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First Tuesday of April Megalist!

Holy cats, how is it April already??? I am happy that April is here, because there are sooooooo many amazing books out this month – starting with today! It’s an embarrassment of riches.


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Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Negro and Native Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn kill the dead. Jane is trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do and although it’s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane, it’s not a life she wants.

But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane learns the restless dead are the least of her problems.


I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Amanda and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Dread Nation, Meaty, The Oracle Year, and more.

(And like with each megalist, I’m putting a ❤️ next to the books that I have read and loved. There are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)

look alive out thereLook Alive Out There: Essays by Sloane Crosley ❤️

The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World by George C. Daughan

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland ❤️

Earthcore by Scott Sigler

The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding ❤️

Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself by Andrea J. Buchanan

Voices from the Rust Belt edited by Anne Trubek ❤️

ursula k le guin conversations on writingUrsula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing by Ursula K. Le Guin and David Naimo ❤️

The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery by Barbara K. Lipska

Waiting for Tomorrow: A Novel by Nathacha Appanah ❤️

Paris by the Book: A Novel by Liam Callanan

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution by Todd S. Purdum

The Death of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic by Benjamin Carter Hett

We Own the Sky by Luke Allnutt

meaty Meaty: Essays by Samantha Irby ❤️

Losers Bracket by Chris Crutcher

As She Fades by Abbi Glines

To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice by Michael K. Honey

Wade in the Water: Poems by Tracy K. Smith ❤️

In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About It by Lauren Graham

The Oracle Year: A Novel by Charles Soule ❤️

The Wolf (Under the Northern Sky) by Leo Carew

All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

american by dayAmerican By Day by Derek B. Miller ❤️

Bluff by Michael Kardos

Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor) by Mark Lawrence

Unwifeable: A Memoir by Mandy Stadtmiller

Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon by Robert Kurson

The Invisible Valley: A Novel by Su Wei,‎ Austin Woerner (Translator) ❤️

Varina by Charles Frazier

Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn

Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead–My Life Story by Cecile Richards

Munmun by Jesse Andrews

America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo

betwixt and betweenBetwixt-and-Between: Essays on the Writing Life by Jenny Boully ❤️

The Barrow Will Send What It May by Margaret Killjoy

A Necessary Evil: A Novel by Abir Mukherjee  

Wonderblood by Julia Whicker

Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison ❤️

Miss Julia Raises the Roof by Ann B. Ross

First Person by Richard Flanagan

See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism, and Commentary by Lorrie Moore ❤️

Gone to Drift by Diana McCaulay

space operaSpace Opera by Catherynne M. Valente ❤️

The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison ❤️

Evening Primrose by Kopano Matlwa

A Long Way from Home by Cathy Glass

The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever by Jamie Wright

Queens of Fennbirn by Kendare Blake

Folded Notes from High School by Matthew Boren

Denmark Vesey’s Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy by Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts

how to be safeHow to Be Safe by Tom McAllister ❤️

Hunting El Chapo: The Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World’s Most-Wanted Drug Lord by Andrew Hogan and Douglas Century

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer ❤️

The Perfume Burned His Eyes by Michael Imperioli

Too Close to Breathe: A Novel by Olivia Kiernan

The Very Marrow of Our Bones: A Novel by Christine Higdon

Animals Eat Each Other by Elle Nash

True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age by Christine Lahti

eye levelEye Level: Poems by Jenny Xie ❤️

Stream System: The Collected Short Fiction of Gerald Murnane by Gerald Murnane

School for Psychics: Book One by K.C. Archer

Border Districts: A Fiction by Gerald Murnane

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind by Barbara K. Lipska

Killing King: Racial Terrorists, James Earl Ray, and the Plot to Assassinate Martin Luther King by Stuart Wexler and Larry Hancock

The Runaways: A Novel by Sonya Terjanian

Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution by Menno Schilthuizen ❤️

The Window by Amelia Brunskill

Chemistry by Weike Wang (paperback) ❤️

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah (paperback) ❤️

Marlena by Julie Buntin (paperback) ❤️

The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson by Brian Doyle (paperback) ❤️

The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy (paperback) ❤️

That’s it for me today! 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

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Don’t Miss This Week’s New Books!

