Jeff and Rebecca talk about trends in 2019's bestsellers, Macmillan being banned from an industry conference, the American Dirt apology from Flatiron, and much more.
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Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: Reagan Arthur to head Knopf
Weird update: Digital Book World bans Macmillan employees over ebook lending
And Macmillan CEO got into hot water at ALA
Interesting breakdown of the 2019 bestsellers
The Witcher getting a 500k-copy reprint thanks to Netflix popularity
Hunger Games prequel focuses on Coriolanus Snow
More Americans visited the library than the movie theater in 2019
And drag queens will protest a bill that could jail librarians hosting Drag Queen Story Hours
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