Rebecca sits down with Vanessa Diaz to discuss a new study that shows book bans lead to increased readership of inclusive content, the men cashing in big on romantasy, PEN Awards finalists, and more.

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Discussed in this Episode:

PEN Awards Finalists

ALA State of America’s Libraries report

New study finds that book bans lead to increased readership

ACLU files suit against Department of Defense schools over book banning

The men cashing in on romantasy

Meta says books used to train LLMs are both essential and essentially worthless

Searches by Vauhini Vara

Murder at Gull's Nest by Jess Kidd

Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage

Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

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