Jeff and Rebecca try to predict the most literary Oscar. 
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Who Will Win Best Adapted Screenplay?

Jeff and Rebecca note a customer survey Bookshop.org sent to customers about their audiobook habits, decide no-new news is good news as Jesmyn Ward stays on at S&S, really resonate with Ted Gioia's "State of Culture, 2024," and more.
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Jesmyn Ward signs 3-book deal with Scribner
TikTok-famous librarian quits because of harassment
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Bookshop.org Is Audiobooks Curious, Ward Re-Ups, the State of Culture in 2024 & More

Jeff and Rebecca discuss Kelly Link's debut novel, The Book of Love. 
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Book Club: The Book of Love by Kelly Link [bonus]

Jeff and Rebecca pick the "it" book of March.
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The Hunter by Tana French
Maktub by Paulo Coehlo
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
The Morningside by Téa Obreht
Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
There's Always Next Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
James by Percival Everett
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The "It" Books of March

Jeff and Rebecca review some of the most interesting book deal announcements from the last few months.

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Deals, Deals Deals: February 2024 [teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca talk about LeVar Burton's book deal, opening up the National Book Awards, book banning news, and why no one should think this is the forever home for Simon & Schuster.
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National Book Awards open to authors who are not US citizens
LeVar Burton Signs 2-book deal
West Virginia House passes bill that allows prosecution of librarians
Maryland legislators introduce the Freedom to Read Act
ALA releases “book résumés” to help fight book bans
Marilynne Robinson remains lovely
KKR is in no hurry to sell S&S. But they will
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Simon & Schuster's Odyssey Isn't Over, National Book Awards Open Up, and More

We are re-running an episode from our short-run podcast series Adaptation Nation on Dune, covering Frank Herbert's novel and what turned out to be part one of Denis Villaneueve's adaptation. Amanda Nelson and Jenn Northington joined Jeff for this deep dive.
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Frank Herbert’s Distrust of JFK
Hari Kunzru on Dune
Muslim Influences in Dune
Is Dune a White Savior Narrative?
Sidelining Arab Voices in Dune
Dune Book Club with Ausma Zehanat Khan
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Talking DUNE

Jeff and Rebecca dive into general questions from listeners and offer personalized recommendations, including whether any F. Scott Fitzgerald books are worth reading and what's the deal with Huck Finn?

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Listener Mailbag & Personalized Recommendations [Teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca discuss some good listener feedback on coincidences before running through a bunch of adaptation news and then talking about recent media consumption.
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 The Elly Conway “mystery” was indeed the most interesting thing about Argylle..and even that is pretty boring
Ongoing: Publishers confirm that Spotify audiobook sales have been solid in terms of revenue & reaching new users
Amy Adams & Jenna Ortega in talks for Klara & the Sun adaptation
Who wants to watch the Hallmark Channel’s Jane Austen adaptations with me?
Lifetime gets its groove back with Terry McMillan
And I guess we’re going to do A Gentleman in Moscow
But we will not be getting the big ACOTAR series, or maybe we will
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Coincidences, Adaptations, and Recent Reading

Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a conversation about the best movies adapted from romances and love stories, the ones that are due for a remake, and a few creative takes on what a love story even is.
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Vanessa's ode to Practical Magic
Rebecca revisits The Bridges of Madison County
The Adaptation Nation podcast feed
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The Best Adaptations of Romances & Love Stories

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Be Back Soon

Trisha Brown and Jess Pryde, hosts of When in Romance, join Jeff to talk about what's going on in the world of romance: what's changed over the last ten years (and what hasn't), what the state of romance is today, where it's going, and a recommendation or two as well. This was fun. 
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Black Love Matters, edited by Jessica P.  Pryde
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
The Viscount Made Me Do It by Diana Quincy
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lop
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Checking in on the World of Romance

Jeff and Rebecca take a moment to mark the death of N. Scott Momaday, do a post-mortem on the Argylle 'intrigue," pitch a movie based on a secret banned bookshelf in Houston, and more. 
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N. Scott Momaday Has Died
Of course Constance Grady did the legwork on Argylle
The Argylle movie reviews are rolling in, and they’re…not great
How not to pitch your book to BookTokers
Hero of the Week: Texas teacher’s clandestine library of banned books
Some late-breaking info about Spotify’s audiobook performance; Audible is concerned
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
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A Clandestine Texas Bookshelf, Argylle Fizzles, Spotify's Audiobook Royalties, and a Farewell to N. Scott Momaday

After a ho-hum January slate of new releases, Jeff and Rebecca are back to working their way through a much stronger slate of It Book candidates. 
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Bride by Ali Hazelwood
The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Great Wave by Michiko Kakutani
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Splinters by Leslie Jamison
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
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February "It Book" Knockout Round

Jeff and Rebecca helpfully wade into the Adapted Screenplay Discourse, question framing 2023 as anything other than dominance for the Big 5, peruse the National Book Critics Circle Award nominees, and more. 
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Kansas introduces anti-book ban bill
Independent publishers chip away at Big Five’s hold on bestseller lists
NBCC awards finalists
Oscar nominees are out and apparently Barbie is an adaptation
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Adapted Screenplay Nominees, Big 5 Really Just as Big, NBCC Award Finalists, and more

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of The Intuitionist, Jeff and Rebecca dive deep on Colson Whitehead's debut novel.
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THE INTUITIONIST at 25 [Teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca talk about notable adaptations coming out over the next few months.
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Monsieur Spade 
Masters of the Air
The Taste of Things
The Expats
Origin (based on Caste)
Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Argylle
It Ends With Us
Dune 2
Lisa Frankenstein
Spaceman
3 Body Problem
Apples Never Fall
Civil War
LoTR: War of the Rohirrim
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Winter/Spring 2024 Adaptation Preview

Jeff and Rebecca talk about some good legal news, B&N's announced plans to open 50 new stores, quashing (and starting?) some Argylle authorship rumors, the LAPL getting into the publishing game, and more.
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Big win: Fifth Circuit declares Texas book bans unconstitutional
Anti-book ban bill introduced in New Mexico and Massachusetts, may their efforts succeed
Argylle director shuts down the T Swift conspiracy theory
Barnes & Noble to open 50 new stores this year
LA Public Library acquires indie publisher
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
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Circuit Court Declares Texas Book Ban Law Unconstitutional, Barnes & Noble Opening New Stores, LA Public Library Buys a Publishing House, and more

Jeff and Rebecca check in on the Hot 50, their running list of the biggest/buzziest/most acclaimed books in the zeitgeist. 

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What Are the 50 Hottest Books of the Moment? [Teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca try to power rank the top books of 2019. 
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Jeff's List:



How to Be an Antiracist



The Nickel Boys



The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse



Daisy Jones & The Six 



Red, White & Royal Blue



She Said



This is How You Lose the Time War



The Yellow House



How to Do Nothing



Maybe You Should Talk to Someone




Rebecca's List:



The Nickel Boys



Daisy Jones & The Six



Normal People



Such a Fun Age






She Said (and Women Talking)



Red, White & Royal Blue



Maid



Gideon the Ninth



Maybe You Should Talk to Someone



How to Be Antiracist




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