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All the Books!

All the Backlist! January 11, 2019

All the Books!

Book Riot

Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including The Earthquake Bird. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder journal from Book Riot and Avon Kiss Con Weekend Affair. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books discussed on the show: Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta Schweblin The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones The Good Lord Bird by James McBride When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne duMaurier A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:15.4

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0:18.9

but with zero sugar and zero calories.

0:21.7

It's a taste you can't quite put your finger on.

0:24.0

Weird, but in a surprisingly good way, try more weird with Dr Pepper Zero.

0:30.0

Today's episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.

0:33.0

Created by Book Riot, the smartly designed reading log consists of entry pages to record stats,

0:37.3

impressions, and reviews of each book you read.

0:39.7

Evenly interspersed among these entry pages are 12 challenges inspired by book rights annual

0:43.7

Read Harder Initiative, which began in 2015 to encourage readers to pick up pastover books, try out

0:49.2

new genres, and choose titles from a wider range of voices and perspectives.

0:53.0

Indul your inner book nerd and read a book about books.

0:55.4

Get a new perspective on current events by reading a book written by an immigrant.

0:58.9

Find a hidden gem by reading a book published by an independent press and so much more.

1:03.0

Each challenge includes an inspiring quotation and explanation of why the challenge

1:06.5

will prove to be rewarding and five book recommendations that fulfill the challenge.

1:10.4

Get your copy at bookwright.com slash Read Harder Journal.

1:14.0

You're listening to all the backlist,

1:17.0

a weekly show about books that are not new.

1:18.0

I'm your host Liberty Hardy,

1:20.0

and I'm little in the middle, but I've got much backlist.

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