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Book Riot - The Podcast
07/04/22
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about “the book of the year,” Barnes & Noble and TikTok collaborating, follow up on book censorship stories, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Ongoing: Lawyers say obscenity claims in VA case are ‘defective’ and should be tossed out
Canadian librarian responds to threats over drag queen story hour by adding a second event
Authors are protesting Amazon policy that allows Kindle users to return ebooks within 7 days
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NYT looks at the state of diversity of the publishing industry
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Jesmyn Ward wins of Congress Prize for Fiction
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