National Book Critics Circle Winners, Censorship Cases on a Collision Course with the Supreme Court, and more of the week’s book news

Jeff is back from vacation and joins Rebecca to talk NBCC winners, escalating legal challenges to book bans, Penguin Random House sales info, recent reading, and more.

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NBCC Award winners

Iowa’s book ban bill blocked again by federal judge

The biggest book censorship stories of the year so far

Bishop who urged Trump to “have mercy” will publish 2 books for kids

PRH sales up 8.5% in 2024

James Patterson is teaming up with…Mr. Beast

RIP NaNoWriMo

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