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All the (More!) Books! October 24, 2025

All the Books!

Book Riot

Arts, Fiction, Books, Society & Culture

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

This week, Sharifah talks about a couple of must-read short story collections! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just $18! Books Discussed: Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore by Kim Fu The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to All The More Books.

0:12.9

I'm Sharifa.

0:13.8

Today is October 16th, 2025.

0:17.0

And today I'm going to tell you about a couple of short story collections I absolutely love.

0:22.9

Now, both of these collections lean in speculative territory, but there's really something for everybody in these two collections.

0:34.0

One of them, for instance, just has some straight-up fiction stories.

0:37.9

Like it's a mixed, sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary fiction.

0:43.2

The other collection blends satire, dystopia, near future, and it's just excellent.

0:53.5

But before I tell you about those two titles,

0:56.6

I want to talk about your cozy bookish autumn

0:59.6

and how tailored book recommendations can help you make it even better.

1:04.6

So you can find your next favorite read with handpick suggestions

1:09.8

from our very own professional book nerds.

1:13.3

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1:20.2

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1:27.2

This is a great way to treat yourself or the book lover in your life to a great read.

1:31.8

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1:41.7

That's where you can learn more and subscribe to TBR. Again, that's my tbr.com. All right,

1:49.1

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