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 Episode 188 Jenn and Kelly discuss camping reads, transhumanist SF, healthy cookbooks, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.
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Kidlit These Days

 Episode 9 Karina and Matthew talk about the trailblazers in children's literature, including recognizing some of the first authors of color and indigenous authors to have their books traditionally published.
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 Episode 12 In this episode, Nicky Drayden and Helen Ellis talk about books that captured their attention in big ways.
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 Episode 57.5 In this first installment of Backlist to the Future, Jenn discusses books about non-gloomy futures.
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When In Romance

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