44.5 - Tolkien is Going to Be Fine

A lot of the time we have too much to talk about and we don't get the chance to discuss all of the book news topics that come our way. Well, not anymore!

A lot of the time we have too much to talk about and we don’t get the chance to discuss all of the book news topics that come our way. Well, not anymore! This week we bring you a digest of the hottest recent book world news from fake news about Kurt Vonnegut, to the latest in dunking on Brett Easton Ellis, we’ve got all of the details and opinions you can handle in under an hour.

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Deadline - Viola Davis Is Adapting Octavia E. Butler’s Wild Seed for Amazon
Fonda Lee Tweet -

This is what modern fantasy writers are up against. In my local B&N, most authors are lucky to find a copy of their book, super lucky if it's face out. There are 3.5 shelves for Tolkien. 1.5 for Jordan. Here's who we compete against for shelf space: not each other, but dead guys. pic.twitter.com/fLUagKPIUX

— Fonda Lee (@FondaJLee) March 9, 2019

The New Yorker - In Y.A., Where Is the Line Between Criticism and Cancel Culture
BookForum - Psycho Analysis by Andrea Long Chu
The Guardian - Waterstone’s Exec Says It Can’t Pay Living Wage