This week, Liberty and Emily discuss <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063457717/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0063457717">Based on a True Story</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1644453940/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1644453940">Earth 7</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593956397/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0593956397">The Summer Girlfriend</a>, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063457717/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0063457717">Based on a True Story</a> by Sarah Vaughan
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538770261/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1538770261">The Missed Connection</a> by Tia Williams 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1835412319/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1835412319">The Way it Haunted Him</a> by Laura R. Samotin
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593956397/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0593956397">The Summer Girlfriend</a> by Kristina Forest 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1399717464/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1399717464">Paris Celestial</a> by A.Y. Chao 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250857953/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1250857953">Headlights</a> by CJ Leede
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1644453940/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1644453940">Earth 7</a> by Deb Olin Unferth 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250776546/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1250776546">Rasputin Swims the Potomac</a> by Ben Fountain 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374609306/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0374609306">The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers</a> by Carlos Barragán
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/073522174X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=073522174X">Freedom: Essays</a> by Zinzi Clemmons
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143139150/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0143139150">I'll Take the Fire</a> by Leila Slimani
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593977912/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0593977912">The Fervent Whites</a> by De'Shawn Charles Winslow
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1668097753/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1668097753">Transcendent: A Memoir</a> by Laverne Cox
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385551975/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0385551975">Villa Coco</a> by Andrew Sean Greer 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802167896/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0802167896">The Animal Room</a> by Lauren Acampora 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250800447/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1250800447">Pool House</a> by Mary H.K. Choi
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FQJ6CJW1/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=B0FQJ6CJW1">Social Animals</a> by Camille Perri
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0H2724Z67/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=B0H2724Z67">Contrapposto</a> by Dave Eggers
 
What We're Reading:
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1645661261/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1645661261">Molka</a> by Monika Kim
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063468387/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0063468387">Teret Teret</a> by Nafkote Tamirat
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3453322657/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=3453322657">Galapagos</a> by Kurt Vonnegut
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538787822/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1538787822">The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan</a> by M. H. Foster
 
Paperbacks:
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GYPPXMJK/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=B0GYPPXMJK">Atmosphere</a> by Taylor Jenkins Reid
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062868152/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0062868152">So Far Gone</a> by Jess Walter
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1668068923/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1668068923">The Satisfaction Café</a> by Kathy Wang
 
Links:
<a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/sadie-sink-the-marriage-plot-fx-a24-1236766850/">The Marriage Plot adaptation</a>
 
Bestsellers:
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1668236516/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1668236516">Theo of Golden</a> by Allen Levi  
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059380421X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=059380421X">Yesteryear</a> by Caro Claire Burke  
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8804812842/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=8804812842">Project Hail Mary</a> by Andy Weir
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063415895/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0063415895">The Ballad of Falling Dragons</a> by Sarah A Parker  
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1775293939/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1775293939">The Deal</a> by Elle Kennedy 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1668099578/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1668099578">Fever Dream</a> by Elsie Silver
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538769654/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1538769654">Score</a> by Kennedy Ryan
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/166806426X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=166806426X">On Witness and Respair: Essays</a> by Jesmyn Ward
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250437970/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1250437970">Things in Nature Merely Grow</a> by Yiyun Li
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Books Discussed On the Show:

Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan

The Missed Connection by Tia Williams 

The Way it Haunted Him by Laura R. Samotin

The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest 

Paris Celestial by A.Y. Chao 

Headlights by CJ Leede

Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth 

Rasputin Swims the Potomac by Ben Fountain 

The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers by Carlos Barragán

Freedom: Essays by Zinzi Clemmons

I'll Take the Fire by Leila Slimani

The Fervent Whites by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Transcendent: A Memoir by Laverne Cox

Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer 

The Animal Room by Lauren Acampora 

Pool House by Mary H.K. Choi

Social Animals by Camille Perri

Contrapposto by Dave Eggers



What We're Reading:

Molka by Monika Kim

Teret Teret by Nafkote Tamirat

Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut

The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan by M. H. Foster



Paperbacks:

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

So Far Gone by Jess Walter

The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang



Links:

The Marriage Plot adaptation



Bestsellers:

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi  

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke  

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker  

The Deal by Elle Kennedy 

Fever Dream by Elsie Silver

Score by Kennedy Ryan

On Witness and Respair: Essays by Jesmyn Ward

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li


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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Based on a True Story, Earth 7, The Summer Girlfriend, and more great books!

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Based on a True Story, Earth 7, The Summer Girlfriend, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan

The Missed Connection by Tia Williams 

The Way it Haunted Him by Laura R. Samotin

The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest 

Paris Celestial by A.Y. Chao 

Headlights by CJ Leede

Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth 

Rasputin Swims the Potomac by Ben Fountain 

The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers by Carlos Barragán

Freedom: Essays by Zinzi Clemmons

I'll Take the Fire by Leila Slimani

The Fervent Whites by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Transcendent: A Memoir by Laverne Cox

Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer 

The Animal Room by Lauren Acampora 

Pool House by Mary H.K. Choi

Social Animals by Camille Perri

Contrapposto by Dave Eggers



What We're Reading:

Molka by Monika Kim

Teret Teret by Nafkote Tamirat

Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut

The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan by M. H. Foster



Paperbacks:

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

So Far Gone by Jess Walter

The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang



Links:

The Marriage Plot adaptation



Bestsellers:

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi  

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke  

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker  

The Deal by Elle Kennedy 

Fever Dream by Elsie Silver

Score by Kennedy Ryan

On Witness and Respair: Essays by Jesmyn Ward

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li


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New Releases and More for June 9, 2026

This week, Sharifah recommends a 2026 must-read literary thriller and a fast-paced, feminist YA sc-fi novel featuring mechas.
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063289687/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0063289687">Whidbey</a> by T Kira Madden
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0099730642/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0099730642">Iron Widow</a> by Xiran Jay Zhao
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Whidbey by T Kira Madden

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao


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Sharifah recommends a 2026 must-read literary thriller and a fast-paced, feminist YA sc-fi novel featuring mechas.

This week, Sharifah recommends a 2026 must-read literary thriller and a fast-paced, feminist YA sc-fi novel featuring mechas.

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Whidbey by T Kira Madden

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao


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All the (More!) Books! June 5, 2026

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1728264294/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1728264294">Father Material</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063487438/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0063487438">The Children</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FPKYNSYW/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=B0FPKYNSYW">Muńeca</a>, and more great books!
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This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Father Material, The Children, Muńeca, and more great books!

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Father Material, The Children, Muńeca, and more great books!

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New Releases and More for June 2, 2026

This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now!
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Books Discussed on the Show
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613167601/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1613167601">Blunt Instrument</a> by Amy Bloom 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/180533526X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=180533526X">The Clock House Murders: Book 4 of The Bizarre House Mysteries</a> by Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524799645/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1524799645">Mystery Play</a> by Elizabeth Kostova
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1632158868/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1632158868">Head Lopper</a> by Andrew MacLean
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037462075X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=037462075X">Palaces of the Crow</a> by Ray Nayler
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538776995/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1538776995">Never Say Die: A Memoir</a> by Ke Huy Quan 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GN64YM51/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=B0GN64YM51">Our Noble Selves</a> by Kate Atkinson 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1546156542/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=1546156542">Radio Free Texas</a> by Libba Bray 
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Books Discussed on the Show

Blunt Instrument by Amy Bloom 

The Clock House Murders: Book 4 of The Bizarre House Mysteries by Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong

Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova

Head Lopper by Andrew MacLean

Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler

Never Say Die: A Memoir by Ke Huy Quan 

Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson 

Radio Free Texas by Libba Bray 

The Brightness by Chad Harbach 

Mortal Things by Marie Lu

Night Owl: Staying Up Late in a World Built for Early Birds by Haley Shaple
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This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now!

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.

Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with All Access membership. Click here to get started today!



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Books Discussed on the Show

Blunt Instrument by Amy Bloom 

The Clock House Murders: Book 4 of The Bizarre House Mysteries by Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong

Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova

Head Lopper by Andrew MacLean

Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler

Never Say Die: A Memoir by Ke Huy Quan 

Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson 

Radio Free Texas by Libba Bray 

The Brightness by Chad Harbach 

Mortal Things by Marie Lu

Night Owl: Staying Up Late in a World Built for Early Birds by Haley Shaple
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All the (More!) Books! May 29, 2026

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593833376/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0593833376">The Midnight Train</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FNVM2SHD/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=B0FNVM2SHD">The Black Cat Detectives</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063358549/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=boorio-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0063358549">Lake Life</a>, and more great books!
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This week, Liberty and Danika discuss ⁠The Midnight Train⁠, ⁠The Black Cat Detectives⁠, ⁠Lake Life⁠, and more great books!

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Midnight Train, The Black Cat Detectives, Lake Life, and more great books!

Take the Book Riot survey and be entered for a chance to win a $50 USD ThriftBooks Gift Card.

Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.

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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!

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