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All the Books!

Favorite Books of 2018, Part 2

All the Books!

Book Riot

Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This week, Liberty and María Cristina discuss The Feather Thief, Washington Black, Severance, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, GH Mumm Champagne, and ThirdLove. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books discussed on the show: The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Severance by Ling Ma Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Little: A Novel by Edward Carey Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou How To Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot What we’re reading: Deep River by Karl Marlantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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stats, impressions, and reviews of each book you read.

0:40.0

Evenly interspersed among these entry pages are 12 challenges inspired by Book Riot's annual

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

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

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

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

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

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Each challenge includes an inspiring quotation, an explanation of why the challenge will prove to be rewarding,

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and five book recommendations that fulfill the challenge. So that's the Reed Harder Journal wherever books are sold. You're listening to all the books, a weekly show of recommendations and

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enthusiasm regarding the week's new book releases. This is episode 189, and today we are talking about more of our favorite books of 2018.

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I'm Liberty Hardy here with Maria Christina Garcia Lynch,

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and we're coming to you from Book Riot.com.

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Hey, hey! Hello! Lynch and we're coming to you from book riot. Come.

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