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Amanda and Jenn discuss books about Africa, non-NBA basketball reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This week’s episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Store and the Swords & Spaceships newsletter. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Oneida by Ellen Wayland-Smith (rec’d by Liberty) Lexicon by Max Barry An Autobiography by Angela Davis The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, translated by Roland Glasser Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Hoops by Walter Dean Myers The Whore of Akron by Scott Raab Indentured by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss (rec’d by Rachel Manwill) Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder (rec’d by Jess Pryde) Rain Wild Chronicles (Dragon Keeper #1) by Robin Hobb Gentleman Bastards (The Lies of Locke Lamora #1) by Scott Lynch Inheritance Trilogy (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms #1) by NK Jemisin The Avalon series (The Mists of Avalon #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith Our Harsh Logic from Breaking the Silence Born Palestinian, Born Black by Suheir Hammad How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden My Promised Land by Ari Shavit (rec’d by Michelle Anne Schingler) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices