Jeff and Rebecca talk about “the book of the year,” Barnes & Noble and TikTok collaborating, follow up on book censorship stories, and more.
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Ongoing: Lawyers say obscenity claims in VA case are ‘defective’ and should be tossed out 
Canadian librarian responds to threats over drag queen story hour by adding a second event
TikTok now has a dedicated #booktok hub, and Barnes & Noble is partnering to promote it with a challenge 
Authors are protesting Amazon policy that allows Kindle users to return ebooks within 7 days ​​
Wahala by Nikki May
Memphis by Tara Stringfellow
An Immense World by Ed Yong
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Jeff checks in with Rebecca about re-entering, to a degree, the world of bookish social media. 
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TBR! For Mother’s Day! Or anyone on any day!
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Looking at Bookish Social Media With Fresh Eyes [Updated]

Looking at Bookish Social Media With Fresh Eyes

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of the year so far, a variety of bookstore related mysteries, recent reading, and more.
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TBR! For Mother's Day! Or anyone on any day!
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
US and UK Book Covers
Lauren Groff & James McBride named to Time 100
Knife by Salman Rushdie
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
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The Best-Selling Books of the Year So Far, UK Covers on Sale in the US, and More.

Rebecca and Jeff look ahead to notable summer adaptations, including Bridgerton, Dark Matter, House of the Dragon, and more.
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Email us (podcast at bookriot dot com) with moms, dads, and grads recommendation requests!
First Edition!
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Summer Adaptation Preview

Jeff and Rebecca talk about some recent book-related travel things, do some quick adulation of James, and much more. 
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First Edition!
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How about the nugget in this piece on AI that Meta thought about buying Simon & Schuster 
Amazon grab-and-go was a sham
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis
James by Percival Everett
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
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