Happy Tuesday, book lovers! There are a lot of excellent books out today and I hope you are able to get your tentacles on all of them.

I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Hurts To Love You, Emergency Contact, Improvement, and more.


Sponsored by Image Comics, publisher of Moonstruck by Grace Ellis, Shae Beagle.

moonstruckWerewolf barista Julie and her new girlfriend go on a date to a close-up magic show, but all heck breaks loose when the magician casts a horrible spell on their friend Chet. Now it’s up to the team of mythical pals to stop the illicit illusionist before it’s too late. The first chapter of the brand-new, all-ages, magical, coffee-laden adventure from Lumberjanes creator Grace Ellis and talented newcomer Shae Beagle.


cover image: black and white image of a thin white woman in a short sleeve shite collar shirt tucked into a skirt shading her eyes from the sun with her handTangerine: A Novel by Christine Mangan

Alice is dismayed when an old friend turns up in Tangier after an accident that caused a rift between them a year earlier. Then her husband goes missing. Suddenly everything Alice knows and believes gets turned on its head, and she will have to sort out the truth – even if it changes everything. What a debut! This is a slow burning, atmospheric suspense novel that has already been picked up as a film!

Backlist bump: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiAru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

A fantastic start to a new middle grade series! (We can never have too many!) This is a wonderful story about a young girl named Aru who is spending her summer break in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture. Oh, and she kinda accidentally awakens an ancient demon. In the ensuing chaos, Aru’s mother and classmates are frozen in time, and it’s up to Aru to save them. This book is a delight. I loooooved it.

Backlist bump: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

herding catsHerding Cats: A Sarah’s Scribbles Collection by Sarah Andersen

A new collection from Sarah Andersen is a reason to celebrate. When I read her comics, I feel SEEN. I love her takes on life, whether it’s imposter syndrome, her love of cats and books, her body image, or her love of sleep and solitude. She is the best!

Backlist bump: Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection by The Awkward Yeti and Nick Seluk

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

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Don’t Miss This Week’s New Books!

Happy Tuesday! Once again we are being offered up a treasure trove of new titles, and there are so many gems among them! I am most excited to buy

I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Jenn and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including The Astonishing Color of After, The Heart Forger, Stray City, and more.


Sponsored by Warren Adler’s brand new release HIGH NOON IN HOLLYWOOD . Get it for $1.99 exclusively with this link: http://amzn.to/2Ire0OT

A clever look into the machinations of Hollywood from the bestselling author of the blockbuster hit The War of the Roses…

When Hollywood producer Zane Galvin’s failed movie leaves him with a $5 million debt and thirty days to pay it off, he goes to unpredictable extremes to raise the money. Joining in on his scheme are Zane’s girlfriend, his gardener, the film’s writer, and the director. The plan quickly turns into a wicked game of switching sides, blackmail, betrayal, and greed. Will anyone come out a winner?


the gunnersThe Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman

In Kauffman’s fantastic second novel, Mikey Callahan struggles to make human connections as he loses his sight to macular degeneration, starting with his reunited group of childhood friends, “The Gunners.” This is a beautiful, funny story about reconnecting with your past and trying to make sense of the present.

Backlist bump: Another Place You’ve Never Been by Rebecca Kauffman

the past is neverThe Past is Never by Tiffany Quay Tyson

A compelling Southern Gothic about a missing child who seems to have just vanished from the old rock quarry. Local legends tell of something sinister that haunts the town, but when no explanation and no child are found, the devastated family moves on. Until years later, when they will discover that some things are better left unknown.

Backlist bump: The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel

the fighterThe Fighter by Michael Farris Smith

I didn’t mean to recommend two books set in the Mississippi Delta (see above), it just happened that way! This is a dark novel of violence, betrayal, and danger, about an aging boxer who seeks to repay his gambling debts, only to have the money stolen. Now he must fight once again – this time for his life. If you like Daniel Woodrell, Donald Ray Pollock, or Harry Crewes, this is the book for you!

