Podcast Episodes

Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendations: 2023

Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener requests for recommendations.

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2 years, 9 months ago

The Gimmick is Life

Jeff and Rebecca talk about good buzz for the adaptation of Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret coming out this weekend, the most banned books of 2…

2 years, 10 months ago

Submit for a recommendation for Moms, Dads, and Grads gifting season

Moms, Dads and Grads gifting season is upon us! So here is just a quick reminder if you're looking for a recommendation of books to give to a mom, a …

2 years, 10 months ago

Searching for the “It” Book of April

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 wit…

2 years, 10 months ago

Wandering into Bookstores Barefoot

Jeff and Rebecca note a coming 10 years of discourse, are unimpressed by the bestselling books of the year so far, and chew on a big nothingburger ab…

2 years, 10 months ago

You Cannot Moonlight as David

Jeff and Rebecca talk about audiobooks for quite a bit longer than they thought plus some other things.

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2 years, 10 months ago

MAD MEN, But for Publishing

Jeff and Rebecca tease First Edition a little bit more, wind up the case of the manuscript thief, continue to have more things to say about LLMs, are…

2 years, 10 months ago

Break This Coffee Mug and Eat It

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a new podcast project (!), a record year for book bannings, more ChatGPT things (not all of them bad!), BookTok influence…

2 years, 11 months ago

Temporal Neophytes

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Chat-GTP4's weak performance on AP English Exams, Leigh Bardugo getting that bag, why modern adults seem befuddled by…

2 years, 11 months ago

Give the People What They Want

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Noam Chomsky on AI, women publishing more books than men, a celebrity bookstore acquisition, TikTok getting into publishi…

2 years, 11 months ago