Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another great day for books! I know what I’m picking up first: Things to Do When You’re Goth in the Country and Other Stories by Chavisa Woods.Because WOW, THAT TITLE. And in case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new book in Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief series! It’s called Thick as Thieves and it is A++++. And it’s just one of the many awesome books making its debut today. You can hear about several more great books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as York: The Shadow Cipher, An Awkward Age, and The Push.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by The Widow of Wall Street by Randy Susan Meyers.

A provocative new novel by bestselling author Randy Susan Meyers about the seemingly blind love of a wife for her husband as he conquers Wall Street, and her extraordinary, perhaps foolish, loyalty during his precipitous fall.
When Phoebe learns her husband’s triumph and vast reach rests on an elaborate Ponzi scheme her world unravels. Her children refuse to see her if she remains at their father’s side, but abandoning him feels cruel and impossible.

From penthouse to prison, Randy Susan Meyers’s latest novel exposes a woman struggling to survive and then redefine her life as her world crumbles.

Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff

Grace is a recent high school graduate who is holding on to a secret: she’s still a huge fan of Fever Dream, the boy band everyone loved in middle school. For Grace, the band is still an important part of her life. (She spends a lot of time squealing over it with strangers online.) Then she gets the chance to meet her idol, and she learns the truth about celebrity. A smart coming-of-age story about learning how to move on when you realize the things you think define you are no longer important.

Backlist bump: A Song to Take the World Apart by Zan Romanoff

Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Ohhhhhhhh, my friends, get ready for this one. It’s a Commonwealth Prize-winning story about the Kintu Kidda’s clan in Uganda and the centuries-long history of the family’s “cursed bloodline,” starting in 1750. Makumbi breaks the book up into six parts and details the lives of Kintu’s descendants and what it means to live in the shadow of the curse a they try to carve out their own futures. What a fantastic read!

Backlist bump: I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (Another amazing Commonwealth Prize winner.)

 

The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

I mention this on the podcast several months ago, but I just want to reiterate how amazing this book is. Marzano-Lesnevich went to Louisiana to help work with prisoners on death row, and instead found herself questioning her opposition to the death penalty when she came across a particularly heinous crime. Her investigation into the case led to reopened memories of her own childhood trauma and forced her to face some painful truths. (This book is fascinating and beautifully written, but please be aware that there are some really brutal, possibly triggering things discussed in it as well.)

Backlist bump: No bump, just advice to mark down After the Eclipse: A Mother’s Murder, a Daughter’s Search by Sarah Perry now, because WOW.

Florence in Ecstasy by Jessie Chaffee

Hannah, a young woman from Boston, is trying to recover from an intense episode with an eating disorder. Seeking something new, she travels alone to Italy to soak up the beauty and culture. Drawn into the city’s seemingly insatiable lust for life, Hannah – with the help of the natives – sets off down a path of drinking, sex, and food. But will the appearance of a face from the past threaten to upend her present? A vivacious, intelligent novel about the female body, pleasure, and the turmoil of trying to find your way back to yourself.

Backlist bump: Sister Golden Hair by Darcey Steinke

Give a Girl a Knife: A Memoir by Amy Thielen

A delightful memoir about Thielen’s journey from her hometown in Minnesota – home of America’s largest French fry factory – to the kitchen’s in the finest restaurants in NYC. It’s a charming story about how hard work and perseverance still help some people achieve their dreams, and how Thielen’s roots helped her realize her goals – and ultimately brought her back home.

Backlist bump: Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson

Everywhere Home: A Life in Essays by Fenton Johnson

A collection of personal essays about Johnson’s travels and the things he encounters, covering such topics as Burning Man, basketball, the AIDS epidemic, monasteries, and Oscar Wilde. These are wonderfully thoughtful and intelligent pieces that fit together with frank introspection to make a remarkable book.

Backlist bump: Small Fires: Essays by Julie Marie Wade

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

And ICYMI, I’m writing the new Book Riot newsletter, Book Radar, which will give you all those things! You can sign up here.

Stay rad,

Liberty

 

Welcome back, race fans. It’s another Tuesday, and another great week for books. For example, for all you Robin Hobb fans: the third book in the Fitz and the Fool trilogy is out now! And you can hear about several great books out today on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as Lives of the Monster Dogs, Ramona Blue, and Binti.

(P.S. I was having the worst time narrowing my choices down today, so I’m giving you a mini-round-up. Enjoy!)

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki.