Backlist bump: Desperation Road by Michael Farris Smith

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

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March New Release Megalist: The Squeakuel

Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now… ♪♫♬

Is anyone else having the most amazing reading year?!? I am loving so much of what I’m picking up these days. What a wonderful feeling! And today is no exception. There are so many new books out today that I enjoyed, I decided to go with another big list. Because ALL THE BOOKS, 24-7!


Sponsored by Flatiron Books

My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:

  1. I’m in a coma.
  2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
  3. Sometimes I lie.

Speaking of new books, on All the Books! this week, Rebecca and I discussed several great books, including Not My White Savior, Anatomy of a Miracle, and Let Me Lie.

(And like last time, I’m putting a ❤️ next to the books that I have read and loved. There are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)

men and apparitionsMen and Apparitions by Lynne Tillman ❤️

In Sight of Stars by Gae Polisner

Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh by Kristin Casey ❤️

When a Woman Rises by Christine Eber

The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser ❤️

Islandborn by Junot Díaz and Leo Espinosa

Dayfall by Michael David Ares

The Wanderers by Tim Pears

How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents by Jimmy O. Yang and Mike Judge

A Girl’s Guide to Personal Hygiene: True Stories, Illustrated by Tallulah Pomeroy

Roadmap to Hell: Sex, Drugs and Guns on the Mafia Coast by Barbie Latza Nadeau

cover image: a silhouette of a person standing at the edge of snowy cliffs above waterLet Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh ❤️

Feast Days by Ian MacKenzie

Fisherman’s Blues: A West African Community at Sea by Anna Badkhen

Flying to America: 45 More Stories by Donald Barthelme

Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World by Andrea Barnet

Not My White Savior: A Memoir in Poems by Julayne Lee ❤️

Nothing Left to Burn by Heather Ezell

A Different Kind of Evil by Andrew Wilson

Graffiti Palace by A. G. Lombardo

the parking lot attendantThe Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat ❤️

Laura & Emma by Kate Greathead

Arm of the Sphinx (The Books of Babel) by Josiah Bancroft

The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty

Von Spatz by Anna Haifisch

Anatomy of a Miracle by Jonathan Miles ❤️

The Neighbors by Hannah Mary McKinnon

The Price of a Haircut: Stories by Brock Clarke

Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester

The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg ❤️

go homeGo Home! by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan 

Women of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism by Danielle Barnhart and Iris Mahan

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

This Is How It Ends by Eva Dolan ❤️

The Flicker of Old Dreams by Susan Henderson

The Feed by Nick Clark Windo

The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst ❤️

Obsidio (The Illuminae Files) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Prettyboy Must Die by Kimberly Reid

Lacking Character by Curtis White

time bombTime Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau ❤️

Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner

The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian ❤️

Pure Hollywood: And Other Stories by Christine Schutt

The Red Word by Sarah Henstra ❤️

Flunk. Start.: Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology by Sands Hall

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson ❤️

To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration by Edward Larson

Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times by Adam Hamilton

Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front by Mary Jennings Hegar (paperback) ❤️

She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper (paperback) ❤️

That’s it for me today! I have to get back to reading now. 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

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First Tuesday of March Megalist!

It’s the first new book Tuesday of the month – time to topple Mount TBR! Such an amazing selection of incredible books out today. First Tuesday is my favorite Tuesday because WOW what a huge assortment!

I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Amanda and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, includingChildren of Blood and Bone,Whiskey & Ribbons,Girls Burn Brighter, and more.


Sponsored by The Reluctant Fortune-Teller by Keziah Frost, new from Park Row Books.

At seventy-three years old, Norbert Zelenka’s life on the sidelines has left him broke and alone. But when three strong-willed seniors decide to make him their latest project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme: establishing himself as the town’s fortune-teller. As Norbert’s lonesome world expands, he finally finds a place where he belongs. But disaster looms on the horizon. When a troubled young woman goes missing after a reading, Norbert must find a strength beyond the cards to bring her home safely. The Reluctant Fortune-Teller is a poignant reminder that we’re never too old to learn new tricks.


