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Book Riot - The Podcast

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Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Jeff is joined by Vanessa Diaz to talk about 2021s bestsellers, recent notable and favorite books, the continuing surge in book banning and censorshop in public libraries and schools, and more. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Adaptation Nation The Book Riot Podcast Winter Preview Draft Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Personal Library Up for Auction Breaking down 2021’s bestsellers by publisher Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark Ariadne by Jennifer Saint Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson Amor Actually Murder Most Actual, a Kobo original by Alexis Hall Wahala by Nikki May See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today's episode is brought to you by Harper Prennial, an imprint of Harper Collins publishers.

0:07.0

If you're in the mood for a hilarious romp through the space time continuum, which I'm going to assume that you are,

0:13.2

Kelly Kutron would say you should pick up the memo by Rachel Dodes and

0:17.2

Lauren Meckling.

0:19.1

Now, if you could rewrite your life story, would you? That is the question at the heart of this

0:25.2

charming and propulsive debut novel about love, life, and a woman finding herself

0:30.2

and what it means to be happy and successful. The new book is smart, bittersweet, and

0:34.8

ultimately triumphant. The memo will enchant readers of In Five Years and Cassandra in reverse,

0:40.1

as well as fans of Emmestraub and Maria Simple.

0:43.0

The memo speaks to a society obsessed with optimizing time and winning at life at all costs.

0:50.0

It's a delicious propulsory that also makes you think about the love, friendships, and good things you have right in front of you, which I think we could all do a little more of.

0:59.0

Make sure to pick up the memo by Rachel Doves and Lauren Meckling and thanks again to Harper

1:03.1

perennial an imprint of Harper Collins publishers for sponsoring this

1:06.1

episode. Today's episode is brought to you by Flat Iron Books, publisher of the Cautious Travelers Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks.

1:19.0

So this one is really interesting. It's a little creepy. There's some mystery to it. So it's about people who

1:26.8

travel across this area called the Wastelands. The way they travel across the Wastelands is by the Trans-Siberian Express, which is a train that is famous for its luxury as well as its danger.

1:40.0

The train is never short of passengers eager to catch sight of wastelands creatures,

1:44.0

but on the train's last journey something went horribly wrong and no one seems to remember what it was.

1:51.0

So now the train is back to business as usual, it's about to embark again with a new set of passengers, but there are warning signs that the rules of the wastelands are changing and the train might once again be imperiled.

2:03.0

The question is, can the passengers trust each other as the wildness outside threatens to consume them all?

2:10.0

I'm excited. I don't know about you.

2:12.0

Thanks again at 2 flat iron books publisher of

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