Jeff and Rebecca note some side-effects of Onyx Storm's huge release before talking about Oscars nominations, NBCC finalists, recent reading and more. Then, Jami Attenberg talks to Rebecca about how she put together a book fair where every kid can walk away with a book.

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The Onyx Storm roll-out didn’t quite go as planned - and demand crashed the Target website and Fans are not impressed with the “exclusive” art

NBCC finalists

Oscar nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay

Blob

I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante

The Language of Mathematics by Raul Rojas

Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez

Life in Three Dimensions by Shigehiro Oishi

Jami's Craft Talk Substack

How We Hacked the Scholastic Book Fair So Every Kid Could Buy a Book

1,000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

A Reason to See You Again

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