Kelly talks about two compelling YA nonfiction books that explore Black history and contemporary Black lives, both of which have been subject to book bans.
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BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert
Sundown Towns by James Loewen (All The Backlist Episode on the book)
Far From Home: Life and Loss in Two American Towns by Ron Powers
We Are Not Broken by George M. Johnson
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All The Backlist: February 17, 2023

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Kelly digs into two books about the '90s that both lean into and critically examine nostalgia for the decade. 
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Books Discussed
Meet Me By The Fountain by Alexandra Lange
Throwback by Maurene Goo
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All The Backlist: April 19, 2024

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss You Know What You Did, Indian Burial Ground, Immortal Pleasures, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
You Know What You Did by K. T. Nguyen 
The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams 
The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes 
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina 
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki and Polly Barton 
While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi 
NORMA by Sarah Mintz
Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro
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New Releases and More for April 16, 2024

This week, Danika talks about a couple of messy sapphic twenty-something coming-of-age novels.
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Books Discussed
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
Stray City by Chelsey Johnson
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All the Backlist! April 9, 2024

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss A Better World, Canto Contigo, The Gathering, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
A Better World by Sarah Langan
The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
The Gathering by CJ Tudor
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
The House of Broken Bricks by Fiona Williams
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez 
My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future by Alice Randall
Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa
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New Releases and More for April 9, 2024

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases!
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Books Discussed
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
Court of Wanderers (Reaper Book 2) by Rin Chupeco
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun 
Private Rites by Julia Armfield 
Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio 
Evil in Me by Brom
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All The Backlist: February 17, 2023

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