You Should Be Uncomfortable
Book Riot - The Podcast
06/08/20
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about how this week’s protests against systemic racism and police brutality intersect with the world of books and give the best advice they can to a long-time listener entering a new phase of life. This episode is sponsored by: TBR Bombas Pride Don’t Make a Sound: A Sawyer Brooks Thriller Kindle Edition by T.R. Ragan The Last Flight by Julie Clark Discussed in this episode: The Vanishing Half Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson Me and White Supremacy So You Want to Talk about Race Skill in Action PW to hire writer to cover issues of race & diversity in publishing 5 Books About Black Movements and Systemic Racism in America Stamped from the Beginning Available Free on Spotify Lee and Low’s Infographic on Black Employment in Publishing Snoop Dogg to make series adaption of Joe Ide’s IQ books See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jeff and Rebecca run through a bunch of listener feedback, discuss celebrity bookshelves, and talk about the huge sales for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Publishing TBR The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield Book Riot Insiders Discussed in this episode: Annotated episode about Belle de Costa Greene The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne This Book is Overdue by Marilyn Johnson Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves When Women Were Birds by TTW Invisible Man New Hunger Games book sells 500k copies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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