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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Jesmyn Ward winning the Library of Congress Fiction Prize, a major publisher getting hijacked (?), labor at publishing houses, The New York Times understanding BookTok just about as well as they do, and much more.

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July 11, 202259m 5s

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Jesmyn Ward winning the Library of Congress Fiction Prize, a major publisher getting hijacked (?), labor at publishing houses, The New York Times understanding BookTok just about as well as they do, and much more.


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The Book Riot Patreon

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Jesmyn Ward wins ​​ of Congress Prize for Fiction

Macmillan security breach

HarperCollins’s union authorizes strike if publisher does agree to fair contract

Penguin Classics adds Marvel to the Canon

NYT on BookTok

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