High in the Hollywood Hills, writer Lady Daniels has taken a break from her husband. Left alone with her children, she’s going to need a hand taking care of her young son. In response to a Craigslist ad, S arrives, a magnetic young artist who will live in the guest house, care for Lady’s toddler, Devin, and keep a watchful eye on her teenage son, Seth. But in the heat of the summer, S’s connection to Seth takes a disturbing, and possibly destructive, turn. Darkly comic, twisty and tense, this mesmerizing new from Edan Lepucki novel defies expectation.

That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Kerim: A funny and heartwarming novel about Shabnam, her summer crush, and how love can be confusing and overwhelming one day and amazing and beautiful the next.

House of Names by Colm Tóibín: A brilliant retelling of the story of Clytemnestra by a master storyteller. And like the original, full of murder, betrayal, and revenge.

We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson: Science! Nerdy goodness! Cute illustrations! Big questions about the universe that we still can’t answer! … Did I mention the cute illustrations?

D’Arc (War with No Name) by Robert Repino: It’s the sequel to Mort(e)! *MUPPET ARMS* This one picks up shortly after the first one ended, with Mort(e) and Sheba, with cults, amphibious creatures, and a serial killer!

Deadmen Walking: A Deadman’s Cross Novel (Dark-Hunter: Deadman’s Cross Trilogy) by Sherrilyn Kenyon: Pirates, and immortals, and a sea witch, oh my! This was my first Kenyon (I know, I know) and I thought it was great fun.

A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee: A Scotland Yard detective investigates the murder of a British official in India in this marvelous new historical crime series.

Based on a True Story by Delphine de Vigan, George Miller (Translator): This massively successful French novel about friendship, rivalry and obsession – think Single White Female – is now available in English!

Among the Lesser Gods by Margo Catts: A young woman who believes she leads a cursed life heads to the woods of Colorado to gather her thoughts. But what she finds there leaves her with a better understanding of cause and effect. This is a remarkable debut.

Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish: Essays by Tom McCarthy: I am a huge fan of McCarthy’s novels and I quickly gobbled up all these smart essays about pop culture and more. Includes thoughts on Patty Hearst, David Lynch, Ulysses, and yes, typewriters, bombs, and jellyfish.

The Gift by Barbara Browning: Browning is one of the most refreshing, unusual novelists I have read, and this book is no different. It’s about a woman who begins spamming people with ukulele songs. Awkward encounters ensue.

Shtum by Jem Lester: A beautiful, heart-squeezing debut novel of a couple and their ten-year-old autistic son, written from Lester’s own experiences as a parent to an autistic child.

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

And ICYMI, I’m writing the new Book Riot newsletter, Book Radar, which will give you all those things! You can sign up here.

Stay rad,

Liberty

It’s the first Tuesday of the month, so you know what that means: IT’S A SPECTACULARLY GOOD NEW RELEASE DAY. And the warm weather is finally here, so I can look out my window and see the sun and green grass! (What, you thought I was going to say “read outside?” LOL. That’s where the bugs live, sillies.) There are a kitten-ton of great books out this week, including the last books in the Court of Thorns and Roses and Divine Cities trilogies! And you can hear about several of these books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as Priestdaddy, One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, and This is Just My Face.

And while we’re talking about book news: Wanna learn about new book deals, adaptation news, and upcoming must-read books? I’m writing the new Book Riot newsletter, Book Radar, which will give you all those things! You can sign up here, and check out the most recent one here.

Now, let’s get down to business.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by The Nix by Nathan Hill, new in paperback.

Samuel hasn’t seen his mother since she abandoned the family. Now she’s re-appeared, having committed an absurd crime that electrifies the nightly news and inflames a politically divided country. To save her, Samuel will have to embark on a journey, uncovering long-buried secrets that stretch back across generations, from 2011 to 1960s America and to WWII Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Faye’s losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself.

The Dinner Party: Stories by Joshua Ferris

The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past by Charlie English

Deep Water (Simon True) by Katherine Nichols

The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey

Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood

The Farm in the Green Mountains (NYRB Classics) by Alice Herdan-Zuckmayer (Author), Ida H. Washington (Translator), Carol E. Washington (Translator)

One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays by Scaachi Koul

The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn

Ugly Prey: An Innocent Woman and the Death Sentence That Scandalized Jazz Age Chicago by Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi

Genevieves by Henry Hoke

Triple Threat (Lois Lane) by Gwenda Bond

This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

Beach Lawyer by Avery Duff

My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir by Mark Lukach

The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman

Four Weeks, Five People by Jennifer Yu

Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee by Wayne Flynt

Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto by Leslie Buck

Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab by Shani Mootoo

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The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

