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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Volatile Memory, The Feather Detective, Necessary Fiction, and more great books! 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. Looking to elevate your reading life? Tailored Book Recommendations is here to help! TBR delivers reading recommendations hand-picked just for you by real human book nerds. You can get your recommendations via email, or receive hardcovers or paperbacks in the mail. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Plans start at just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde It Was Her House First by Cherie Priest Nothing Compares to You: What Sinéad O'Connor Means to Us edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne with foreword by Neko Case Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource by Sam Bloch Bonding by Mariel Franklin For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here we are. A couple of pints.
0:02.4	Great. Neck oil, yeah? As requested. So, what did you get up to this weekend? Well, funny story, actually. I befriended this panda, discovered he had a beautiful singing voice, taught him how to harmonise. We got a record deal, went on tour, went platinum in Basingstoke, then broke up due to creative differences. Right. So that's why there's a panda giving you the finger from across the street then. That's right, brother.
0:01.3	Stick your neck out.
0:02.5	Beaver. up due to creative differences. Right. So that's why there's a panda giving you the finger from across the street then.
0:22.3	That's right, brother.
0:23.4	Stick your neck out.
0:24.7	Beavertown.
0:25.6	Never normal.
0:26.5	Visit drinkaware.com.ukau.uk.
0:27.9	u.u.
0:28.3	Enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. You're listening to All the Books, a weekly show of recommendations and enthusiasm regarding the week's new book releases.
0:47.0	Today we are talking about books being released on July 22nd, 2025, and more.
0:52.3	I'm Liberty Hardy, here with Patricia Elsie Tuttle, and we're coming to you from
0:56.2	Book Riot.com. Patricia, hello. Hey, Liberty. Hey. So, you've already listened to me wine for several
1:07.6	minutes. Our pre-show chat.
1:12.4	Yeah.
1:13.9	I explained how everything has gone wrong.
1:17.4	No, but I couldn't find my cat.
1:19.2	We were supposed to start recording, and I couldn't find the cat, which doesn't happen
1:22.9	often, but usually, like, when I have to do something or when I need to go somewhere.
1:27.8	It's like where it is the cat.
1:29.0	And I still have no idea where he was, which is unfortunate. Like occasionally they'll hide somewhere and you find like they're a really good spot. And so you know to look there. So like I have all these places that I check. So we found a new one and I have no idea where he was. I was walking in and out of rooms. My husband was looking in the basement even though we hadn't opened the door.
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