All the Backlist! November 24, 2017

All the Books!

Book Riot

Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2017

⏱️ 12 minutes

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This week, Liberty discusses All Families are Psychotic, Everything I Never Told You, Banvard’s Folly, and more great older books. This week’s episode is sponsored by Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale by G. Neri. And don’t forget, we’re giving away $500 to spend at the bookstore of your choice! Click here to enter! 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: All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Vanessa & Her Sister by Priya Pramar The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan Josie & Jack by Kelly Braffett Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Want Not by Jonathan Miles Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard by Paul Collins Banvard’s Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn’t Change the World by Paul Collins Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books by Paul Collins Murder of the Century by Paul Collins Duel with the Devil by Paul Collins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Hey, it's Amanda Nelson from Book Riot, of course, host of the Get Booked Podcast.
0:34.8	I want to tell you about a podcast called The History of Literature.
0:38.0	It's a show that covers everything from the life and works of literary giants like Tolstoy and Dosteevsky to light-hearted topics like
0:43.7	Best of the Bard Shakespeare's greatest lines and overrated the books you don't
0:48.0	need to read. Over the past five years, host Jack Wilson and his guests have explored everything from Gilgamesh to Google seeking
0:54.6	off the most unusual, compelling, and inspiring stories from the world of literature.
0:58.8	With his special blend of self-loathing and optimism, Jack tackles every book as if it could change his life, and more often than not, it does just that.
1:06.0	At its heart, the History of Literature Podcast is a celebration of what we love about literature and life.
1:11.0	It will appeal to anyone who enjoys passionate, intelligent, and unpretentious conversation. and Tom Peroda, Charles Baxter, Voo Tran, Amanda Stern, Joshua Ferris, and comedian Joe
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1:38.4	You're listening to all the backlist, a weekly show about books that are not new.
1:44.0	I'm your host, Liberty Hardy, and I'm little in the middle, but I've got much backlist.
1:48.1	This is episode 23, and today I'm going to talk about a few great titles related to the week's new releases and more.
1:54.8	So hello, let me start off by saying, that's a total lie.
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