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This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Call Me Ishmaelle, Meet the Newmans, The Starseekers, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! End of Year Reads: Women's Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery Christmas at the Women's Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mensinga Woodworking by Emily St. James  These Heathens by Mia McKenzie Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey The Lamb by Lucy Rose  Hannibal Lecter: A Life by Brian Raftery Discipline by Larissa Pham Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the Books! is taking a holiday break, so we wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on some of the books we were most excited to read in 2025 (and some of them did indeed make our favorite books of the year lists!). In this rerun episode, Liberty and Patricia discuss books coming in 2025 they're excited about, including Down in the Sea of Angels, Tartufo, Flirting Lessons, and more! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books Discussed On the Show: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong Old Soul by Susan Barker Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton   In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby Jr. Little Mysteries: Nine Miniature Puzzles to Confuse, Enthrall, and Delight by Sara Gran  The Portable Feminist Reader edited by Roxane Gay Accidents Happen: Stories by F.H. Batacan Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz  The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer by Dylan Mulvaney  The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett  Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel by Loretta J Ross Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something by Amie McNee Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the Books! is on a holiday break, so we're sharing this recent Zero to Well-Read episode in which Jeff and Rebecca discuss the award-winning books, pop culture phenomena, book club picks, and crossover hits of 2025 and attempt to identify the ones that might someday join the canon. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to help you get the most out of your reading life. Email us: zerotowellread@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the (More!) Books! is on a short holiday break and figured you might be too doing such things as going to the movies. Well, if seeing Hamnet is on your list, we thought you'd enjoy this recent Book Riot Podcast episode in which Rebecca sits down with Vanessa Diaz to discuss the adaptation of Hamnet, in wide theatrical release this week. They talk about the film as a standalone piece of art, how it works as an adaptation, the key differences between the book and the movie, and how to tell if it's for you. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. Discussed in this Episode: Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the Books! is taking a holiday break, so we wanted to share this recent Zero to Well-Read episoe in which Jeff and Rebecca revisit Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, a story so familiar it’s often mistaken for simple. They consider its moral stakes, its enduring influence on readers and society, and why Scrooge's redemption still resonates. Subscribe to our free newsletter, and become a member for access to early, ad-free listening and bonus content. Follow Zero to Well-Read on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Email us: zerotowellread@bookriot.com This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha recommends a couple of backlist fiction books she finally got to - and loved - this year. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed: Deacon King Kong by James McBride All Systems Red by Martha Wells This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss some of the upcoming 2026 book releases they're most excited about, including Is This a Cry for Help?, Molka, Half His Age, and more! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin (Atria, January 13) Heartstopper: Volume 6 by Alice Oseman (Graphix, July 7) Brawler: Stories by Lauren Groff (Riverhead Books, February 24) Molka by Monika Kim (Erewhon Books, April 28) All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun (37 Ink, March 10) The Body by Bethany C. Morrow (Tor Nightfire, Feb 10) Whidbey by T Kira Madden (Mariner Books, March 10) The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham (Kokila, June 2) Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker (Hanover Square Press, April 21) Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (Ballantine Book, January 20) The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean (Tor Books, May 5) The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (1201 Books, April 21) Canon by Paige Lewis (Viking, May 19) Breakout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon (Quill Tree Books, June 2) Tata by Valérie Perrin, Hildegarde Serle (translator) (Europa, June 23) Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman (MIRA, August 11) What We're Reading: Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz The Lamb by Lucy Rose Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy) by Colson Whitehead More Books Out This Week: The Uninvited by Nancy Banks The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson, Reggie Brown The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South by Richard A. Harpootlian, Shaun Assael Love in Plane Sight by Lauren Connolly The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares some of the books she hopes to catch up on during her end-of-year reading sprint. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a ook. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed: Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser, Hildegarde Serle (translator) History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire by Don Martin Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa and Danika discuss some of December's new releases, and Liberty and Vanessa's favorite books of 2025. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! Books Discussed On the Show: The Curse of the Cole Women by Marielle Thompson There’s Always Next Year by George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson The Jaguars Roar by Micheliny Verunschk, Juliana Barbassa (translator) Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum and Shanna Tan Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett Angel Down by Daniel Kraus Old Soul by Susan Barker The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson Queer Enlightenments by Dr. Anthony Delaney All the (More!) Books! December 5, 2025 What We're Reading: Joy to the Girls by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlessler History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire by Don Martin This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika talks about their favorite reads of the year. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie These Heathens by Mia McKenzie Sympathy for Wild Girls: Stories by Demree McGhee I Shall Never Fall In Love by Hari Conner The Salvage by Anbara Salam To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Awakened by A.E. Osworth This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar House of Beth by Kerry Cullen Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel The Original by Nell Stevens Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology by Angela Hsieh The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello All the Books! listeners! We're off this week due to illness, but we didn't want to leave you empty-handed, so we're sharing an episode from our newest podcast, Zero to Well-Read, that covers one of Liberty's favorite books: The Secret History. Jeff and Rebecca revisit Donna Tartt's cult classic, the OG of dark academia, The Secret History. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to help you get the most out of your reading life. This season of Zero to Well-Read is sponsored by Thriftbooks. Email us: zerotowellread@bookriot.com Zero to Well-Read is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sharifah talks about a couple of her best reads of the year! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed The Warmth of Other Suns: The Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Good Things, Art Heist, Recipes from the American South, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! Books Discussed On the Show: A Literary Letter for Every Day of the Year by Liz Ison  Bibliophile Advent Calendar for Booklovers by Jane Mount Expensive Basketball by Shea Serrano Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: A Cookbook by Samin Nosrat Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More! by The New York Times Games The Portable Feminist Reader by Roxane Gay Art Heist: 50 Artworks You Will Never See by Susie Hodge Six Seasons of Pasta: A New Way with Everyone's Favorite Food by Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg Around the World in 80 Birds by Mike Unwin, Ryuto Miyake Recipes from the American South by Michael W Twitty How Comics Are Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page by Glenn Fleishman Syme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence About (Almost) Every Imaginable Subject of Daily Life, with Odes to Desktop Ephemera and Selected Letters of Famous Writers by Rachel Syme The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains by Pria Anand The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 by Hanif Abdurraqib The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things by Nikki Giovanni Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore by Char Adams Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores by Katie Mitchell For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed: The Crèche Keeper's Guild by Ware Wilkins, Faith Anthony  The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew Cat Nap by Brian Lees Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden Hunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller  Pendergast: The Beginning by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child  Down Came the Spiders by Ally Russell Banned: How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption by Michael Ray Richardson This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss The Cuffing Game, Beasts of the Sea, I, Medusa, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed On the Show: The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen, David Hackston (translator) The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten, Alison McCullough (translator) I, Medusa by Ayana Gray Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century by W. David Marx And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo I’ll Make A Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker I'll Find You Where the Timeline Ends by Kylie Lee Baker Hungerstone by Kat Dunn Who Counted the Corpses: Vlad Dracula and History by James M. Donovan The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1) by Antonia Hodgson For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha talks about holiday reads - or, at least, books that use holidays to frame a story. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Stolen Crown, Brigands & Breadknives, Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed On the Show: The White Hot by Quiara Alegria Hudes Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty by Tracy Borman Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes) by Travis Baldree Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend The Lost by Sarah Beth Durst The Marriage Narrative by Claire Kann For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares three books about art and museum heists, two for adult readers and one adorable series starter for kids. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed: The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King with illustrations by Claire Powell Loot by Tania James This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Palaver, Beautiful Brutal Bodies, Black-Owned, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. Books Discussed On the Show: Palaver by Bryan Washington Beautiful Brutal Bodies by Linda Cheng Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore by Char Adams Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite Her One Regret by Donna Freitas The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer  Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika recommends short horror books you can read cover to cover on Halloween night! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just $18! Books Discussed: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, edited by Carmen Maria Machado When I Arrived at the Castle by E. M. Carroll Through the Woods by E. M. Carroll The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, DaNi, and Tamra Bonvillain Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey, Pius Bak, and Roman Titov House of Beth by Kerry Cullen This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices