This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including A Gentle Madness. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder journal from Book Riot. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat 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: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley The Cold Is In Her Bones by Peternelle van Arsdale The Beast is An Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Bookends: Collected Intros and Outros by Michael Chabon A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution by Helen Zia Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life by Yiyun Li Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults upon Our Language by Richard Lederer The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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