Celebrity Book Clubs GO IRL, Literary Grudges, and more book news
Jeff and Rebecca talk about still being pissed off about the 2012 non-pulitzer, Gaiman seemingly throwing in the image rehab towel, legal challenges and defenses, and more before talking about their r...
28 Apr 202551min
The 10 Best Winners of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction of the Century So Far
Jeff and Rebecca continue to get mileage out of the "Of the Century so Far" framing, this time by ranking the fiction winners of the Pulitzer prize. Tough. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Pod...
23 Apr 202551min
NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro, the book and the movie [Teaser]
It's the 20th anniversary of the publication of Kazuo Ishiguro's modern classic, Never Let Me Go. Jeff and Rebecca recorded this episode diving into the book and movie in 2022. To listen to the whole...
22 Apr 20258min
Study Shows Book Bans Lead to Increased Readership, the "Shadow Daddies" of Romantasy, and More
Rebecca sits down with Vanessa Diaz to discuss a new study that shows book bans lead to increased readership of inclusive content, the men cashing in big on romantasy, PEN Awards finalists, and more. ...
21 Apr 202553min
Talking Bibliotherapy with Emely Rumble
Rebecca talks with Emely Rumble, author of Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, about using books as a tool for individual and collective healing, social justice, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, A...
16 Apr 202543min
Americans Want To Read More Books. Or Do They?
Jeff and Rebecca talk about a big new survey of Americans' feelings about reading, before talking about a small but interesting change at PW, recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RS...
14 Apr 202556min
AUDITION by Katie Kitamura & and the Documentary BANNED TOGETHER
Jeff and Rebecca discuss Katie Kitamura's new novel, Audition. Then, Rebecca talks to Allyson Rice and Tom Wiggins, producers of the new documentary, Banned Together. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS...
9 Apr 20251h 8min
National Book Critics Circle Winners, Censorship Cases on a Collision Course with the Supreme Court, and more of the week's book news
Jeff is back from vacation and joins Rebecca to talk NBCC winners, escalating legal challenges to book bans, Penguin Random House sales info, recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RS...
7 Apr 20251h 1min
