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  • Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca to discuss an upcoming adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys, the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 honorees, DC's plan to celebrate the first trans superhero, and more.
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    Discussed in this Episode:
    There’s a big screen adaptation of Nickel Boys coming soon
    DC Pride to honor creator of the first trans superhero
    Illinois school district pulls out of statewide book award
    Meanwhile, in Virginia, school district cancels district-wide read of Wishtree because it contains a tree that has both male and female reproductive parts. Yep.
    Congrats to the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees
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    The Hunter by Tana French
    Oye by Melissa Mogollon
    The Tower by Flora Carr
    The Exvangelicals by Sarah McCammon
    Sociopath by Patric Gagne
    Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham
    James by Percival Everett
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  • Jeff is away this week, so in honor of baseball season getting underway, we are rerunning our episode in which Jeff and Rebecca talk about Field of Dreams and the book it's based on, W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe.

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  • Jeff and Rebecca try to guess which authors appear on each other's "insta-buy" lists.
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  • Jeff and Rebecca talk about publishers misrepresenting posthumous books, Jeff's Q&A with Authors Equity CEO Madeline McIntosh, RuPaul's Allstora backtracking, and much more.
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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    Follow-up: Madeline McIntosh Q & A about Authors Equity
    RuPaul and Allstora backtrack on selling anti-LGBTQ titles
    Legislators in Delaware and Connecticut propose anti-book ban measures
    It's Time for Publishers to Tell the Truth About Posthumously Published Books
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  • On the occasion of Cord Jefferson's Best Adapted Screenplay win, Jeff and Rebecca talk about their favorite books, movies, and TV shows set in the world of books before talking about Erasure by Percival Everett and American Fiction.
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    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    Elf
    Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
    Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
    Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
    Luster by Raven Leilani
    Hothouse by Boris Kachka
    Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
    Erasure by Percival Everett
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  • Book Riot editor Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about Allstore (a new online bookstore) and Authors Equity (a new publisher) coming at the same target from two different angles. Plus: a report on diversity in publishing and Spotify's curious new Audiobooks Tier.
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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    Our Queerest Shelves
    The Read Harder Challenge
    Is This What Author-Centered Publishing Looks Like?
    RuPaul Launches an “Online Book Marketplace”
    RuPaul bookstore controversy
    Results of Lee & Low’s publishing diversity baseline survey and Erica’s response in The Deep Dive
    Spotify introduces audiobooks tier at $9.99
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  • Jeff and Rebecca try to predict the most literary Oscar.
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    Discussed in this episode:
    Ranking the Last 20 Winners of the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
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  • Jeff and Rebecca note a customer survey Bookshop.org sent to customers about their audiobook habits, decide no-new news is good news as Jesmyn Ward stays on at S&S, really resonate with Ted Gioia's "State of Culture, 2024," and more.
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    Discussed in this episode:
    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    Bookshop.org appears to be interested in audiobooks
    Jesmyn Ward signs 3-book deal with Scribner
    TikTok-famous librarian quits because of harassment
    And I think we have to talk about Ted Gioia and the state of the culture
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  • Jeff and Rebecca discuss Kelly Link's debut novel, The Book of Love.
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  • Jeff and Rebecca pick the "it" book of March.
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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    The Hunter by Tana French
    Maktub by Paulo Coehlo
    Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
    The Morningside by Téa Obreht
    Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
    There's Always Next Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
    Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
    Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
    The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
    James by Percival Everett
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  • Jeff and Rebecca review some of the most interesting book deal announcements from the last few months.

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  • Jeff and Rebecca talk about LeVar Burton's book deal, opening up the National Book Awards, book banning news, and why no one should think this is the forever home for Simon & Schuster.
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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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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    National Book Awards open to authors who are not US citizens
    LeVar Burton Signs 2-book deal
    West Virginia House passes bill that allows prosecution of librarians
    Maryland legislators introduce the Freedom to Read Act
    ALA releases “book résumés” to help fight book bans
    Marilynne Robinson remains lovely
    KKR is in no hurry to sell S&S. But they will
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  • We are re-running an episode from our short-run podcast series Adaptation Nation on Dune, covering Frank Herbert's novel and what turned out to be part one of Denis Villaneueve's adaptation. Amanda Nelson and Jenn Northington joined Jeff for this deep dive.
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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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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    Frank Herbert’s Distrust of JFK
    Hari Kunzru on Dune
    Muslim Influences in Dune
    Is Dune a White Savior Narrative?
    Sidelining Arab Voices in Dune
    Dune Book Club with Ausma Zehanat Khan
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  • Jeff and Rebecca dive into general questions from listeners and offer personalized recommendations, including whether any F. Scott Fitzgerald books are worth reading and what's the deal with Huck Finn?

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  • Jeff and Rebecca discuss some good listener feedback on coincidences before running through a bunch of adaptation news and then talking about recent media consumption.
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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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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
     The Elly Conway “mystery” was indeed the most interesting thing about Argylle..and even that is pretty boring
    Ongoing: Publishers confirm that Spotify audiobook sales have been solid in terms of revenue & reaching new users
    Amy Adams & Jenna Ortega in talks for Klara & the Sun adaptation
    Who wants to watch the Hallmark Channel’s Jane Austen adaptations with me?
    Lifetime gets its groove back with Terry McMillan
    And I guess we’re going to do A Gentleman in Moscow
    But we will not be getting the big ACOTAR series, or maybe we will
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  • Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a conversation about the best movies adapted from romances and love stories, the ones that are due for a remake, and a few creative takes on what a love story even is.
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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.

    Discussed in this Episode:
    Vanessa's ode to Practical Magic
    Rebecca revisits The Bridges of Madison County
    The Adaptation Nation podcast feed
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  • Trisha Brown and Jess Pryde, hosts of When in Romance, join Jeff to talk about what's going on in the world of romance: what's changed over the last ten years (and what hasn't), what the state of romance is today, where it's going, and a recommendation or two as well. This was fun.
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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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    When in Romance Podcast
    Most Anticipated Books of 2023 Episode of When in Romance
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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    Black Love Matters, edited by Jessica P.  Pryde
    The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
    The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
    Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
    Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
    Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
    Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
    The Viscount Made Me Do It by Diana Quincy
    A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
    After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lop
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  • Jeff and Rebecca take a moment to mark the death of N. Scott Momaday, do a post-mortem on the Argylle 'intrigue," pitch a movie based on a secret banned bookshelf in Houston, 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:
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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    N. Scott Momaday Has Died
    Of course Constance Grady did the legwork on Argylle
    The Argylle movie reviews are rolling in, and they’re…not great
    How not to pitch your book to BookTokers
    Hero of the Week: Texas teacher’s clandestine library of banned books
    Some late-breaking info about Spotify’s audiobook performance; Audible is concerned
    Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
    Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
    The Fury by Alex Michaelides
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  • After a ho-hum January slate of new releases, Jeff and Rebecca are back to working their way through a much stronger slate of It Book candidates.
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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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    First Edition!
    The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
    Bride by Ali Hazelwood
    The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
    The Women by Kristin Hannah
    The Great Wave by Michiko Kakutani
    The Book of Love by Kelly Link
    Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly
    A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
    Splinters by Leslie Jamison
    Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
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