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🗓️ 15 January 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss No Exit, Thick, The Far Field, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Warby Parker, and As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Cheney. 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: No Exit: A Novel by Taylor Adams Last Woman Standing by Amy Gentry The Dreamers: A Novel by Karen Thompson Walker Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom The Orphan of Salt Winds by Elizabeth Brooks The Good Food: A Cookbook of Soups, Stews, and Pasta by Daniel Halpern and Julie Strand The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris What we’re reading: Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It) by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Club Card accepted. This Christmas at Tesco get half price on large beef roasting joints,
0:05.3	now only six pounds per kilogram from 12 pounds per kilogram with club card prices. Helping you become more Christmas.
0:13.0	Oh, oh, Tesco.
0:15.0	Every little helps.
0:16.0	Most large doors be Fence 28th of December excludes Wush Club Cod or Up required.
0:20.0	This episode of all the books is sponsored by Book Riot's own Read Harder Journal.
0:24.4	Created by us, this smartly designed reading log consists of entry pages to record stats,
0:29.4	impressions, and reviews of each book you read.
0:31.7	Evenly, interspersed among the entry pages are 12 challenges
0:35.4	inspired by Book Rights annual Read Harder Initiative, which began in 2015 to encourage readers
0:40.3	to pick up past over books, try out new genres and choose titles from a wider range of
0:44.5	voices and perspectives.
0:46.2	Indulge your inner book nerd and read a book about books.
0:48.8	Get a new perspective on current events by reading a book written by an immigrant.
0:52.2	Find a hidden gym by reading a book published by an immigrant, find a hidden gym by reading a book published by an independent press,
0:55.0	and so much more.
0:57.0	Each challenge includes an inspiring quotation,
1:00.0	an explanation of why the challenge will prove to be rewarding,
1:02.0	and five book recommendations from us that fulfill the challenge.
1:06.0	And please note the challenges in the journal are not connected specifically to the 2019 Read Harder Initiative or any particular year, so if you're participating with Read Harder Initiative or any particular year.
1:13.4	So if you're participating with Read Harder online,
1:16.1	you'll get extra bonuses in this Read Harder Journal
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