Jeff gets Rebecca’s report on the first episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast, they talk about one of the more shocking publishing confessions in recent memory, find a case of real censorship, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney Flatiron Books, publisher of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Bombas Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast! Discussed in this episode: How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang Real Life by Brandon Taylor Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward Some of that bump in print sales is from big box stores HBO + Ta-Nehisi Coates team up for adaptation special Big ups to this response to the Harper’s letter A Sheriff Told Library Staff Not To Call 911 Because They Were Thinking Of Supporting Black Lives Matter Patrick Rothfuss’s editor doesn’t think he’s written a word of the final Kingkiller Chronicles book Heroes of the Week: Liberation Library sends books to incarcerated children Librarians, consider participating in our survey? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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