New Releases and More for May 13, 2025

Listen to this episode from All the Books! on Spotify. This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Emperor of Gladness, Death in the Cards, So Many Stars, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Ready to level up your reading life? Become a Book Riot All Access member and explore our full library of members-only content, including must-reads, deep dives, and reading challenge recommendations. For a limited time, the first 50 new All Access annual members get a FREE copy of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz courtesy of Tor Publishing! Join Book Riot All Access to level up your reading life and claim your free copy of Automatic Noodle. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala Portalmania: Stories by Debbie Urbanski So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro de Robertis The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb The Intermediaries by Brandy Schillace The Incandescent by Emily Tesh The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong (translator) For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices