Obama's Favorite Books of 2023, Iowa Book Banning Law Partially Stopped, Recent Reading, and more.
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01/08/24
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Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinksy talk about Obama's favorite books of 2023, the best-selling books of 2023 in the U.S., some good news in Iowa, our winter reading, and more.
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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Discussed in this episode:
Key parts of Iowa book ban bill cannot be enforced
Excerpt of The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell, the new “Read With Jenna” pick
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January 10, 2024
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Jeff and Rebecca run through some of their personally most-anticipated books of the first-ish half of 2024. Plus, they have some other Book Riot editors weigh in with their picks.
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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Discussed in this episode:
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
The Bloodied Nightgown by Joan Acocella
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
The Unicorn Woman by Gayl Jones
The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller
State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Burg
A Chance Meeting by Rachel Cohen
The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting by Lee Gutkind
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
The Last Fire Season by Manjula Martin
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