Before We Sleep by Jeffrey Lent

Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig  

Fen: Stories by Daisy Johnson

Said Not Said: Poems by Fred Marchant

The History of the Future by Edward McPherson

The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr

How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up by Emilie Wapnick

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses) by Sarah J. Maas

The Supernormal Sleuthing Service: The Lost Legacy by Gwenda Bond and Christopher Rowe

American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6′ 4″, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell

Hooper’s Revolution by Dennie Wendt

Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death by Brenna Hassett

Time’s a Thief by B.G. Firmani

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool: A True Love Story by Peter Turner

I’ll Eat When I’m Dead by Barbara Bourland

Firstborn by Tosca Lee

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft by Geraldine DeRuiter

Borrowed Souls: A Soul Charmer Novel by Chelsea Mueller

Dreamfall by Amy Plum

Bubble by Stewart Foster

Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times edited by Carolina De Robertis

Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin (Author), Bonnie Huie  (Translator)

The Leavers by Lisa Ko

The Trials of Apollo Book Two The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

And We’re Off by Dana Schwartz

Milena, or The Most Beautiful Femur in the World by Jorge Zepeda Patterson (Author), Adrian Nathan West (Translator)

You’re the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women’s Friendships by Deborah Tannen

Mid-Life Ex-Wife: A Diary of Divorce, Online Dating, and Second Chances by Stella Grey

The Scattering (Outliers) by Kimberly McCreight

My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Gathering Edge by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

The Baker’s Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan

The Weekend Effect: The Life-Changing Benefits of Taking Time Off and Challenging the Cult of Overwork by Katrina Onstad

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky

Trajectory: Stories by Richard Russo

Soupy Leaves Home by Cecil Castellucci  (Author), Jose Pimienta (Illustrator)

The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness by Jill Filipovic

The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis (Author), Michael Lucey (Translator)

City of Miracles (The Divine Cities) by Robert Jackson Bennett

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Inheritance from Mother by Minae Mizumura

He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty by S Jonathan Bass

No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal

‘Round Midnight by Laura McBride

Beyond the High Blue Air: A Memoir by Lu Spinney

Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan

Hadriana in All My Dreams by René Depestre (Author), Kaiama L. Glover (Translator)

The Nix by Nathan Hill (paperback)

The Assistants by Camille Perri (paperback)

Why We Came to the City by Kristopher Jansma (paperback)

The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan (paperback)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (paperback)

The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee (paperback)

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

Remember what I said last week about the beautiful weather? I jinxed myself. It has been cold, cloudy, and rainy here in Maine ever since. Booo. But April is coming to an end. And I have a ton of great books to read! (And who am I kidding, I don’t go outside, LOL.) I have a few great books to tell you about today, and you can hear about more wonderful books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few awesome books we loved, including Borne, Startup, and Scienceblind.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by I Found You by Lisa Jewell.

Two decades of secrets, a missing husband, and a man with no memory are at the heart of this brilliant new novel, filled with the “beautiful writing, believable characters, pacey narrative, and dark secrets” (Daily Mail, London) that make Lisa Jewell so beloved by audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.

“Jewell is a wonderful storyteller. Her characters are believable, her writing is strong and poetic, and her narrative is infused with just enough intrigue to keep the pages turning. Readers of Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, and Ruth Ware will love.” —Library Journal (starred review)

Skullsworn by Brian Staveley

Whether or not you have read Staveley’s fantastic Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne trilogy, you can still enjoy the hell out of this standalone novel set in the same universe. This one involves a priestess who has ten days to kill seven people, including one she must first love, or it’s curtains for her. Action-packed and richly detailed, this is a must-read for fantasy fans!

Backlist bump: The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Confession time: I still haven’t read A Man Called Ove. Or any Backman, in fact. But I enjoyed this novel about a small town trying to win a big hockey title to help bring the town back from the brink of failure. But a violent act during the semi-finals will have far-reaching consequences. It’s a beautiful, occasionally brutal, slow burn of a novel. (Be sure you’re ready to read a LOT about hockey.)

Backlist bump: We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates

The Boy in the Earth by Fuminori Nakamura, Allison Markin Powell (Translator)

Who’s in the mood for some dark, fantastically written fiction? Nakamura (Last Winter We Parted, The Gun) is back with a bleak tale of a suicidal taxi driver and his alcoholic girlfriend. Using the narrator’s search into his past, The Boy in the Earth examines – and challenges – the notion that everyone is worthy of a chance at redemption. It’s thought-provoking, to say the least.

