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#48 New Book Releases - July to December 2021
Ep. 48
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Welcome to the 48th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah K and Jenny share their pick of the new releases due out in the second half of 2021.
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Books mentioned
- The Manningtree Witches by A. K. Blakemore
- Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
- The Devil You Know by Gwen Ashead and Eileen Horne
- Books Do Furnish A Life by Richard Dawkins
- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
- The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
- 10 Minutes 30 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
- How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division by Elif Shafak
- The Penguin Book of Exorcisms by Joseph Laycock
- Velorio - by Xavier Navarro Aquino
- The Literary Almanac by Francesca Beauman
- The Fourth Child by Jessica Winter
- This is the Canon: Decolonise Your Books Shelves in 50 Books by Kadija Sesay, Dr. Deirdre Osborne and Professor Joan Anim-Addo
- Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria
- The Fell by Sarah Moss
- The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss
- Summerwater by Sarah Moss
- Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner
We encourage you to shop with your local independent book store. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.
Links mentioned
- Why I Loved Transcendent Kingdom - Chris Bookish Cauldron
- The Pigeon Hole
- The Best Books of The Year (So Far) - Vulture
- Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses - film/documentary
- Crying in H Mart - The New Yorker
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