(And like with each megalist, I’m putting a ❤️ next to the books that I have read and loved. There are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)


Lake Silence by Anne Bishop

This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide by Geneen Roth

Indecent by Corinne Sullivan

Good Guys by Steven Brust ❤️

Restore Me (Shatter Me) by Tahereh Mafi

Unmasked: A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Bash Bash Revolution by Douglas Lain

Shrewed: A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls by Elizabeth Renzetti ❤️

The Coincidence Makers by Yoav Blum

The Gospel of Trees: A Memoir by Apricot Irving

Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan ❤️

The City Where We Once Lived: A Novel by Eric Barnes

The Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in Clues by Nova Jacobs ❤️

Blood of the Four by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon

Trick by Domenico Starnone,‎ Jhumpa Lahiri (Translator) ❤️

The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana

Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith ❤️

Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough ❤️

Would You Rather?: A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out by Katie Heaney

Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson ❤️

Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi ❤️

Pacifica by Kristen Simmons

Census by Jesse Ball ❤️

The Adulterants by Joe Dunthorne

the witch doesn’t burn in this one by Amanda Lovelace

Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women’s Pain by Abby Norman ❤️

Bring Out the Dog by Will Mackin

That Was a Shiver, and Other Stories by James Kelman

Speak No Evil: A Novel by Uzodinma Iweala ❤️

Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (An Auntie Poldi Adventure) by Mario Giordano,‎ John Brownjohn (Translator)

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox ❤️

Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television by Joy Press

Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss by Stephanie Wittels Wachs ❤️

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang by Lamont “U-God” Hawkins ❤️

Gun Love: A Novel by Jennifer Clement

I Found My Tribe: A Memoir by Ruth Fitzmaurice ❤️

The Day She Disappeared: A Novel by Christobel Kent

The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea ❤️

The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk

A World Below by Wesley King

Bachelor Girl: A Novel by Kim Van Alkemade

Wonderland: Poems by Matthew Dickman ❤️

The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness by Mary Pilon

Awayland: Stories by Ramona Ausubel ❤️

I’ll Be Your Blue Sky: A Novel by Marisa de los Santos

Happiness by Aminatta Forna ❤️

Court of Lions: A Novel by Jane Johnson

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo ❤️

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst

Too Afraid To Cry: Memoir of a Stolen Childhood by Ali Cobby Eckermann

The Wonder Down Under: The Insider’s Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina by Nina Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl ❤️

Guardian Angels and Other Monsters by Daniel H. Wilson

Forgotten Women: The Scientists by Zing Tsjeng

Forgotten Women: The Leaders by Zing Tsjeng

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao ❤️

The Darkling Bride: A Novel by Laura Andersen

The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy by Daniel Kalder

Close to Home by Cara Hunter

The Evolved Eater: A Quest to Eat Better, Live Better, and Change the World by Nick Taranto

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu

The Case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes Novel) by Brittany Cavallaro

St. Petersburg: Madness, Murder, and Art on the Banks of the Neva by Jonathan Miles

Age of Anger: A History of the Present by Pankaj Mishra (paperback)

The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (paperback) ❤️


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That’s it for me today! 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

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A Secret Prince, False Accusations, and More New Books

Happy Tuesday! I am so happy that Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman is finally out! It is set in the same universe as her amazing Seraphina series. (If you haven’t read those, you should. Like, right now. I’ll wait here.) And at the top of my to-buy list for today is The Sea Beast Takes a Lover: Stories by Michael Andreasen. THAT COVER. And don’t forget the the Jeff VanderMeer story, The Strange Bird, comes out today. It’s set in the Borne universe and is super rad!


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I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Don’t Call Me Princess, All the Names They Used for God, Baby Monkey, Private Eye, and more.

