The Booker Prize Finalists, Judge Shades Trump's Lawsuit Against PRH, and More Book News
Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Booker Prize finalists, a judicial brow-beating, soft book sales, and more.
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Booker Prize finalists
Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against NYT, PRH
Book sales dropped in first half of 2025, romantasy losing steam
The Fourth Wing adaptation has a showrunner
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood
107 Days by Kamala Harris
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
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The Books That Matter: THE SNOWY DAY
Today we have for you an episode from the Brooklyn Public Library’s Borrowed & Returned podcast series, looking back on Ezra Jack Keats' trailblazing picture book and how it continues to resonate with readers.
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Trump Sues PRH, The National Book Award Fiction Longlist, and More Book News
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the week's book news, from Trump flimsy lawsuit against PRH and The New York Times (and why it matters, flimsy as it is), break down a couple of award lists, do some Jefftionary entries, and more.
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The National Book Awards fiction longlist is here
Finalists for the 2025 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize
Trump sues NYT and PRH
How “actual malice” works in defamation
Scholastic launches streaming service
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arudhati Roy
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
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Book Club: THE SECRET OF SECRETS by Dan Brown
Jeff, Rebecca, and Vanessa gather in a secret chamber to discuss the wonderfully absurd mysteries of Dan Brown's latest, The Secret of Secrets.
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National Book Awards Longlists, a Journey Into Literary History, and More
Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a discussion about the National Book Awards longlists, authors' big settlement from Anthropic, and exciting adaptation news. Then, Vanessa takes Rebecca on a journey down the literary rabbit hole.
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Discussed in this Episode:
Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle book piracy lawsuit, but the judge has delayed it, citing concerns
2025 National Book Awards longlists are rolling out
Audition is being adapted
Annotated episode: The Original Gone Girl
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson
Ruth by Kate Riley
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman
The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson
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