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John Warner joins Jeff to talk about his new book, More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI. We talk about the teaching of writing, what we might want to save for humans, what kinds of things LLMs expose about how we think about writing, and what the present and future of living with AI could be.Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:More Than Words by John WarnerThe Biblioracle Recommends Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bookshop.org Founder Andy Hunter joins Jeff to talk about Bookshop now offering ebooks. Then, Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, comes on to talk about her bookish reading challenge: read for 25 in '25.Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:Bookshop.org Now Sells EbooksGretchen Rubin's 25 in '25 Challenge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff uses Susie Dumond's piece for Book Riot about 2025 predictions as a framework for taking stock of where we are and what the year may hold for publishing and reading.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:Book Trend Predictions for 2025Bed and Break-Up by Susie Dumond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff talks to Nnedi Okorafor about her life as a reader. Her new book, Death of the Author, is out now.Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff is joined by Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful to talk about covering debuts, new authors, and all that entails.Discussed in this episode:Debutiful (website)Debutiful (podcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This was my favorite 2024 episode of First Edition, so I thought I'd repost it for you this holiday week. Join me to explore the reading life of U.S. National Poet Laureate Ada Limón.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, edited by Ada LimónIn Praise of Mystery by Ada Limón, illustrated by Peter Sis.Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Riot's Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about her piece, "The Books Won't Save Us."Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack.Discussed in this episode:The Books Won't Save Us by Sharifah Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A couple of segments here ported over from The Book Riot Podcast. First, Brooke Nagler tells us what it's like to break into the world of literary agenting. Then, Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston talk about their project, The Black List.Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack.Discussed in this episode:The Book GroupThe Black List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Riot editor Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about how she tracks bestsellers for Book Riot, how growing up online was sort of great, and what we see (or don't) when we read.Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack.Discussed in this episode:The Best-Selling Books of the WeekThe Most Read Books on Goodreads This WeekBooks Aren't Mental Movies: You're Missing the Best Part of ReadingI'm Glad I Grew Up OnlineAphantasia Self-TestEverything2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An audio version of a post I wrote for Book Riot recently, The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices