This week Alice and Kim chat about new November releases! Alice makes the Crusades sound interesting, Kim ponders likability and leadership, and both struggle with what to call nonfiction graphic novels. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Tailored Book Recommendations (aka TBR), Book Riot Insiders, and Run Like a Mother (the audiobook!). Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura. Follow Up Send holiday gift guide questions to forreal@bookriot.com by November 20! Nonfiction in the News Slate: “The Library Popularity Index” American Library Association: #eBooksForAll New Books Bonanza! Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton Mudlark: In Search of London’s Past Along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are ‌by‌ ‌Alicia‌ ‌Menendez‌ ‌ The Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades by Roger Crowley Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by A D’Amico and Mikki Kendall Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice by Debbie Levy, illustrated by Whitney Gardner Reading Now Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult by Susan Ashline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Alice and Kim chat about new November releases! Alice makes the Crusades sound interesting, Kim ponders likability and leadership, and both struggle with what to call nonfiction graphic novels. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Tailored Book Recommendations (aka TBR), Book Riot Insiders, and Run Like a Mother (the audiobook!). Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura. Follow Up Send holiday gift guide questions to forreal@bookriot.com by November 20! Nonfiction in the News Slate: “The Library Popularity Index” American Library Association: #eBooksForAll New Books Bonanza! Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton Mudlark: In Search of London’s Past Along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are ‌by‌ ‌Alicia‌ ‌Menendez‌ ‌ The Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades by Roger Crowley Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by A D’Amico and Mikki Kendall Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice by Debbie Levy, illustrated by Whitney Gardner Reading Now Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult by Susan Ashline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices