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Well books are about to get a lot more expensive, as is everything else, and there's no hiding from the fact that these tariffs really suck! But we're going to talk (mostly) about other things this week\u2014like the trailer drop for the new season of The Cosmic Library<\/em>, like some upcoming weird books you should pre-order as suggested by Molly Odintz, and the first in a run of Lit Hub staffers reading poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month!<\/p>

* Listen to The Cosmic Library<\/em><\/a>\u2014<\/em>new episodes Wednesdays starting April 16!<\/p>

* Molly's suggested reading\/pre-ordering:<\/p>

- Crafting for Sinners<\/em><\/a><\/p>

- Friends of the Museum<\/em><\/a> by Heather McGowan<\/p>

- Leverage<\/em><\/a> by Amran Gowani<\/p>

- <\/em>The Library at Hellebore<\/em><\/a> by Cassandra Khaw<\/p>

- The Starving Saints<\/em><\/a> by Caitlin Starling<\/p>

- Murderland<\/em> <\/a>by Caroline Frasier<\/p>


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The Lit Hub Podcast is a production of Lit Hub Radio<\/em><\/p>

hosted by Drew Broussard<\/em><\/p>

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