New Releases and More for January 14, 2025
This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Death of the Author, The Last Room on the Left, Chickenpox, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
The Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen
Chickenpox by Remy Lai
Everything is Poison by Joy McCullough
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black
Strange Pictures by Uketsu, Jim Rion (translator)
The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley
What We’re Reading:
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
Old Soul by Susan Barker
Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel
Crazy Old Ladies: The Story of Hag Horror by Caroline Young
More Books Out This Week:
Good Girl by Aria Aber
Confessions by Catherine Airey
Hello Stranger: Musings on Modern Intimacies by Manuel Betancourt 🏳️🌈
Andromeda by Therese Bohman, Marlaine Delargy (translator)
Let’s Call a Truce by Amy Buchanan
Liar’s Kingdom by Christine Calella
Babylonia by Costanza Casati
The Ends of Things by Sandra Chwialkowska
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
Dirtbag Queen by Andy Corren
Lightfall: Book One of The Everlands by Ed Crocker
The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl
House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou
Dreamover by Dani Diaz
Clever Little Thing by Helena Echlin
Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels by Caroline Eden
The Gloomy Girl Variety Show: A Memoir by Freda Epum
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some by Josh Gad
The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
Leo Martino Steals Back His Heart by Eric Geron
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
The Motherload: Episodes from the Brink of Motherhood by Sarah Hoover
Aflame: Learning from Silence by Pico Iyer
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy
Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar
What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange
Build a Girlfriend by Elba Luz
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay
No Purchase Necessary by Maria Marianayagam
Queen of Diamonds by Beezy Marsh
Reclaiming the Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within by Alishia McCullough
Voices of the Fallen Heroes: And Other Stories by Yukio Mishima
The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds by Jennifer Moorman
Brewed with Love by Shelly Page
Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter
Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel
Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder by Matthew Pearl
The Legend of Kamui by Shirato Sanpei, Richard Rubinger, Noriko Rubinger, Alexa Frank (translators)
Vantage Point by Sara Sligar
Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars
Near Distance by Hanna Stoltenberg, Wendy H. Gabrielsen (translator)
Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias
First Love Language by Stefany Valentine
Daughter of Chaos (The Dark Pantheon Trilogy Book 1) by A.S. Webb
The Betrayal of Thomas True by A. J. West
Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon
Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
