#304: Narrative Fissure

Book Riot - The Podcast

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🗓️ 18 March 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk a major change to Amazon's pricing policy, an obvious but nonetheless interesting comment from George RR Martin, a library robot, the power and responsibility of tech platforms, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders Lola Mem by Bethany Morrow The Great Courses Links discussed in this episode: Amazon changing pricing policy George RR Martin really wishes he finished the books already Meet the BookBot! WH Smith reports no gender pay gap for second consecutive year ...as opposed to the gaps that exist in US publishing Arthur A. Levine leaves Scholastic to start an independent publishing venture Amazon pulls promoting autism cures and vaccine misinformation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If just thinking about your bills makes you feel confused and disorientated,
0:05.0	like your head is full of Raspberry,
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0:15.0	Money never felt like Monzo.
0:18.0	UK residents, Tease and see supply.
0:21.0	This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders.
0:24.2	Struggling to keep up with the latest releases.
0:26.4	Want to keep an eye on what's coming out in the next few months for work or for your own personal
0:30.1	pre-ordering needs.
0:31.6	If you need help turbocharging your TBR, Bookwright Insiders is here for you.
0:35.9	Our new release index available at the novel level for just five dollars a month is curated by
0:40.7	our resident Veloccerator Liberty Hardy from the All the Books Podcast.
0:44.7	She keeps track of the most exciting books pre-publication so that you can browse them,
0:48.6	know when your favorite author's next novel hits stores, or find your next favorite read.
0:52.8	Go to insiders. Book Riot.com to sign up.
0:55.7	That's insiders dot Book Riot.
0:58.0	com.
0:59.0	Visit the Book Riot Podcast to weekly news and talk show about what's new cool and worth talking
1:06.4	about in the world of books and reading. This is episode 304, recording on Thursday, March 14,
1:11.8	2019. I'm Jeff O'Neill here with Rebecca Shinsky coming to you
1:15.4	from Book Riot.com.
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