Barnes & Noble Buys a Beloved Indie, Book Sales are Way Up, Real Data on Diversity in Published Books, and more.

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Recorded24 Jun 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca dive into an extremely busy week of book news. Barnes & Noble buys Tattered Cover. April book sales are up so much it's hard to believe. And published books have gotten way more diverse over the last 5 years, but there is more work to be done and reason to wonder if the progress will continue. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange) The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Barnes & Noble buys Tattered Cover Amazon’s best books of 2024 so far Sales were way up in April and print sales were up 5% in May New data on DEI in publishing Frontlist Foyer, brought to you by Thriftbooks Long Island by Colm Tóibín Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Consent by Jill Ciment Margo's Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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