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Human Writing, LLMs, and the Challenges and Opportunities of Living in the Age of AI Feb 04, 2025

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John Warner joins Jeff to talk about his new book, More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI. We talk about the teaching of writing, what we might want to save for humans, what kinds of things LLMs expose about how we think about writing, and what the present and future of living with AI could be.

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More Than Words by John Warner

The Biblioracle Recommends Newsletter

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Bookshop.org's Ebook Launch & Reading 25 Minutes a Day in 2025 with Gretchen Rubin Jan 30, 2025

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Bookshop.org Founder Andy Hunter joins Jeff to talk about Bookshop now offering ebooks. Then, Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, comes on to talk about her bookish reading challenge: read for 25 in '25.

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Bookshop.org Now Sells Ebooks

Gretchen Rubin's 25 in '25 Challenge

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What's In Store in 2025 for The World of Books? Jan 23, 2025

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Jeff uses Susie Dumond's piece for Book Riot about 2025 predictions as a framework for taking stock of where we are and what the year may hold for publishing and reading.

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Book Trend Predictions for 2025

Bed and Break-Up by Susie Dumond

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The Reading Life of Nnedi Okorafor Jan 16, 2025

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Jeff talks to Nnedi Okorafor about her life as a reader. Her new book, Death of the Author, is out now.

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Dedicated to Debuts: Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful Jan 02, 2025

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Jeff is joined by Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful to talk about covering debuts, new authors, and all that entails.

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Debutiful (website)

Debutiful (podcast)

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[Rerun] The Reading Life of Ada Limón Dec 26, 2024

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This was my favorite 2024 episode of First Edition, so I thought I'd repost it for you this holiday week. Join me to explore the reading life of U.S. National Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

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You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, edited by Ada Limón

In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limón, illustrated by Peter Sis.

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The Books Won't Save Us Dec 05, 2024

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Book Riot's Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about her piece, "The Books Won't Save Us."

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The Books Won't Save Us by Sharifah Williams

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What It Is Like To Break Into Agenting & The Black List Nov 07, 2024

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A couple of segments here ported over from The Book Riot Podcast. First, Brooke Nagler tells us what it's like to break into the world of literary agenting. Then, Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston talk about their project, The Black List.

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The Book Group

The Black List

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Tracking Bestsellers, What You See (or Don't) When You Read, and Growing Up on the Internet Can Be Great Oct 24, 2024

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Book Riot editor Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about how she tracks bestsellers for Book Riot, how growing up online was sort of great, and what we see (or don't) when we read.

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