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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Jeff Hiller to Host National Book Awards with Musical Guest Corinne Bailey Rae Fresh off of his Emmy win for Somebody, Somewhere (which I loved), Jeff Hiller will host the National Book Awards on November 19th. (Hiller’s recent memoir, Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success, is an absolute riot on audio, I might add). Corinne Bailey Rae will…

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. He Coined the Word of the Decade. And Wrote a Book About It. “Enshittification” doesn’t hide what it means. And a few years ago, Cory Doctorow coined it to describe, well, the “enshittification” of the digital world. Pay to play games. Scammy apps and websites. And in his new book, he expands the idea into the material world If I may be so…

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. One story dominating my feeds today, so thought I would get into it. n+1 Job Posting Gets People Both Mad and Defensive n+1 did one of the most necessary and thankless tasks in media: post about a job opening and include the actual salary range. The number is above the median U.S. salary of $49,500, but the gig is in Brooklyn, which I can report from personal experience is considerably more expensive than the median place to live (which apparently…

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories we covered ourselves on Book Riot this week. We have some good news in the world of books and reading today: Reading Rainbow is coming back! The original TV show was hosted by LeVar Burton and ran from 1983 to 2006. It’s hard to overstate just how beloved this educational children’s series was—and still is. Now, after 20 years, it’s finally coming back! Here are ten of the best books of October, according to indie booksellers. Many of…

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Reading Rainbow Gets Really the Only New Host That Makes Sense Levar Burton will always hold a special place in the hearts of book lovers of a certain age. But if you do indeed have to get someone new as the face and soul of a beloved children’s book TV show in the year 2025, Mychal Threets is the guy to get. It’s like if you croseed Bob Ross with Mr. Rogers and a unicorn-sprinkle cupcake. What makes Threets different…