You are listening to All the More Books, a weekly show about all the more books. Some are new, some are old, but I can promise you one thing, and that is that they are all books. I am your host for the week, Tricia Brown, and this is episode number 523.5.

It is airing on August 1st, 2025. We are officially in August. Welcome.

I hope that this month is wonderful for you, or at least the best month that you can possibly manage.

We are deep into summer,

at least in the northern hemisphere. And I feel like, I feel like this is great reading weather.

It's probably because I live in the Pacific Northwest. And so this is like the most beautiful time

of year here. Nine months of the year, it's cloudy. But this, boy, it's like 72 and sunny. You can sit

by a lake or a mountain, or if you're in some place that's got a different climate. You can sit in

an air-conditioned living room or library and just kind of get lost in a book. And if it's winter

where you are, shout out to our folks in the Southern Hemisphere. Same thing applies to

substitute a fireplace and a cozy blanket for the air conditioning part. So we're going to talk

today, no matter where you live, about a couple of great books to just get lost in, and specifically

a couple of fictional families that you can get lost in for better and very much for worse. We're going to get to that right after a

quick break. This episode is sponsored by Harper Collins Leadership, Publishers of Lead Boldly,

seven principals from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Robert F. Smith. Stick around after the show

to hear an excerpt from the audiobook edition.

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leadership journey. Narrated by Smith, alongside the voices of Dr. King, Percy Bell, and Chante McCormick,

this work offers powerful lessons for today's aspiring leaders from one of history's most influential

voices. These are, of course, timeless leadership lessons that can guide today's

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