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Book Riot - The Podcast

Searching for the “It” Book of April

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Rebecca are traveling for work this week, so we present the inaugural episode of First Edition to tide you over. We’ll be back next week with a regular episode. In the first section, Jeff and Rebecca play a game of “knockout” to figure out what the “it” book of April might be. In the second section, Yahdon Israel, Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster, comes on to talk about putting books into the world. And in section three, Sarah Bakewell and Jeff talk about humanism on the occasion of the publication of her new book, Humanly Possible. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Wonder Boy by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane The Wager by David Grann Happy Place by Emily Henry In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune A Living Remedy by Nicole Chung House of Cotton by Monica Brashears Yahdon Israel’s Advance Readers Club Soil by Camille T Dungy Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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and that's fine.

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0:24.0

For chicken worth dipping, it better be bird's eye.

0:30.0

Hey listeners, Jeff and I are out of pocket this week for some company meetings so in lieu of a new newsy show

0:36.7

We're sharing the whole first episode of Jeff's new project first edition right here in this feed

0:42.4

If you like what you hear and we certainly

0:44.8

think you will, the second episode is available now as well. Just search for

0:48.9

first edition in your podcatcher of choice and we'll be back here in your ears next week with more news of what's

0:55.2

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

0:58.8

Just before I get started I want to say thanks for giving this first episode a listen.

1:02.0

I've been thinking about the show for at

1:05.0

giving this first episode a listen. I've been thinking about the show for at least eight years and I'm excited to get rolling. If you do want to keep up with the show on social

1:10.0

links to Twitter and Instagram or in the show notes and there's also a free

1:13.3

sub stack that will have some extra stuff too and this is the most important part I

1:17.5

want to hear what you think this is going to be a work in progress some of the stuff

1:21.4

will work some of the stuff won't but if you have an idea about who

1:24.7

you'd like to hear from or what the show could do, please, please write to me at first edition

1:30.2

at bookriot.com. First edition just spelled out like it sounds. I will write back even if it's just to say

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