Nobels and Hostages
Book Riot - The Podcast
03/21/22
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about books sales thus far in 2022, check in on the “book of the year” candidates, note some discontent in the publishing workforce, and talk about books that are not what we thought they were.
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
We have a literary activism newsletter coming soon
Brandon Sanderson answers FAQs about that Kickstarter
Wanna talk about that Twitter thread about low-mid level publishing folks bouncing out?
Funny Farm by Laurie Zaleski
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You Know How I Am With Bandwagons
March 14, 2022
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about B&N’s 2021 results and how TikTok steers the ship, recent reading, new Cormac McCarthy novels, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
James Daunt talks about BN’s 2021
Cormac McCarthy publishing 2 new novels with a different flavor
Pamela Paul stepping down from NYT Book Review to join Opinion section
The Voltage Effect by John List
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To Kill a Mockingbird Meets Nicholas Sparks
March 28, 2022
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Danika Ellis joins Rebecca Schinsky to talk about Dr Seuss sales, librarians getting fired for not pulling books, that Where the Crawdads Sing Trailer, and much more.
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Pulling racist books turned out to be good for business for Dr Seuss
Texas librarian alleges she was fired for not removing books
Ted Cruz accidentally makes two anti-racist books bestsellers
As mentioned on the show: Danika’s quiz to match book banning quote to the decade it occurred
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Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough
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