Jeff and Rebecca talk about the very, very ugly details emerging about Neil Gaiman, 2024's best-selling books, audio-first publishing, and more. Then, Kelly Jensen and Kathleen Schmidt talk about the price of books and what effects they have.

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Discussed in this Episode:

Details emerge in sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman

Simon & Schuster launches audio-first imprint helmed by Jason Pinter

Print book sales saw small increase in 2024

Steven Soderbergh read more books than I did last year

Publishing Confidential

What Will Potential Tariffs Mean for Comics?

The Little Book of Goat Yoga

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Rebecca Yarros

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Aflame by Pico Iyer

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante

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