New Releases and More for January 27, 2026

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Burn Down Master’s House, Vigil, Fair Game, and more!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power by Lachi with Tim Vandehey

Black Public Joy: No Permit or Permission Required by Jay Pitter

Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martínez

Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports by Ellie Roscher and Anna Baeth

He/She/They: How We Talk about Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar

The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters

Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive by Danielle Bainbridge

Forever for the Culture: Notes from the New Black Digital Arts Renaissance by Steven Underwood

Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang

The Bone Setter’s Daughter by Amy Tan

Vigil by George Saunders   

I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star by Judy Greer

The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams 

Escape! by Stephen Fishbach    

Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by K. J. Parker  

Rooting Interest: An 831 Stories Romance by Cat Disabato  

The Ghost Network by Catie Disabato

Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff

Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood by William J Mann 

Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden 

The Big M: 13 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause by Lidia Yuknavitch

To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2) by Moniquill Blackgoose

Paper Cut by Rachel Taff

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