Do You Think the Books are Fine?

Jeff and Rebecca talk early 2023 prize lists, Jeff’s trip to the UK, recent reading, and more.

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Discussed in this episode:

First Edition!

First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

Listener feedback re: The Book of Hov.

Kirkus Prize finalists

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper

The Guest by Emma Cline

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire