
The Book Riot Podcast, #9: Bad Job, Old Dudes
The Book Riot Podcast, Episode #9: Bad Job, Old Dudes
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about which countries read the most, Jonathan Franzen’s letter to The New York Times, lit snobs, film adaptations of The Grapes of Wrath and The Giver, E.B. White’s candy getaway, and new books worth looking into. [iframe src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2386695/height/235/width/450/theme/standard/direction/no/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/” height=”235″ width=”450″ scrolling=”no”] This episode is sponsored by Audible.com where you can download a free audiobook today and Fire Knife Dancing by John Enright:Infographic: Who spends the most time reading in the world?
Bad job, old dudes. Part 1, JFranz:
Part 2, readers like bad booksStephen Spielberg trying to acquire rights to The Grapes of Wrath for remake
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