Jeff talks to Dhonielle Clayton and Caroline Richmond of We Need Diverse Books about censorship, book bannings, and the ongoing drive to diversify books and reading in the U.S.
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Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
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The It Books of November 2025
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the title of It Book of November.
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Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood
The Look by Michelle Obama
The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes
The Emergency by George Packer
The Eleventh Hour: Stories by Salman Rushdie
Palaver by Bryan Washington
The Pelican Child by Joy Williams
Brimstone by Callie Hart
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The Eye of the Best Books of the Year Storm Approaches
Jeff and Rebecca put on their rain gear as the best books of the year storm approaches.
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Barnes & Noble kicks off Best Books of the Year season
Amazon revisits 25 years of #1 Book picks
We might have called it wrong about Frankenstein: the reviews are good
Federal judge finds Texas READER Act unconstitutional
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George RR Martin
Replaceable You by Mary Roach
The Unveiling by Quan Barry
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Deep into that Darkness Peering
Book Riot's managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, returns to re-examine the strange and influential life of Edgar Allan Poe.
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National Book Award Announces Host, B&N Discover Prize, and more book news.
Jeff and Rebecca applaud the news that Jeff Hiller will be hosting the National Book Awards in November before talking about more book news from the week.
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Maggie by Katie Yee wins the Barnes & Noble Discover Award
Jeff Hiller will host the National Book Awards
First book acquired from The Black List
Texas school district bars students from school libraries
The Millions fall book preview i
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