
You Cannot Moonlight as David
04/10/23 • 67 min
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about audiobooks for quite a bit longer than they thought plus some other things.
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Discussed in this episode:
First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.
Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive
Brandon Sanderson has entered the chat re: Audible taking too big of a cut from indie authors
House of Cotton by Monica Brashears
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about audiobooks for quite a bit longer than they thought plus some other things.
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!
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode:
First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.
Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive
Brandon Sanderson has entered the chat re: Audible taking too big of a cut from indie authors
House of Cotton by Monica Brashears
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jeff and Rebecca tease First Edition a little bit more, wind up the case of the manuscript thief, continue to have more things to say about LLMs, are tentatively interested in Questlove’s new imprint, consider Jeff’s recent return to #booktwitter, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition Substack.
Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive
Bernardini gets time served & will be deported
Fun with AI: LibraryThing introduces a search tool for when you can’t remember a title
Questlove is starting an imprint
Wired’s Brandon Sanderson profile. And then Sanderson’s response. And then Esquire’s counter (?) profile.
The Real Work by Adam Gopnik
Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
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Wandering into Bookstores Barefoot
Jeff and Rebecca note a coming 10 years of discourse, are unimpressed by the bestselling books of the year so far, and chew on a big nothingburger about Obama’s reading list.
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Discussed in this episode:
First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.
Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive
Update: the Harry Potter reboot is coming to HBO, and....it will run for 10 years
And Casey Bloys is already dodging the issue
The “secret” behind how Obama’s reading lists get made
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