Jeff and Rebecca talk 2022 book sales so far, Brandon Sanderson making it rain, dive into The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, and more.
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Brandon Sanderson pays it forward 
Book sales boom is over? 
Documentary about The Bookstore 
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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!
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
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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Selling UK Covers in the US? Plus: a PLA report, JAMES is legit, and more.

Jeff and Rebecca check in with a selection of recent streaming adaptations (Shogun, 3 Body Problem, Masters of the Air, A Gentleman in Moscow, Ripley) and briefly discuss the year of Dune.
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First Edition!
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Shogun, 3 Body Problem, Masters of the Air, A Gentleman in Moscow, Ripley...and Dune 2

Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about fonts of all things, plus what's going on with Spotify, the tough media landscape, and more. 
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First Edition!
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
HarperCollins saves thousands of trees with small tweak to book design
Spotify Might Be Raising Prices. Kinda Told Ya.
New museum for Children’s literature opens in Kansas City
What I Would Do If I Were Starting Book Riot...Today
Jeff Commits a TikTok
Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee
Little Blue Truck
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