
Riding on a High of Wanting to Be Different
02/13/23 • 58 min
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Jeff And Rebecca cover a range of interesting listener emails, catch up with publishing pay raises, look back at 10 years of data from the YA category of New York Times Bestsellers, and discuss some recent reading.
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Site shoutouts: What 10 years of NYT YA bestseller lists reveal about YA
Jenn took a look at what’s happening in publishing right now
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
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Jeff And Rebecca cover a range of interesting listener emails, catch up with publishing pay raises, look back at 10 years of data from the YA category of New York Times Bestsellers, and discuss some recent reading.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher.
For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Site shoutouts: What 10 years of NYT YA bestseller lists reveal about YA
Jenn took a look at what’s happening in publishing right now
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
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HC union members on why they are still striking
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Simon & Schuster is back on the market
Catapult shuttering online magazine & writing classes to focus on publishing program
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