Homebrewed Hoots and Hollers

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the highest-earning authors, what people say their favorites books are on Facebook, how young people are using libraries, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Destined for Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon. You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (click here) or via RSS (link here). You can also download a free dedicated app for iOS or for Android. Links discussed in the show: Social workers in Edmonton libraries Amazon drops Fire Phone price to 99 cents New Creative Director of Amazon Publishing comes from world of comics Margaret Atwood first contributor to The Future Library, writes story that won’t be read for 100 years Pew Study about how Americans under 30 use libraries Forbes’ Top Earning Authors FB data analysts look at the 10 Books meme Kyle Zimmer, co-founder of First Book, selected to receive National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service New books discussed in the show: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Dataclysm by Christian Rudder Forgetting to Be Afraid by Wendy Davis So We Read On by Maureen Corrigan Paperback: So We Read On by Andrew Solomon ____________________________

If you like the Book Riot podcast, you might try our newest podcast, Reading Lives. Reading Lives is a bi-weekly interview podcast with interesting people about their lives in books. The first episode is up and available now, featuring Clive Thompson, author of Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better. You can listen to the first episode right here.