The Buzz Got Super-Big

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Jacqueline Woodson’s response to Daniel Handler’s racist jokes at the National Book Awards, James Patterson’s weird new book burning video, the Goodreads Choice Awards winners, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Random House Audiobooks, and The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre. Links discussed on the show: Book Riot’s Best Books of 2014 List Jacqueline Woodson responds to Daniel Handler’s watermelon joke Fundraising for the Ferguson Library HarperCollins partners with Jet Blue for in-flight ebook samplers & sales Goodreads Choice Awards Winners William Shatner’s Kickstarter project J.K. Rowling commencement speech to become a book Title of new Toni Morrison novel announced James Patteron’s weird book burning video: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkkVPJBkvqA[/youtube] New Books! The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami Paperback: On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee, Havisham by Ronald Frame