This is the Book Right Podcast, I am Jeff O'Neill.

And I am Rebecca Schinsky.

And today we are talking about the National Book Awards.

Finalist MacArthur, Geniuses of literary persuasions.

The Franz Anazons continues

Reese making big moves

and other stuff probably,

and on recent reading.

Rebecca how are you doing today? I'm good. The sun is finally out here and I know it's not

exciting to start a podcast with Weather Talk but it rained for like nine

straight days.

So I was at the tail end of the yeah okay.

Yeah, it was just we get often in Richmond will give just like heavy rain for a while

when there's a hurricane so it was the tail end of Helene and the sun is out I'm reading Louise

Erdrich you know like you're into the mighty red I'm into the mighty red slow horses horses is still going, all the things I want in life are happening.

That's exciting for you. Speaking of the mighty red, if you missed last episode,

it was the it Books of October.

The Mighty Red was a contender for one of our 10

to get into the list.

Speaking of It Books of October as well

and things in the news, right after this, we're going to be recording

the next Patreon-only episode, which is a hot list check-in.

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