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This week, Sharifah recommends High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris and The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt.

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Books Discussed on the Show

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris

The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy by Lauren Collins

My Soul Looks Back by Jessica B. Harris
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This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Root Therapy, Sunrise, Hollow Magic, and more great books!

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Hadestown grosses over $8 million on the big screen
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This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now!

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Books Discussed on the Show

The Hill by Harriet Clark

Up to the Light by Julia Armfield

Hell to Pay by Kylie Lee Baker

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

The End of Everything by M. John Harrison

Heavy Sugar by William Boyle

One of Us Is Already Dead by E. L. Chen

The Fall of Elvenesse by Kai Ashante Wilson

Oil on Canvas by Kalynn Bayron

Miss Archer by Jordan Harrison
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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss The Hardest Ones to Fool, The Amateur, Triage, and more great books!

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Josh Silver's Fruit Fly to be adapted as a series

Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy to be an Apple TV series

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This week, Trisha recommends books that would be good for travel–especially planes. Check out a mystery, short story collection, and/or urban fantasy romance series, all of which can distract you from turbulence or unpleasant travel companions.

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Books Discussed

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

My Dear You by Rachel Khong

The Hidden Legacy series, starting with Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews
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