Backlist bump: The Gun by Fuminori Nakamura

Burntown by Jennifer McMahon

I am always in the mood for McMahon’s creepy New England books. (I find them comforting – is that weird?) Her latest is a tale of secrets, murder, and stolen plans set among abandoned mills and factories of a sleepy Vermont college town. The town’s misfits play a big role in the story as a killer from the past resurfaces. Read this when you’re alone late at night for maximum effect!

Backlist bump: The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

Oola by Brittany Newell

The jacket copy had me at “the wicked love child of American Psycho and Lolita.” Oola, a music school dropout, sets out on a road trip across Europe with Leif, stopping to housesit for his parents’ friends along the way. But soon her Oola’s time with Leif turns dark and isolated, and the fun dynamic begins to shift into something sinister. Oola is a twisty story of privilege and creativity, built around the title character’s young energy and sexuality. It’s addictive and strange.

Backlist bump: Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! As always, it has been a delight to share recommendations with you. And if you want to hear more about books, old and new, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Be excellent to each other.

Liberty

Holy cats! I don’t know about where you live, but the weather has finally turned warm and lovely here in Maine – it’s perfect for reading! And there are so many good books out today, it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. YAY, NATURE! YAY, BOOKS! I have a few great books to tell you about today, and you can hear about more wonderful books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few awesome books we loved, including Locking Up Our Own, How to be Married, and Imagine Wanting Only This. And exciting news: One of my very favorites from last year, One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood, is out in paperback today!

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener.

What really happens in the first year out of college? When Caroline Kitchener graduated from Princeton, she began shadowing four of her female classmates, interviewing them as they started to navigate the murky waters of post-collegiate life. Weaving together her own experience as a writer with the experiences of these other women—a documentarian, a singer, a programmer, and an aspiring doctor—Kitchener delves deeply into the personal and professional opportunities offered to female college graduates, and how the world perceives them.

The Golden Legend by Nadeem Aslam

A gorgeous, sad novel about love and secrets set in Pakistan. A widow, who is being pressured to forgive her husband’s killer, must also fear that her secrets will be shared with the town, when someone starts broadcasting people’s secrets from the minaret of the local mosque. When the speaker reveals a forbidden romance, chaos erupts in the community. This is a fantastic book about religious intolerance and the resilience of the human spirit.

Backlist bump: The Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam

The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch

A speculative fiction reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc, set in the near future. Earth is a toxic nuclear wasteland, so its inhabitants have had to leave the planet. Still in the midst of war and chaos, one woman will rise to lead a rebellion to overthrow the oppressors and seal the destiny of mankind. This is a wonderful, wildly imaginative book about gender, love, and war.

Backlist bump: Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch) by Ann Leckie

Entropy in Bloom: Stories by Jeremy Robert Johnson

If you’re like me, and you love scary/gross stories, this is the perfect book for you, now available for the first time in hardcover and featuring a never-before published novella! Johnson infuses his stories with equal amounts of compelling and disturbing, to make up a fun batch of horror that will have you eewing and aahing. Sit back and enjoy the ride as people take things that aren’t theirs, pierce things they shouldn’t, and a whole lot more!

Backlist bump: Skullcrack City by Jeremy Robert Johnson

Ararat by Christopher Golden

When an earthquake reveals a hidden cave, two daring adventurers think they have found the rumored location of  Noah’s Ark and their shot at fame and notoriety. But the team of explorers that go in search of the Ark are not prepared for the horrifying horned creature that awaits them inside of the mountain. And as a blizzard cuts off their escape, they must use their wits to stay alive. Monsters + religious history + adventure = FUN.

Backlist bump: Snowblind by Christopher Golden

The Lights by Brian McGreevy

Another wonderful title from Rare Bird Books! The creator of Hemlock Grove returns with an intense look at people behaving badly. When Lena sets off for school in Austin, she thinks she has a new life on the gifted path of higher learning ahead of her. But she quickly learns that you can’t leave your problems behind, and The Lights reveals itself as a study of how people in close quarters behave much like animals, and how romance and love can lead to destruction. A wild read!

Backlist bump: Hemlock Grove by Brian McGreevy

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! As always, it has been a delight to share recommendations with you. And if you want to hear more about books, old and new, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Be excellent to each other.

