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Discussed in this episode: TBR! First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Read Harder 2024 is alive! Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn The Showman by Simon Shuster Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher The Fury by Alex Michaelides Beautyland by Marie-Helen Bertino The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices