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- Today42 min
New Releases and More for June 16, 2026
This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Poking the Squid, Trash!, Bank Shot, and more great books! 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 an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex by Perrin Roosevelt Ireland Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe by Sophie Lewis Bank Shot by Josie Mae Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives by Angela Jones The Hyphenated Life: Bridging the In-Between Spaces of Intersectional Identities by Han Ren The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation by Nicole Carr Trash!: A Garbageman's Story by Simon Pare-Poupart, Pablo Strauss (translator) Voyagers by Meg Charlton Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi Kill All Wizards by Jedediah Berry Vervain Hollow by Catriona Silvey The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee What We're Reading: Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000 by Barry Walters Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives by Daisy Fancourt You've Seen Me Before: Over 700 roles and 70 Years in Hollywood (And Counting) by James Hong, Jeff Yang In My Own Time: A Memoir by Christopher Lloyd Never Say Die: A Memoir by Ke Huy Quan Charity & Sylvia by Tillie Walden Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston Paperbacks: I'll Tell You When I'm Home: A Memoir by Hala Alyan How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dayle Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey Links: LeVar Burton Shares ‘Hard-Won Truths’ in Memoir Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic is Getting a Graphic Novel Bestsellers: The Deal by Elle Kennedy Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Theo of Golden by Allen Levi The Divorce by Freida McFadden The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris The Final Target by Nora Roberts Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer Kin by Tayari Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 days ago18 min
All the (More!) Books! June 12, 2026
This week, Danika talks about new queer books out this Pride month. 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 an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newson (June 2) The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang (June 2) Puck by Samantha Allen (June 2) Father Material by Alexis Hall (June 2) The Open Era by Edward Schmit (June 2) The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev A.C. Rosen (June 2) Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer (June 23) The Feywild Job (Dungeons & Dragons) by C. L. Polk (June 2) Muñeca by Cynthia Gomez (June 2) Slasher Summer by E.L. Chen (June 23) Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden (June 16) Encore! by Miles Toriko Burks (June 2) Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan (June 2) The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham (June 2) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago37 min
New Releases and More for June 9, 2026
This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Based on a True Story, Earth 7, The Summer Girlfriend, and more great books! 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 an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago13 min
All the (More!) Books! June 5, 2026
This week, Sharifah recommends a 2026 must-read literary thriller and a fast-paced, feminist YA sc-fi novel featuring mechas. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat 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 an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! Books Discussed On the Show: Whidbey by T Kira Madden Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago46 min
New Releases and More for June 2, 2026
This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Father Material, The Children, Muńeca, and more great books! 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 an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-june-2-2026/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago16 min
All the (More!) Books! May 29, 2026
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! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago47 min
New Releases and More for May 26, 2026
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. 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 an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/finalized-new-releases-and-more-for-may-26-2026/. Head to cozyearth.com and use my code ALLTHEBOOKS for an exclusive 20% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago12 min
All the (More) Books! May 22, 2026
This week, Trisha recommends graphic novels with heroes and adventures that can appeal to all readers, no matter how long they've been reading (and shelving) their books. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson The Monster and the Maze by Maple Lam The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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