Liberty

It’s Tuesday – you know what that means! Say it with me now: NEW BOOK DAY. And holy cats, are there so many great ones! So many, in fact, that I couldn’t narrow it down, so I’ve decided to share another GIANT list of books coming out today, so you can break your TBRs with book goodness. And on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few awesome books we loved, including Shot-Blue, The Double Bind, and If We Were Villains.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley.

From the unforgettable teacher Jessamyn Stanley comes Every Body Yoga, a book that breaks all the stereotypes. It’s a book of inspiration for beginners of all shapes and sizes. It’s a book for readers already doing yoga, looking to refresh their practice. It’s a how-to book with directions for 50 basic yoga poses and 10 sequences to practice at home. It’s a book that challenges the issues of body acceptance and the meaning of beauty. Most of all, it’s a book that changes the paradigm, showing us that yoga isn’t about how one looks, but how one feels.

The Widow of Wall Street by Randy Susan Meyers

Make Trouble by John Waters

Return of the King: LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History by Brian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin

Abigale Hall by Lauren Forry

Canoeing with Jose by Jon Lurie

Moving the Palace by Charif Majdalani (Author), Edward Gauvin (Translator)

Tacky Goblin by T. Sean Steele

The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda

Alex and Eliza: A Love Story by Melissa de la Cruz

Often I Am Happy by Jens Christian Grøndahl

Cruel Is the Night by Karo Hamalainen (Author), Owen Witesman (Translator)

Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince by Ben Greenman

Man’s Better Angels: Romantic Reformers and the Coming of the Civil War by Philip F. Gura

Beck by Mal Peet (Author), Meg Rosoff

An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back by Elisabeth Rosenthal

Second Chances: An Inspiring Collection of Do-Overs That Have Made People’s Lives Brighter by Erin McHugh

Ella WHO? by Linda Ashman (Author), Sara Sanchez (Illustrator)

Thrawn (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn

Exes by Max Winter

Generation Decks: The Unofficial History of Gaming Phenomenon Magic the Gathering by Titus Chalk

In the Shadow of the White House: A Memoir of the Washington and Watergate Years, 1968-1978 by Jo Haldeman

One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline

Island Home: A Landscape Memoir by Tim Winton

The Redemption of Galen Pike by Carys Davies

The Burial Hour by Jeffrey Deaver

Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately by Alicia Cook

Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Thirteen Views of the Suicide Woods by Bracken MacLeod

Void Star by Zachary Mason

The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science by Marcus du Sautoy

The Trembling Answers (American Poets Continuum) by Craig Morgan Teicher

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio

Sam Shepard: A Life by John J. Winters

The Good Byline by Jill Orr

Gifted by John Daniel

Kingdom of the Young by Edie Meidav

Darwin’s First Theory: Exploring Darwin’s Quest for a Theory of Earth by Rob Wesson

Shot-Blue by Jesse Ruddock

Dangerous Ends by Alex Segura

Penance by Kanae Minato

Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays by Durga Chew-Bose

Athenian Blues by Pol Koutsakis

A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City by Drew Philp

Dream Magic by Joshua Kahn

Tender: Stories by Sofia Samatar

Three Envelopes by Nir Hezroni

Ruby Redfort Pick Your Poison by Lauren Child

Devil on the Cross (Penguin African Writers Series) by Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen

The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn

Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba  (Author), Lisa Dillman  (Translator)

The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day

Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night by Jason Zinoman

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Cold Welcome by Elizabeth Moon

Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage by Dani Shapiro

Cave Dwellers by Richard Grant

Double Bind: Women on Ambition edited by Robin Romm

My British Invasion by Harold Bronson

The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

Music of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner

From Rockaway by Jill Eisenstadt

The Lowells of Massachusetts: An American Family by Nina Sankovitch

Signs for Lost Children by Sarah Moss

At the Lightning Field by Laura Raicovich

Fireworks by Katie Cotugno

Red Leaves by Paulina Simons

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (paperback)

The Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth (paperback)

The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World’s Strangest Syndromes by Frank Bures (paperback)

Sunshine State: Essays by Sarah Gerard

The Mirror Thief by Martin Seay (paperback)

The Regional Office Is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales (paperback)

Grace by Natashia Deón (paperback)

Daredevils by Shawn Vestal (paperback)

Bucky F*cking Dent by David Duchovny (paperback)

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! As always, it has been a delight to share recommendations with you. And if you want to hear more about books, or give me recommendations (my current obsession is books featuring faeries), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Be excellent to each other.

Liberty