
The Week in Books LIVE:
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week and More
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:
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
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.