This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss some of their favorite debut books of 2015, including Lightless, Bright Lines, and The Shore. This episode was sponsored by Mack Weldon, the DK Holiday Gift Generator, and the Book Riot Store. And sign up here for notifications about Book Riot Live 2016! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books discussed on the show: Lightless by C. A. Higgins Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Dryland by Sara Jaffe Single, Carefree, Mellow: Stories by Katherine Heiny The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson Speak by Louisa Hall The Shore by Sara Taylor Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter by Nina MacLaughlin What we’re reading: American Housewife: Stories by Helen Ellis If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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