 

a girl like thatA Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena

WARNING: This book will break your heart. I am not spoiling anything by telling you the main character will die. It doesn’t change the fact that you should read it! A Girl Like That is a very powerful, complex story of racism, rape culture, religion, bullying, love, and more. So many serious issues tackled in one book! Zarin is a wonderful character, a sixteen-year-old girl full of life and promise, and the story of how she comes to die in a car accident in Saudi Arabia is a heart-wrenching tale, but an important one. Add Tanaz Bhathena to the top of the list of new voices to watch.

Backlist bump: All the Rage by Courtney Summers

a princess in theoryA Princess in Theory: Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole

WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP! A new series from Alyssa Cole! I know you don’t even need me to tell you it’s the cat’s pajamas. BUT IT IS. Naledi is a doesn’t have time for nonsense, especially emails claiming she’s betrothed to an African prince. But when that very prince shows up, he decides to win her over without revealing his royalty. This is a delightful Cinderella-slash-Prince and the Pauper tale from one of the most wonderful writers in the biz.

Backlist bump: An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League) by Alyssa Cole

the cadaver kingThe Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington

My 2018 goal of reading more nonfiction led me to this horrifying yet fascinating book, about two men who spent a combined three decades in prison for a crime they didn’t commit, based on the testimony of two appointed professionals, who turned out to be not just bad at their jobs but bad at being decent humans. This is a (sadly unsurprising) tale of racism and prejudice that will leave you stunned.

Backlist bump: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

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

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True Love at Bingo, Strange Births, and More New Books

Happy Tuesday! Did you get the day off yesterday? Me either. But every day is still a great day when you get to read books after you’re done your work! I hope you’re all reading something amazing. I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Jenn and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Sunburn, Eloquent Rage, Dreadful Young Ladies, and more.

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Sponsored by Epic Reads

We’ve all had those days when everything changes and suddenly you must reckon with the new you. Between a religious family, sexual harassment at work, and dealing with the heartache of his sort-of ex, Adam’s life is falling apart.  His new boyfriend and best friend have kept him sane, but on this day, old memories and new disappointments come crashing together, throwing life into chaos. Yet despite everything he has to let go, he may also find freedom in the release.

Patrick Ness weaves a deeply affecting story about what happens when the walls we build start coming down.


ambiguity machinesAmbiguity Machines: and Other Stories by Vandana Singh

Any time Small Beer Press publishes a new book is a reason to celebrate! This is their most recent astonishing story collection. The stories combine Singh’s scientific background with her vivd imagination and delivers a fantastic group of fantastical stories and a novella.

Backlist bump: Tender by Sofia Samatar

bingo loveBingo Love by Tee Franklin and Jenn St. Onge

I know that Jenn discussed this on the podcast but I just want to reiterate how amazing this is. Such a colorful, wonderfully illustrated comic about true love between two women who are kept apart when they are young and reunited decades later. It’s sad, no doubt, but also so heartwarming and inspirational. I lurved it.

Backlist bump: Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters

the rending and the nestThe Rending and the Nest by Kaethe Schwehn

It was bad enough when 95 percent of the population disappears without a reason, but when women begin giving birth to inanimate objects, it is obvious that supernatural forces are at work. The small community cobbled together after the disappearances to maintain some sort of normalcy begins to unravel, and friendships will be tested. The Rending and the Nest is an inventive post-apocalyptic debut about loyalty, fear, and love.

Backlist bump: The Children of Men by PD James

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

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February New Release Megalist: The Sequel

It’s a beautiful day in the book neighborhood… ♪♫

In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I *hate* having to make decisions. Picking just a few books to discuss when there are so many amazing ones to choose from is HARD! There was no way I couldn’t do another big list today – there are too many books coming out today that I love! And I like including a lot of titles, even if I haven’t had a chance to read them, because maybe they are something YOU are excited to read or to learn about. I’m all about discussing books, as many and as often as I can.


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Speaking of new books, on All the Books! this week, Rebecca and I discussed several great books, including The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore, White Houses, and Votes for Women.

