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The Book Riot Podcast, Episode #28: Vicarious Book Porn

Jeff O'Neal

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Jeff O'Neal is the executive editor of Book Riot and Panels. He also co-hosts The Book Riot Podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @thejeffoneal.

 

The Book Riot Podcast, Episode #28: Vicarious Book Porn

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the idea of a Hunger Games theme park, a huge book deal, bookstore road trips, Derek Jeter as publisher, Amazon publishing numbers, E.L. James next book (?), and much more. This week’s show is sponsored by  Swoon Reads and Fangasm by Katherine Larsen and Lynn S. Zubemis.

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Links discussed in the show:

Oyster gift subscriptions! 

J.K. Rowling no longer a billionaire

Derek Jeter to publish imprint with Simon & Schuster

Amazon publishing reveals some numbers

Huge advance for City on Fire

Lionsgate considers Hunger Games theme park

E.L. James says she’s written another book

Morgan Weiss, drove to 48 states to photograph bookstores

Alec Baldwin donates $1 million to the East Hampton Library

Authors support shop-local by acting as booksellers in indie bookstores on Nov 30th

New books!

Anything That Moves by Dana Goodyear

Ten Years in the Tub by Nick Hornby

The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom

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