Hi hi!Today on the show! Former NRL player (and former Bachelor) Luke Bateman has inked a two-book deal with a major publishing house, and it’s ruffled some feathers over on BookTok. What is it about this deal that’s got people so mad? Is this a byproduct of a suffering publishing industry, or is the whole thing being blown out of proportion?

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On today’s show, Gil recommended The New York Times’ Daily Crossword. Zara recommended Cher on Desert Island Discs, and ‘E.l.f Beauty Acquires Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Skin for $1 Billion’ from Business of Fashion.

And here’s ‘The Curse of Influencer Publishing’ in The New Statesman.

This episode was produced by Eilish Gilligan.

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