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Book Riot - The Podcast
06/26/23
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Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about the last decade in LGBTQ+ books, Amazon's best books of the year so far, a recent essay about black women in publishing, and more.
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First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.
Despite Book Bans, LGBTQ+ Fiction Sales Soar
Amazon’s Best Books of the Year (So Far)
Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing
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