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#213: A Guy Who Still Uses LiveJournal Jun 12, 2017

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This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss new info about the the Game of Thrones Extended Universe, Oprah's Book Club rumblings, Well-Read Black Girl's conference, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's New Science Fiction & Fantasy Podcast: SFF Yeah Book Riot New Mystery/Thriller Podcast: Read or Dead Follow-up on Game of Thrones prequels Update: Author who shall not be name will self-publish New Oprah pick coming 6/26 Well-Read Black Girl literary festival Harper Lee estate endorses graphic novel adaptation Hero of the week: 9-year-old girl sells lemonade to keep her library from closing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#212: A T-Shirt That Says, "Yea, Books" Jun 05, 2017

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This week Jeff and Rebecca talk about listener feedback on Little Free Libraries and the Amazon Buy Button, the coming GAME OF THRONES adaptation multiverse, Audible experiments, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Third Love OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: The Game of Thrones Spin-Off Industry That JK Rowling/Stephen Fry Revenge Story Isn’t True New sponsorship model for Women’s Prize for Fiction Audible launches $5 million fund to pay playwrights to write audio dramas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#211: Crying Forearms May 29, 2017

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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the surprising strength of Scribd's subscribership, Little Free Library backlash, Bill Gates' recommended summer reading, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkaupf OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: Alias Grace going to Netflix See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#210: Rolodex of Rants May 22, 2017

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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talking about Author Who Shall Not Be Named suing his former publisher. changes to Amazon's "buy" button, James Patterson and Bill Clinton teaming up to write a thriller, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Audiobooks.com Grand Central Instant Book Club Links discussed in this episode: He Who Shall Not Be Named sues S & S for $10mil for canceled book deal Bill Clinton working on novel w/ Jimmy P Amazon Buy Button Changes Andrew Luck starts book podcast Matthew Weiner has written a novel, and we have a rant about pricing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#209: Moms, Dads, and Grad Recommendation Show, Part 2 May 15, 2017

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Rebecca and Jeff wrap up this year's moms, dads, and grads recommendation bonanza. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Protect America Grand Central Book Club Books mentioned in this show: The Mothers The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Saints for All Occasions Orhan’s Inheritance George A Boy Like Me Redefining Realness A Darker Shade of Magic Sorceror to the Crown Paper Girls The Magicians Shadowshaper Every Body Yoga Wisdom of Yoga Silence Start Where You Are Presence Speak A Brief History of Nearly Everything Ready Player One Barkskins The Luminaries The Noble Hustle Hammerhead The Year of Living Biblically Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast Our Souls at Night Another Brooklyn The Inseparables Maine The Turner House Doc The Ok Corral The Kid The Sisters Brothers Battleborn The Water Museum Peak Grit Known and Strange Things Big Magic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#208: Moms, Dads, and Grad Recommendation Show, Part 1 May 08, 2017

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Jeff and Rebecca answer listener recommendation requests for summer holidays and graduation. This episode is sponsored by: Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener Out of the Box by Jemma Westing Books recommended in this show: The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Leavers by Lisa Ko The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR by Scott Hawkins An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam’ I Crawl Through It by A.S. King The Martian by Andy Weir The Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? By Mindy Kaling OUR MAN IN HAVANA by Graham Greene Who Thought This Was a Good Idea by Alyssa Mastromonaco Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Self-Inflicted Wounds by Aisha Tyler AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie Endless Night by Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Penance by Kanae Minato Good as Gone by Amy Gentry H IS FOR HAWK by Helen Macdonald THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER by Lawrence Anthony The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Finding Beauty in a Broken World CALL THE MIDWIFE by Jennifer Werth Cutting for Stone by Abraham Vergese Dancer by Colum McCann I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Neurotribes by Steve Silberman We Gon’ Be Alright by Jeff Chang See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#207: Patient Zahro Apr 30, 2017

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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about personalized book recommendation services, Shelfie's tech being integrated at Kobo, approve of Rick Riordan's new imprint, rail against people ignoring the rising prize of ebooks, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Startup by Doree Shafrir I Found You by Lisa Jewell Links discussed in this episode: Follow up in personalized reading recommendations, including The Book Spa and Sarah's Bookshelves Sam Missingham launches Lounge Books Rick Riordan launches imprint Kobo WILL integrate shelfie functinoality into its apps and ereaders Anika Noni Rose options SHADOWSHAPER See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#206: Dump Adjacent Apr 24, 2017

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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about UK reading habits, a new Fahrenheit 451 adaptation, audiobook recommendations, the Salander dynasty, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick Audible Links discussed in this episode: Knopf announces 5th book in Millennium series Emergency Room for the mindWeird news: Insane Clown Posse being sued for plagiarizing poem from Chicken Soup for the Soul World Book Night Survey HBO making a Fahrenheit 451 movie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#205: Existential Benadryl Apr 17, 2017

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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners, the most-challenged books of 2016, Book Riot Insiders, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Links discussed in this episode: 2017 Pulitzer winners ALA List of Most Challenged Books of 2016 The Verge's review of The Handmaid's Tale Book Riot Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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#204: Business Fingers Apr 10, 2017

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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Bidens' book deals, the most "literate" city in the U.S., the absurdity of copyright law, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Casper Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist The Baker Street Four by Olivier Legrand, J.B. Djian, and David Etien. Links discussed in this week's show: Follow-up from listener (Kris) about UK publishing diversity Joe & Jill Biden get multi-book deal Imbolo Mbue wins PEN/Faulkner St. Martin’s Press acquires first “official” Black Lives Matter book Macmillan launches Reading Without Walls Audible maps genre popularity by state Rakuten acquires Shelfie DC reclaims title as America’s most literate city See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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