This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about ambiguous pen-names, go over the 2017 Man Booker longlist, mark Michiko Kakutani's retirement from the New York Times Book Review, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: BookPop Book of the Month The Secret Agent Training Manual   Links discussed in this episode: Is Trump hurting book sales? Michiko Kakutani stepping down from NYTBR  Man Booker Prize longlist announced Neil Degrasse Tyson and George RR Martin teaming up for video game Audiobook/scavenger hunt mash-up See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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