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New Releases and More for May 6, 2025

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Sympathy for Wild Girls, Kiss Me, Maybe, Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange, and more great books!

2025 Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendation Show, Part 1

Jeff and Rebecca respond to a range of listener recommendation requests, including, but not exclusively, for moms, dads, and grads.

All the (More!) Books! May 2, 2025

This week, Danika discusses the best and worst books to read in one sitting or for a readathon.

The It Books of May 2025

Jeff and Rebecca try to determine what the It Book of May 2025 will be.

New Releases and More for April 29, 2025

This week, Liberty and Jeff discuss The Road to Tender Hearts, This American Woman, Girl on Girl, and more great books!

Someone With Binoculars

Jess and Trisha talk about WIR book club, why/if point of view matters in romance, and they have some recs for reverse adaptations.

Celebrity Book Clubs GO IRL, Literary Grudges, and more book news

Jeff and Rebecca talk about still being pissed off about the 2012 non-pulitzer, Gaiman seemingly throwing in the image rehab towel, legal challenges and defenses, and more before talking about their recent reading.

All the (More!) Books! April 25, 2025

This week, Sharifah introduces All the (More!) Books and talks about a couple of recent reads that are perfect for book clubs!

The Business of Being a Writer with Jane Friedman

Jeff talks to Jane Friedman about the new edition of her book, The Business of Being a Writer. She has been writing about the publishing industry for years (and Jeff has been reading her work for years as well), and this book is a guide for writers who don't just want to write, they want to try to make a living.

The 10 Best Winners of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction of the Century So Far

Jeff and Rebecca continue to get mileage out of the "Of the Century so Far" framing, this time by ranking the fiction winners of the Pulitzer prize. Tough.

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