Jeff and Rebecca continue to lap up with extreme interest scuttlebutt about James's Pulitzer win before talking about Lithgow's underwhelming reaction to Rowling's transphobia, a new publisher focused on dudes (initially. they swear) and more book news. Then Sharifah Williams hops on to talk about Kevin Wilson's new novel, Run for the Hills.

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Alexandra Alter confirms JAMES Pulitzer speculation (LitHub piece with the speculation)

John Lithgow surprised by backlash to J.K. Rowling

New imprint will focus on literary fiction by men 

Agatha Christie’s estate authorizes writing course taught by AI deepfake 

You can now buy books in the Kindle iOS app

Run for The Hills by Kevin Wilson

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