Today, Danika recommends a couple of queer SFF books that were too smart for them, but they still enjoyed.

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Books Mentioned

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

The Mirror Empire series by Kameron Hurley

The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

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This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Road to Ruin, Oye, Challenger, and more great new releases!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Road to Ruin (Magebike Courier Book 1) by Hana Lee

Oye by Melissa Mogollon

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham

Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis 

The Honey Witch by Sidney J. Shields

Woodworm by Layla Martinez, Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott (translators) 

Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex by Justina Ireland

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This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases!

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Books Discussed

Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol 

Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

The Crow: Special Edition by James O'Barr

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This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Ministry of Time, The Library Thief, Cinema Love, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé

Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski 

The Year of Living Constitutionally by A.J. Jacobs

Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang

Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash 

Death's Country by R. M. Romero

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This week, Trisha recommends two award-winning middle grade books, one fantasy and one science fiction.

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Books Discussed

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

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This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Chain, Missing White Woman, Bite by Bite, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Chain: Love, Betrayal, and the Sisterhood That Heals Us by Chimene Suleyman

What's Eating Jackie Oh by Patricia Park

The Cats of Silver Crescent by Kaela Noel

Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

In Universes by Emet North 

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil 

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson 

The Vanishing Station by Ana Ellickson

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This week, Vanessa recommends two poetry collections, a YA novel in verse, and a bonus podcast recommendation for National Poetry Month and beyond.

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Books / Media Discussed

Vibe Check Podcast - Episode 97: A Special Conversation with Ada Limón

You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World edited by Ada Limón

The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón

Virgin: Poems by Analicia Sotelo

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

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This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Ocean’s Godori, Knife, and more great books.

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho 

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie

Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise 

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O'Hea

Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson

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Kelly digs into two books about the '90s that both lean into and critically examine nostalgia for the decade.

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Books Discussed

Meet Me By The Fountain by Alexandra Lange

Throwback by Maurene Goo

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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss You Know What You Did, Indian Burial Ground, Immortal Pleasures, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

You Know What You Did by K. T. Nguyen 

The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams 

The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes 

Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina 

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki and Polly Barton 

While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi 

NORMA by Sarah Mintz

Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro

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This week, Danika talks about a couple of messy sapphic twenty-something coming-of-age novels.

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Books Discussed

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

Stray City by Chelsey Johnson

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