(And like last time, I’m putting a ❤️ next to the books that I have read and loved. There are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)

freshwaterFreshwater by Akwaeke Emezi  ❤️ 

A Dangerous Crossing: A Novel (Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak Novels) by Ausma Zehanat Khan

Madness is Better Than Defeat by Ned Beauman ❤️ 

Starlings by Jo Walton

Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman

Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel

The Plea: A Novel by Steve Cavanagh ❤️ 

You Could Do Something Amazing with Your Life [You Are Raoul Moat] by Andrew Hankinson

the world only spins forwardThe World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America by Isaac Butler and Dan Kois ❤️ 

The Invention of Ana: A Novel by Mikkel Rosengaard ❤️ 

Love by Hanne Orstavik (Author),‎ Martin Aitken (Translator)

Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot by Winifred Conkling ❤️ 

Hotel Silence by Audur Ava Olafsdottir,‎ Brian FitzGibbon (Translator)

Operation Chaos: The Vietnam Deserters Who Fought the CIA, the Brainwashers, and Themselves by Matthew Sweet

Left Bank: Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 by Agnes Poirier

some hellSome Hell by Patrick Nathan ❤️ 

Thirty-Seven by Peter Stenson

White Houses by Amy Bloom ❤️ 

Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson

The Legacy: A Thriller (Children’s House) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir ❤️ 

The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human by Adam Piore

Mrs.: A Novel by Caitlin Macy

Winter Kept Us Warm: A Novel by Anne Raeff ❤️ 

Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira

Olympus Bound by Jordanna Max Brodsky

song of a captive birdSong of a Captive Bird: A Novel by Jasmin Darznik ❤️ 

Don’t Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin

The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore by Kim Fu ❤️ 

Finks: How the C.I.A. Tricked the World’s Best Writers by Joel Whitney

The Driest Season: A Novel by Meghan Kenny

The Château: A Novel by Paul Goldberg ❤️ 

The Radicals by Ryan McIlvain

Too Afraid To Cry: Memoir of a Stolen Childhood by Ali Cobby Eckermann ❤️ 

the kiss brian turnerThe Kiss: Intimacies from Writers by Brian Turner

All the Castles Burned by Michael Nye

Vengeance by Zachary Lazar ❤️ 

Look for Her: A Novel (Keene and Frohmann) by Emily Winslow

The Best Team Wins: The New Science of High Performance by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton

Honor Among Thieves (Honors) by Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre

The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

sadness is a white birdSadness Is a White Bird by Moriel Rothman-Zecher ❤️ 

Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World by Melissa A Schilling ❤️ 

Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consultation by Liza Featherstone

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

 

That’s it for me today! I have to get back to reading now. 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

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First Tuesday of February Megalist!

It’s the first new book Tuesday of the month and it’s a doozy! Sooooooooo many incredible books out today. I hope you are well rested because you’re going to want to read so many of these right now! I’ve put together a great big list of them below.

(And like with each megalist, I’m putting a ❤️ next to the books that I have read and loved. There are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)


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Speaking of new books, on All the Books! this week, Amanda and I discussed several titles we are excited about, including An American Marriage, Shadowsong, and Back Talk.

Force of Nature by Jane HarperForce of Nature by Jane Harper ❤️ 

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil 

Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII by P. O’Connell Pearson

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell ❤️ 

I’ve Got This Round: More Tales of Debauchery by Mamrie Hart

My Name Is Nathan Lucius by Mark Winkler

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot ❤️ 

Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Kathryn Harkup 

The Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonThe Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (I AM SO EXCITED TO READ THIS.)

