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Book Riot - The Podcast

#32: We are the Jerks

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

Arts, News, Books, News Commentary, Tv & Film

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2013

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the best books of 2013, post-Nobel Alice Munro sales, the national library of Norway's 30-year project, the lack of diversity among New York Times Bestselling authors, how important libraries are to Americans, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Call of the Herald by Ben Rathbone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Bird's Eye Chicken Dippers.

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and that's fine.

0:11.0

So wherever you dip your chicken dippers in,

0:13.2

catch up, mayo or even gravy, it's all good.

0:16.6

If you're after a convenient and tasty mealtime or snack,

0:20.0

then pick up some bird's eye chicken dippers

0:22.3

at a major supermarket today.

0:24.4

For chicken worth dipping, it better be bird's eye. This is episode 32 and we're recording on on the Book Riot Podcast, the weekly news and talk show about what's new,

0:38.0

cool and worth talking about in the world of books and reading.

0:40.0

This is episode 32 and we're recording on Thursday, December 12th.

0:44.0

I'm here with Rebecca Shinsky.

0:46.0

And where the editors of Bookride.com, the rumor is that you're full up with coffee.

0:51.0

I am so full up.

0:52.0

Last week I did not

0:53.5

caffeinate sufficiently. I forgot a book title. That is not going to happen today.

1:00.3

I might be passed out by noon like in full toddler nap time style but right now I am

1:04.9

going by the power of caffeine shall not happen again. Well it's my

1:11.0

superpower we're all into December here but the news isn't slowing down.

1:14.0

Not at all, man.

1:15.0

And so we're going to marshal on through here.

1:17.0

So follow up from, when was this, when do we talk about this?

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