All the Backlist! May 20, 2022

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🗓️ 20 May 2022

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This week, Tirzah recommend two great YA titles with mental health representation. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher 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: Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to All the Backlist, a weekly show about books that are not new.
0:16.0	I'm Tears of Price coming to you from Book Riot and because May is Mental Health Awareness
0:21.8	Month, I thought that this week I'd be diving into the stacks to talk about two great
0:27.5	YA books that feature characters who are learning to take care of their mental health.
0:33.4	But first, let's hear from our sponsor.
0:38.7	Today's episode is brought to you by Harper Voyager.
0:42.1	Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Midrin and Kissin makes a living killing the ones
0:45.9	who linger.
0:46.9	So when she meets a girl whose soul has been bonded to a tiny god of white lies, Kissin
0:51.5	realizes she can't destroy it without killing the girl too, so they embark on a quest,
0:56.1	making up a secret of night along the way to learn the truth and possibly save their
1:00.4	world.
1:02.0	This number one international bestseller and TikTok sensation is now available in the
1:06.3	US for the first time.
1:08.7	God Killer by Hanna Caner is perfect for fans of the Witcher and Gideon the 9th, which
1:14.4	is a ringing endorsement.
1:16.7	It is also the first book in a trilogy and book two, Sunbringer is coming out in March
1:21.6	2024.
1:23.4	God Killer features a diverse cast of characters that include LGBTQ plus characters and also
1:29.4	disabled characters.
1:31.5	So we stand representation, make sure to pick up God Killer by Hanna Caner, and thanks
1:36.8	again to Harper Voyager for sponsoring this episode.
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