Jeff and Rebecca are traveling for work this week, so we present the inaugural episode of First Edition to tide you over. We’ll be back next week with a regular episode.In the first section, Jeff and Rebecca play a game of “knockout” to figure out what the “it” book of April might be. In the second section, Yahdon Israel, Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster, comes on to talk about putting books into the world. And in section three, Sarah Bakewell and Jeff talk about humanism on the occasion of the publication of her new book, Humanly Possible.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.The Book Riot Podcast PatreonWonder Boy by Angel Au-Yeung and David JeansCamp Zero by Michelle Min SterlingRomantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldYou Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie SmithSmall Mercies by Dennis LehaneThe Wager by David GrannHappy Place by Emily HenryIn the Lives of Puppets by T.J. KluneA Living Remedy by Nicole ChungHouse of Cotton by Monica BrashearsYahdon Israel’s Advance Readers ClubSoil by Camille T DungyHumanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices