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This week, Sharifah shares two SF/F reads, both on the darker side of the genre. 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. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Homeseeking, Single Player, The Three Lives of Cate Kay, 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. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Homeseeking by Karissa Chen Single Player by Tara Tai The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold  The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill  Darkmotherland by Samrat Upadhyay Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett The Devourer by Alison Ames For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're taking a break this holiday week, so we thought we'd share this rerun from last year where Liberty and Patricia discuss upcoming 2024 book releases they're excited to read, including The Book of Love, Little Rot, The Husbands, 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. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Vol. 2 by Emil Ferris The Book of Love by Kelly Link Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De Rozario The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Reclaiming UGLY! : A Radically Joyful Guide to Unlearn Oppression and Uplift, Glorify, and Love Yourself by Vanessa Rochelle Lewis The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo  Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange  Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler A Better World by Sarah Langan Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire edited by Alice Wong  The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei  Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're taking some time off this holiday week, so we thought we'd share with you the final episode of our SFF Yeah podcast in which several staff members of Book Riot share some excellent speculative, science fiction, and fantasy backlist recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Monk and Robot books by Becky Chambers Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki Everfair by Nisi Shawl Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe) by P. Djèlí Clark Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices