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This week, Danika talks about some of the queer horror and horror-adjacent books on their October TBR. 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: Simplicity Mattie Lubchansky Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White Fabulous Bodies and Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran, translated by Gene Png Slasher Summer by E. L. Chen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Demonology for Overachievers, Stealing Saint Nick, Mazywood, 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! Links: The National Book Award longlist For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-september-22-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss A Thousand Monstrous Forms, Never Say Die: A Memoir, Something of a Calling, 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-september-15-2026/. Links: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Celebrating 25 Years of Feed by M.T. Anderson One of The Best YA Books of the Century Turns 25: On M.T. Anderson’s Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Earth Angel: Stories by Madeline Cash  If You Think You're Lonely Now by Gus Moreno  Don't Let it Break You, Honey by Jenny Evans Meatball: King of the Forest by Kate Beaton  A Devil of a Crime by T. Kingfisher  Parishioner by Walter Mosley  Strivers by Afia Atakora Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger by Kazuo Ishiguro The Far Blue by Peter Heller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Wickhills, Switzy, Black Arts, and more great books! 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! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Wickhills by Premee Mohamed Dear Mothership: Poems by Marcus Wicker Where I'm From: A Poetic Journey Across Five Continents—A Memoir by Ebony Walden Pardon Our French: The Parisian Way to a Happier Life by Alex Durand and Tom Carles Songs My Mother Taught Me: Why the Artist Must Take Sides by Saul Williams The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict by Priya Parker Black Arts: Stories by Megan Giddings Switzy by Emma Cline Taipei Story by R. F. Kua

This week, Trisha recommends books about how great Canada is. From non-fiction to contemporary romantic fiction to horror, Canadian stories and Canadian writers are the best. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed When the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin Bad Cree by Jessica Johns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss How Can My Manager Be So Stupid?, Under Story, Precious Children, 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-september-1-2026/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa shares some fall releases to preorder for Latine Heritage 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: An Immaculate Deception by Isabella Livino The Patron Saint of White Menageries: Stories by Lauren T. Davila Cemetery Boys: Espíritu by Aiden Thomas Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo Rooted by Leopoldo Goût Terrestrial by Cristina Rivera Garza Something Followed Us Home edited by Cynthia Pelayo The House of Gardenias by Isabel Cañas Bruja’s Nest by Brenda LaTorre Hear the Dead by Ann Dávila Cardinal The Lost Guardian by Natalia Hernandez They Called Us Wicked by

Jeff and Rebecca do a temperature check on the books that are topping charts, winning awards, getting adaptations, stirring discussion, and otherwise in the mix this month. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot Hoodies are Back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Heir of Prophecy, The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan, The Sunken, The Adored, 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-august-25-2026/. Links: Tom Hanks may star in the adaptation of Theo of Golden. A former bookseller has launched an event platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika talks about the messy sapphic summer reads they want to get to before the end of August. 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: Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth Girl’s Girl by Sonia Feldman Almost Life by Kiran Milwood Hargrave Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst Give Me Everything You’ve Got by Imogen Crimp The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie Appetite by P. Paramita Unprecedented Times by Malavika Kannan All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Unprecedented Times, The Salt King, First Summer, 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-august-18-2026/ Links: Libro.fm will now sell ebooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sharifah recommends High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris and The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt. 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 High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy by Lauren Collins My Soul Looks Back by Jessica B. Harris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Root Therapy, Sunrise, Hollow Magic, 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-august-11-2026/. Links: Hadestown grosses over $8 million on the big screen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 The Hill by Harriet Clark Up to the Light by Julia Armfield  Hell to Pay by Kylie Lee Baker Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker The End of Everything by M. John Harrison Heavy Sugar by William Boyle One of Us Is Already Dead by E. L. Chen The Fall of Elvenesse by Kai Ashante Wilson Oil on Canvas by Kalynn Bayron Miss Archer by Jordan Harrison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss The Hardest Ones to Fool, The Amateur, Triage, 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/finalized-new-releases-and-more-for-august-4-2026/. Links: Josh Silver's Fruit Fly to be adapted as a series Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy to be an Apple TV series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha recommends books that would be good for travel–especially planes. Check out a mystery, short story collection, and/or urban fantasy romance series, all of which can distract you from turbulence or unpleasant travel companions. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Appeal by Janice Hallett My Dear You by Rachel Khong The Hidden Legacy series, starting with Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss All My Dead Cats, Fishbone Cinderella, Sea of Charms, 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! Links: Emily Wilson on The Odyssey adaptation; podcast with Dr. Emily Hauser The Booker Prize longlist For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-july-28-2026/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa recommends some Latine books to read if you loved Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. 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: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology #1) by Aiden Thomas The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1) by Zoraida Córdova The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis Zero to Well-Read: Book vs Movie: The Odyssey The Odyssey of Homer How to Tackle Intimidating Books, with Emily Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The New People, Cool Machine, The Princess Trap, 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: The New People by Andrea Uptmor The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert Yes, Chef by Grace Reilly Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson Funerals are for the Living by Sami Ellis Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy) by Colson Whitehead The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld  Vera Stein Is Fine by Julie Murphy Yellow Pine by Claire Vaye Watkins Fatal Glitch: Camp Zero by Eliot Schrefer, Erin Entrada