Jeff and Rebecca talk about authors they think would most benefit from (or they would just personally like to see have) a signal adaptation.

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This is a preview of our Patreon-only discussion of Shigehiro Oishi's Life in Three Dimensions.

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First up, Jeff offers his remembrances of reading Tom Robbins. Then, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the hardcover dominance of the Big 5, the first landmark AI fair use case, recent reading, and more.

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R.I.P. Tom Robbins

Thomson Reuters wins first big AI copyright case in the US

Big Five retained hold on hardcover bestsellers in 2024 (let’s talk about some highlights from the print edition too)

Laura McGrath dives into publishing’s diversity data

Barbara Kinsolver funds rehab center with profits from Demon Copperhead

Margaret Atwood to publish memoir “of sorts” this fall

Turns out graphic novels are good for kids’ reading habits

John Lithgow to play Dumbledore in HBO Harry Potter series

Sendak/King team-up

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

On Tyranny

Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya

How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichart

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

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Jeff and Rebecca are joined by romance expert Jessica Pryde to talk about romantasy, current trends in romance, category romance, navigating commercial romance covers, and much more.

Jessica co-hosts Book Riot's When in Romance. You can also find her exclamations about books and internet ridiculousness on BlueSky (JessIsReading) and instagram/threads (jess_is_reading).

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Jennifer Roberson

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

I Think I Like "Cozy" Dark Romance

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Jeff is back with his quarterly pile of recent book deal announcements to bounce off Rebecca. One of our favorite recurring episodes.

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Jeff and Rebecca spend more time than they would like in legal-land before talking about how everybody hates blurbs, recent reading, and other book news. Then, Brenna Connor of Circana joins Jeff to talk about 2024 book sales highlights and lowlights before looking ahead to 2025.

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First Edition

Shout-out to Feedspot for featuring us as #5 in the top 100 book podcasts on the planet

Scarlett Pavlovich sues Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer for rape & human trafficking and Netflix adaptation of Sandman to end after second season

Man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie to go to trial

Big 5 and Authors Guild sue Idaho over book banning law

Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint won’t require blurbs and Rebecca Makkai essay in the NYT

Dystopian novels are on the rise again after the inauguration

On the Hippie Trail

The Loves of My Life

Life in Three Dimensions

Tilt

Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya

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Jeff and Rebecca consider ten contenders to be the It Book of the Month.

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First Edition

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Jeff and Rebecca discuss the new novel by the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Han Kang.

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Dark Horse parting ways with Neil Gaiman, get off some hot takes about bookish social media, go through the ins-and-outs of ebooks coming to Bookshop.org, and more.

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Bookshop.org’s Ebook Launch & Reading 25 Minutes a Day in 2025 with Gretchen Rubin episode of First Edition

Dark Horse Comics drops Neil Gaiman

Bookshop.org launches ebook sales 

NYT’s coverage accidentally indicts how bad the old indie ebook options are

Authors Guild introduces “Human Authored” certification

New! Dan! Brown!

Hero of the week: Octavia’s Bookshelf

Defy by Sunita Sah

Y2K by Colette Shade

We Do Not Part by Han Kang

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of early-ish career writers to keep your eye on.

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