The Clinic by David Jester

Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi ❤️ 

The Seabird’s Cry: The Lives and Loves of the Planet’s Great Ocean Voyagers by Adam Nicolson

Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Steve Coll

The Hummingbirds: A Novel by Ross McMeekin

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang

The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú ❤️ 

The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith

American PandaAmerican Panda by Gloria Chao ❤️ 

Anna by Niccolò Ammaniti,‎ Jonathan Hunt (Translator) ❤️ 

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

Self-Portrait with Boy: A Novel by Rachel Lyon ❤️ 

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler

As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner

Girl Unknown by Karen Perry

The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook ❤️ 

Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Charlotte Jones Voiklis,‎ Léna Roy (Author)

Searching for the Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World by John Man

americanizedAmericanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi ❤️ 

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

Look for Me (D. D. Warren) by Lisa Gardner

The Friend: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez ❤️ 

How To Stop Time by Matt Haig

Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August by Oliver Hilmes, Jefferson Chase (translator)

Only Killers and Thieves: A Novel by Paul Howarth ❤️ 

The Bookworm: A Novel by Mitch Silver

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson

back talkBack Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin ❤️ 

Only Child: A Novel by Rhiannon Navin

Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck ❤️ 

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia

Semiosis by Sue Burke

Feel Free: Essays by Zadie Smith

The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah ❤️ 

The Rub of Time: Bellow, Nabokov, Hitchens, Travolta, Trump: Essays and Reportage, 1994-2017 by Martin Amis

down and across coverDown and Across by Arvin Ahmadi

Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones ❤️ 

A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong ❤️ 

The Art of Vanishing: A Memoir of Wanderlust by Laura Smith

Daphne by Will Boast

Virgin: Poems by Analicia Sotelo ❤️ 

The Courage of Hopelessness: A Year of Acting Dangerously by Slavoj Zizek

She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop

Tarnished City by Vic James

an american marriageAn American Marriage by Tayari Jones ❤️ 

By the Book: A Novel by Julia Sonneborn

Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, Book One) by Tamora Pierce

We Are Taking Only What We Need: Stories (Art of the Story) by Stephanie Powell Watts ❤️ 

The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures by Antonio Damasio

The Fear Within by J. S. Law

The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance by Anders Rydell

Empty Set by Verónica Gerber Bicecci, Christina MacSweeney (Translator) ❤️ 

Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat by Giles Milton

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

text me when you get homeText Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship by Kayleen Schaefer

You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston

The Immundus by Christina Enquist

Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama (paperback) ❤️ 

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle (paperback) ❤️ 

4321 by Paul Auster (paperback)

White Tears by Hari Kunzru (paperback) ❤️ 

That’s it for me today! 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

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A Steamy Story in the Old West, Fairy Tales in the New York Woods, and More New Books

It’s Tuesday which means it’s another day I get to tell you about new releases! I love helping people discover new books and I thank you for welcoming me into your email every week so I can do just that.  I have a few more awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including The Wedding Date, This Will Be My Undoing, Our Lady of the Prairie, and more.


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The Hazel Wood by Melissa AlbertThe Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

Holy cats, I loved this book! It’s about a teen girl named Alice who has lived her whole life moving place to place with her mom. The only thing Alice knows about the rest of her family is that her grandmother once wrote a famous, but obscure, book of fairy tales. Then Alice’s mother goes missing shortly after word of the death of Alice’s grandmother, and Alice learns that maybe the land her grandmother wrote about wasn’t made up after all, and if she wants her mother back, she’ll have to visit it. I loved everything about this book: the language, the story, the descriptions. And whether it is a stand-alone or first in a series, I am thrilled with it either way.

Backlist bump: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire.

cover of tempestTempest by Beverly Jenkins

Jenkins is back with another wonderful, steamy tale in her Old West series! Regan is a mail-order bride, sent to meet her intended in the wilds of Wyoming Territory. When she accidentally shoots Colton, the man she’s supposed to marry, she has to wonder if it’s a sign that she’s made a bad choice. Colton wanted someone to look after his daughter. But in Regan, he may have found his match – and his soul mate. (Er, apart from the whole accidental shooting thing.) Can the two make a marriage of convenience into something more?

Backlist bump: Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins

black fortunesBlack Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills

A fascinating, rarely discussed part of American history, about six former slaves – including the author’s great-great-great-grandfather – who became self-made millionaires in the Roaring 20s, and how they achieved their wealth.

Backlist bump: The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire by Karl Jacoby

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