter Finds You: A Caldwell Christmas (The Black Dagger Brotherhood series) by J.R. Ward Sword of Kings: A Novel (Saxon Tales) by Bernard Cornwell The Wickerlight by Mary Watson Stranger Things: SIX (Graphic Novel) by Jody Houser Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River by Jung Young Moon, Yewon Jung (Translator) All My Cats by Bohumil Hrabal, Paul Wilson (Translator) The Hero by Lee Child Tiny Love: The Complete Stories of Larry Brown by Larry Brown  NVK: A Novel by Temple Drake  America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the U.S. by Erika Lee The Lying House by Rick Mofina The Last Affair by Margot Hunt  Fleabag: The Scriptures by Phoebe Waller-Bridge  JAY-Z: Made in America by Michael Eric Dyson AOC: Fighter, Phenom, Changemaker by Prachi Gupta  Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump by Glenn Simpson David Lazar by Robert Kalich … And Other Disasters by Malka Older 

This week things get weirder than normal with the announcement of a sequel/prequel to 50 Shades of Grey, the upcoming reissue of Jane Austen's nephew's granddaughter Lois Austen-Leigh's The Incredible Crime, young-adult novels being compared to cocaine and all sorts of tangents. Our featured books are An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir and Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture edited by Stephen H. Segal. #LiteraryLoitering #TheGeekShow #Books #Novels #Arts #Theatre #Comedy #News #Reviews #Podcasts #Geek_Wisdom_The_Sacred_Teachings_of_Nerd_Culture #An_Ember_in_the_Ashes #Sabaa_Tahir #Stephen_H_Segal

Political Theater explores the world of journalism and "fake news", including how they affect political campaigns. Films discussed include The Campaign (2015), The Ides of March (2011), Primary Colors (1996), Network (1976), and Good Night and Good Luck (2005). Special guest interview with former Philadelphia Weekly editor Stephen H. Segal.