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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Spent, Erased, The Starving Saints, and more great books!

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel

The Education of Kia Greer by Alanna Bennett

The True Happiness Company: How a Girl Like Me Falls for a Cult Like That by Veena Dinavahi

Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us by Anna Malaika Tubbs

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien

The Ascent by Allison Buccola

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