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All The Books

 Episode 226.5 This week, Patricia talks about two excellent books about gods behaving badly!
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Annotated

 Episode 29 The affirming, surprising, and most of all lasting legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club.
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For Real

 Episode 40 This week Alice and Kim take a deep dive into eight great new books coming out in early September!
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Get Booked

 Episode 198 Amanda and Jenn discuss queer reads, graphic novels, management advice, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.
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Hey YA

 Episode 52 Kelly and Eric talk about YA book-writing duos then highlight some of the fall titles that are falling under the radar -- but shouldn't.
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Kidlit These Days

 Episode 14 Karina and Matthew talk about why books get banned, what book titles appear on ALA's Most Challenged Books list, and why Banned Books Week is a great time for celebrating. Joining is special guest Sonali Kumar, a librarian in Washington, DC and the author of the Unschooled Librarian blog.
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Read or Dead

 Episode 60 Rincey is joined by guest co-host Liberty Hardy to talk about the trailer for the Tana French TV adaptation, Emily St. John Mandel's new mystery book, and World War I mysteries.
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Recommended

 Episode 4 Today on Recommended, Jen Wang and Courtney Maum talk about favorites that are very relevant to their interests!
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SFF Yeah!

 Episode 62.5 This week, Sharifah discusses her favorite backlist books featuring spooky houses.
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The Podcast

 Episode 330.5 Jeff and Amanda dive (!) into the book and let's face it, MOSTLY, the movie: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER.
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When In Romance

 Episode 42 Jess and Trisha discuss an unprofessional move by a writer in New Zealand; authors who aren’t getting paid by a romance publisher; and the romance authors, series, and subgenres they came to a bit late.
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