The Week in Books LIVE:
Joy Harjo, Discworld, and Some Thoughts on Henry Kissinger
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, of course, the incomparable banter of Book Marks editors Dan Sheehan and Katie Yee.
Discussed in the episode:
An Alaska school board’s plan to take classics off the curriculum backfired
Joy Harjo will serve a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate
The winners of the 2020 Edgar Awards
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels set to get “absolutely faithful” TV adaptations
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.
