Book Riot &#8211; The Podcast

First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.

Update: the Harry Potter reboot is coming to HBO, and….it will run for 10 years

And Casey Bloys is already dodging the issue

First quarter bestsellers

The “secret” behind how Obama’s reading lists get made

Ebooks are coming to Bookshop

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You Cannot Moonlight as David Apr 10, 2023

Show notes

Jeff and Rebecca talk about audiobooks for quite a bit longer than they thought plus some other things.

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Discussed in this episode:

First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.

Brandon Sanderson has entered the chat re: Audible taking too big of a cut from indie authors

Cory Doctorow weighs in

Ads in Audible audiobooks

Living Remedy by Nicole Chung

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

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MAD MEN, But for Publishing Apr 03, 2023

Show notes

Jeff and Rebecca tease First Edition a little bit more, wind up the case of the manuscript thief, continue to have more things to say about LLMs, are tentatively interested in Questlove’s new imprint, consider Jeff’s recent return to #booktwitter, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:

First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition Substack.

Bernardini gets time served & will be deported

Fun with AI: LibraryThing introduces a search tool for when you can’t remember a title

Questlove is starting an imprint

Wired’s Brandon Sanderson profile. And then Sanderson’s response. And then Esquire’s counter (?) profile.

The Real Work by Adam Gopnik

Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

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Break This Coffee Mug and Eat It Mar 27, 2023

Show notes

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a new podcast project (!), a record year for book bannings, more ChatGPT things (not all of them bad!), BookTok influencer pay, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:

First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition Substack.

We’re hiring a web developer

ALA reports attempted book bans nearly doubled in 2022 over 2021 022

A new U.S. House resolution will further ignite book bans

Coalition urges S & S not to distribute Skyhorse title by AIDS denialist

ChatGPT listed as author on more than 200 books now available on Amazon

And the WGA proposes allowing use of ChatGPT in scripts as long as it doesn’t impact author credit/residuals

Vox does the deep dive on BookTok authenticity

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Temporal Neophytes Mar 20, 2023

Show notes

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Chat-GTP4's weak performance on AP English Exams, Leigh Bardugo getting that bag, why modern adults seem befuddled by time, recent reading, and more.

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Discussed in this episode:

Shout-out to Rioter Susie Dumond, finalist for a Lambda Literary award for best lesbian romance

The Trans Rights Readathon is a thing, March 20-27

Manuscript thief pleads guilty

Leigh Bardugo’s 8-figure Macmillan deal

Birnham Wood by Eleanor Catton

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns

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Give the People What They Want Mar 13, 2023

Show notes

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Noam Chomsky on AI, women publishing more books than men, a celebrity bookstore acquisition, TikTok getting into publishing, and more.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Worth a read: Noam Chomsky isn’t worried about ChatGPT replacing writers/artists

Women are publishing more books than men, and it’s good for business

Chip Gaines buys Larry McMurtry’s Texas bookstore

ByteDance hiring an acquisition editor!

A take on TikTok via listener Alex

Enchantment by Katherine May

The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt

Dyscalculia by Chamonghne Felix

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Rabbit-Deer Hybrid Thing Mar 06, 2023

Show notes

Jeff and Rebecca continue to mull ChatGPT’s potential to change reading, assess another change to “classic” texts, recount recent reading, and more.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

James Bond books being updated w/o racist language .html

Roald Dahl “classic” editions

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Buttering the Bricks [Updated] Feb 27, 2023

Show notes

Book Riot managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Jeff to talk about the officially-ratified HarperCollins contract, ChatGPT and ebook “authorship,” bookstore rewards programs, cleaning up Roald Dahl, and more.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

HC union ratifies contract

Roald Dahl updated to have more inclusive language, and it’s a whole Thing

ChatCPT and ebooks

Barnes & Noble’s new membership program

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

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A Tale as Old as the Medici Feb 20, 2023

Show notes

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the end of the HarperCollins strike, possible homes for Simon & Schuster, a real mess at Indigo, recent reading, and more.

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