Guest Post: October 2023 "It Book" Knockout Round

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Liberty isn’t feeling well this week, so we’re switching things up while she gets some much-needed rest. Instead of our regular show, today you get to hear the most recent episode of First Edition, Book Riot’s newest podcast, hosted by Book Riot CEO and co-founder Jeff O’Neal, where he and Rebecca Schinsky discuss the October "It Book" Knockout Round! Plus, a special mini-roundup of notable celebrity memoirs coming out this fall. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem Going Infinite by Michael Lewis Hidden Potential by Adam Grant Blackouts by Justin Torres Family Meal by Bryan Washington A Man of Two Faces by Viet Thanh Nguyen Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith Being Henry by Henry Winkler My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Making It So by Patrick Stewart The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's happening readers.
0:03.8	We have heard that you want paperbacks from our tailored book recommendation service
0:08.7	called TBR.
0:09.7	And I am delighted to let you know that we're going to be in sync with your request.
0:15.4	That's right.
0:16.4	We're bringing paperbacks.
0:18.2	Whether you hate carrying around bulky hard covers, you're on a budget, you want a wider
0:22.1	range of recommendations, or all of the above, now you can get a paperback subscription
0:26.8	from TBR curated just for you by one of our bibliologists.
0:30.8	And yes, with the holidays coming, you can also gift it.
0:34.9	Get all the details at mytbr.co.
0:37.9	That's mytbr.co.
0:40.8	We're bringing paperbacks.
0:56.8	Hello, all the books listeners.
0:58.2	I know that you are excited to hear about new books, but unfortunately, Liberty isn't
1:03.1	feeling very well this week, so we are switching things up while she gets some much-needed
1:08.3	rest.
1:09.3	So instead of our regular show today, you get to hear the most recent episode of First
1:15.4	Edition, which is BookRet's newest podcast, and it's hosted by BookRet CEO and co-founder
1:20.6	Jeff O'Neill.
1:22.0	So if you don't already know about First Edition, it is the podcast that Jeff has been wanting
1:26.0	to make for years, where he explores the wide-bookish world with interviews, lists, rankings,
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