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For Real

For Real is a biweekly nonfiction podcast that puts the spotlight on new books and old favorites that tell it like it is, or at least try to.

For Real Rewind: Reading For Self Care

While Kim and Alice take a short summer break, enjoy this episode from the archive, about reading for self care.

For Real Rewind: 2022 Nonfiction Preview, Part 1

While Kim and Alice take a short summer break, enjoy this episode from the archive!

2022 Nonfiction Preview, Part II

This week Alice and Kim talk about upcoming nonfiction for 2022.

Books on Disability Activism

This week Alice and Kim talk about books on disability activism to recognize the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities ...

Pride Reads

This week Alice and Kim talk about nonfiction for Pride Month.

Reads for AAPI Heritage Month

This week Alice and Kim talk about books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month plus new releases from charming superheroes, football coaches, and more.

Voting Reads

This week Alice and Kim talk voting reads.

Work, Work, Work, Work, Work

This week Alice and Kim share some books about odd jobs plus cover new nonfiction about Hong Kong, prison, and cold cases.

Nonfiction Adapted for Young Readers

This week Alice and Kim talk about nonfiction adapted for young readers.

Reading for Self Care

This week Alice and Kim chat about their current obsessions (Lincoln and fraudsters, respectively), discuss, reading for self care, and preview new nonfiction about strangers, assimilation, serial killers, and more.