The Week in Books LIVE: #BlackoutBestsellerList, Practical Magic, and Animorphs 101
With Book Marks Editors Dan Sheehan and Katie Yee
Featuring the good news and the bad news from the week in books, the big titles everyone is talking about, the best reviewed books, adaptation news, and more… From Book Marks editors Dan Sheehan and Katie Yee.
Discussed in this episode:
James McBride’s Deacon King Kong becoming the latest Oprah’s Book Club pick
Amistad launching #BlackoutBestsellerList (which you can and should participate in through these Black-owned bookstores)
Animorphs: what the hell is it?
Celebrate 25 years of Practical Magic by making Katie’s midnight margaritas
Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai vs. Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai
The Virtual Book Channel
Launched during the coronavirus pandemic as virtual literary communities began emerging in vital and unexpected ways, The Virtual Book Channel seeks to provide the best possible platforms for writers to reach their readers. The VBC (aka “The Veeb”) is a curated channel that archives live-streamed programming through partnerships with independent bookstores, literary festivals, authors' WFH spaces, and more.
