This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss There There, Stalking God, The Great Believers, and more of their favorite books of 2018 so far. This episode was sponsored by Google Play, The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman, and The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. 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: There There by Tommy Orange Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell Stalking God: My Unorthodox Search for Something to Believe In by Anjali Kumar How To Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine by Edward Lee The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat Florida: Stories by Lauren Groff All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Front Desk by Kelly Yang From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir by Beck Dorey-Stein What we’re reading: A Dash of Dragon (The Mystic Cooking Chronicles) by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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