E254: New Releases and More for April 7, 2020

Published: April 7, 2020, 10 a.m.

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Subtweet, Hidden Valley Road, We Didn't Ask for This, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Neal Porter Books, Holiday House, and Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers by Matthew Cordell, and Entangled Teen, publisher of Crave by Tracy Wolff. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga Khazan Goodbye from Nowhere by Sara Zarr The Subtweet: A Novel by Vivek Shraya Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo, Scott Sonenshein Redhead by the Side of the Road: A novel by Anne Tyler We Didn't Ask for This by Adi Alsaid Sin Eater: A Novel by Megan Campisi Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker WHAT WE'RE READING: When You  Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk The Sleeping Nymph by Ilaria Tuti MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet by Richard Wagamese Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood by Emma Hansen Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth Cut to Bloom by Arhm Choi Wild Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon Crazy for Birds: A Celebration and Exploration of Eggs, Nests, Wings, and More by Misha Maynerick Blaise Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence by Karla Valenti, Annalisa Beghelli The Burning by Laura Bates Choice Words: Writers on Abortion by Annie Finch The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson The Postman From Space by Guillaume Perreault The Five Archetypes: Discover Your True Nature and Transform Your Life and Relationships by Carey Davidson Broadway for Paul: Poems by Vincent Katz White Silence by Jodi Taylor The Rough Pearl by Kevin Mutch Moments of Glad Grace: A Memoir by Alison Wearing Malicroix by Henri Bosco, Joyce Zonana (Translator) Temptation by Janos Szekely, Mark Baczoni (Translator) Conjure Women: A Novel by Afia Atakora Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble by Gurihiru, Mariko Tamaki Talking to Strangers: A Memoir of My Escape from a Cult by Marianne Boucher To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters Living Your Best Life According to Nala Cat by Nala Cat The Loop by Ben Oliver Why Did No One Tell Me This?: The Doulas' (Honest) Guide for Expectant Parents by Natalia Hailes, Ash Spivak, Louise Reimer Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science by Alan Levinovitz Demo: Poems by Charlie Smith Philosophy in the Garden by Damon Young Learning by Heart: An Unconventional Education by Tony Wagner The Helios Disaster by Linda Boström Knausgård, Rachel Willson-Broyles (translator) Above Us the Milky Way by Fowzia Karimi Mothers Before: Stories and Portraits of Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them by Edan Lepucki Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America by Sarah Menkedick The Golden Girls: Forever Golden: The Real Autobiographies of Dorothy, Rose, Sophia, and Blanche by Christine Kopaczewski The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge Mitchum by Blutch, Matt Madden (Translator) Aren't You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge by Kari Lizer The Poets & Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer: Everything You Need to Know About Craft, Inspiration, Agents, Editors, Publishing, and the Business of Building a Sustainable Writing Career by Kevin Larimer, Mary Gannon Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan Pets by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You . . . and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise by Cecilia Munoz Eat Like the Animals: What Nature Teaches Us About the Science of Healthy Eating by David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand The Engineer's Wife: A Novel by Tracey Enerson Wood Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars by Francesca Wade Neck of the Woods: Poetry by Amy Woolard Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of Man by Joshua Bennett Mastering the Process: From Idea to Novel by Elizabeth George Little Josephine: Memory in Pieces by Valérie Villieu and Raphaël Sarfati The Pelton Papers: A Novel by Mari Coates The Truth about Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown The King's Beast: A Mystery of the American Revolution by Eliot Pattison Forever Glimmer Creek by Stacy Hackney A Girl's Story by Annie Ernaux, Alison L. Strayer (translator) Spit Three Times by Davide Reviati, Jamie Richards (translator) Bonds of Brass: Book One of The Bloodright Trilogy by Emily Skrutskie Indigo by Ellen Bass Alabama Noir (Akashic Noir) by Don Noble Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You by Sofie Hagen Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington This Lovely City by Louise Hare So This is Love: A Twisted Tale by Elizabeth Lim Final Draft: The Collected Work of David Carr by David Carr, Jill Rooney Carr The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America by David Stout The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline by Loretta Lynn and Patsy Lynn I Don't Want to Die Poor: Essays by Michael Arceneaux Raphael, Painter in Rome: A Novel by Stephanie Storey The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan Thieves of Weirdwood by William Shivering, Anna Earley (Illustrator) The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park The More Extravagant Feast: Poems by Leah Naomi Green The Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke by Sallie Bingham The Immortals of Tehran by Ali Araghi Afropessimism by Frank Wilderson A Bad Day for Sunshine: A Novel by Darynda Jones Theft by Luke Brown Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change by Daniel Mathews The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey Betsey: A Memoir by Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano Queen of the Owls: A Novel by Barbara Linn Probst Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in Three Panels by Lisa Brown Sword in the Stars: A Once & Future novel by Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta A Tender Thing by Emily Neuberger The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund Mary Underwater by Shannon Doleski In the Waves: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine by Rachel Lance Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu Crave by Tracy Wolff The Silent Treatment: A Novel by Abbie Greaves Barker House by David Moloney You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle You and Me and Us: A Novel by Alison Hammer The Dominant Animal: Stories by Kathryn Scanlan Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava Series) by Roshani Chokshi How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe The Wolf of Cape Fen by Juliana Brandt The Third Sister by Sara Blaedel The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski They Went Left by Monica Hesse The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate The Last Summer of Ada Bloom by Martine Murray The Empire of Dreams by Rae Carson The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson Storyville!: An Illustrated Guide to Writing Fiction by John Dufresne, Evan Wondolowski The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel by Grady Hendrix Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (translator), David Boyd (translator) Camping with Unicorns: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure (Volume 11) by Dana Simpson The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel by Sahar Mustafah Little Universes by Heather Demetrios Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed Something She's Not Telling Us: A Novel by Darcey Bell Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan On the Horizon by Lois Lowry, Kenard Pak (Illustrator) The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead Jack Kerouac Is Dead to Me by Gae Polisner Dragman: A Novel by Steven Appleby The Roxy Letters by Mary Pauline Lowry The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship by Greg King, Penny Wilson A Mother's Lie by Sarah Zettel Afterlife by Julia Alvarez A Dirty Year: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in Gilded Age New York by Bill Greer Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega Tales From the Loop by Simon Stålenhag Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black Life Changing: How Humans Are Altering Life on Earth by Helen Pilcher Broken by Don Winslow Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty by Iris Krasnow Strike Me Down: A Novel by Mindy Mejia Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward Attention: A Love Story by Casey Schwartz Navigate Your Stars by Jesmyn Ward, Gina Triplett (Illustrator) The Drive by Yair Assulin, Jessica Cohen (translator) The Astonishing Life of August March: A Novel by Aaron Jackson Ruthless Gods: A Novel (Something Dark and Holy) by Emily A. Duncan Eden by Tim Lebbon Portrait of a Drunk by Olivier Schrauwen, Jerome Mulot, and Florent Ruppert Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home by Julia Watkins Roguelike by Mathew Henderson Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer by Vicky Heldreich Durand American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland by Marie Mutsuki Mockett  Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell, Katie Cotugno Girl Crushed by Katie Heaney What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes by Hooni Kim, with Aki Kamozawa Who Speaks for the Damned (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery Book 15) by C. S. Harris Let's Dance by David Bowie and Hannah Marks I Love Leopard: The Little Book of Leopard Print by Emma Bastow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.