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Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Read Harder 2024 is alive! Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson The Bloodied Nightgown by Joan Acocella Until August by Gabriel García Márquez This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud The Unicorn Woman by Gayl Jones The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Burg A Chance Meeting by Rachel Cohen The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting by Lee Gutkind The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez Splinters by Leslie Jamison The Last Fire Season by Manjula Martin The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner Legacy by Uché Blackstock Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks This American Ex-Wife by Lyz Lenz Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg Optimal by Daniel Goleman & Cary Cherniss And How Does That Make You Feel by Joshua Fletcher Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan The Cliffs by Scott Cawthorn Looking for a Sign by Susie Dumond Jewel Me Twice by Charish Reid The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices