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

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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.

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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

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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

  continue reading

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