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Book Riot - The Podcast
09/18/23
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of recent reading, Drew Barrymore getting booted from the National Book Awards, and I guess that pretty much covers it.
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First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.
Update: Pulitzer board amends citizenship requirements
Ongoing: More authors sue OpenAI
National Book Awards drops Drew Barrymore as host
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
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Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!
Discussed in this episode:
First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.
Goodreads is Terrible for Books: Why Can’t We All Quit It?
Wait, how many copies do most books sell?
Dictionary.com adds 566 New Words for 2023
Texas Judge Blocks Book Ban Law
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September 25, 2023
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award for Fiction longlist, a bunch of red states leaving the American Library Association, a teacher getting fired for teaching The Diary of Anne Frank, and Oprah's next surprising book club pick.
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Book Riot’s editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!
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Deep Dive shout-out: The Bestseller List is Broken
Texas teacher fired after reading aloud from graphic novel of Anne Frank’s diary
Project Gutenberg releases 5,000 public domain audiobooks w/ AI narration
Bidding opens Tues 9/26, in the Authors for Voices of Color auction to support WNDB
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