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:

Streaming Shakespeare plays from the Globe Theater 

“Mondays with Michelle Obama” children’s book Read-Along series

The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist

The ALA’s list of most frequently challenged books

Sex, angst, and Sligo: Sally Rooney’s Normal People on the small screen

The Virtual Book Channel

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.