In our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, host Toby Mundy is joined by founder of Daunt Books and managing director of Waterstones in the UK and Barnes and Nobile in the US, James Daunt alongside CEO and publisher of Grove Atlantic, Morgan Entrekin. Our two guests discuss American publishing, delving into the lasting consequences of the pandemic, the difference between US and UK bookselling and the politics of readership. Join us next time for the Longlist episode! This year the 2021 prize longlist will be announced on 9th September, followed by the shortlist on 15th October. The winner of the prize this year will then be announced on 16th November. The Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

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