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This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl.

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Amanda and Jenn discuss coming-of-age literary fiction, M/M sci-fi, novellas, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (rec’d by Laura)

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (rec’d by Elizabeth)

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (rec’d by Maria)

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: rape, child abuse, racism)

Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capo Crucet

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hussein

Burning Roses by SL Huang (lots of triggers incl. child abuse and violence against animals) (September 2020)

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (tw: enbyphobia)

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (cw: flayings and PTSD)

We Are the Ants by Shuan David Hutchinson (tw: homophobia, suicide)

Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen (cw: PTSD)

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery)

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal 

The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue

The Phantom Unicorn by Zetta Elliott

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This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Shepherd by Catherine Jinks.

Trigger warnings: harm to children and animals

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Amanda and Jenn discuss series to get excited about, 8th grade read-alouds, Star Wars read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Anna K by Jenny Lee (TW: underage substance abuse & alcohol) (rec’d by Nicole)

The Need by Helen Phillips (rec’d by Courtney)

The Khorasan Archives by Ausma Zehanat Khan (tw slavery)

The Poppy War series by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape and genocide)

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The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell

The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai (tw war)

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

Murderbot by Martha Wells

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, trans Charlotte Collins (tw Nazis)

A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré

Fool’s Crow by James Welch (rec’d by Jeff) (tw war crimes)

There There by Tommy Orange (TW: gun violence and rape)

Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith

Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson

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This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole.

Trigger warnings: descriptions of panic attacks and PTSD

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Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020.

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The Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde)

Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde)

Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde)

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence)

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Zero Sum Game by SL Huang

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman  

We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey

Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape)

Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children)

My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet

Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley

Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction)

So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

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This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton.

Trigger warning: harm to animals

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