We Used to Have Fun
b'Jeff and Kelly Jensen note the passing of two literary legends, ponder a strange pulling of a major novel, go deep on book banning legislation, and note the difficulty of paying bookstore workers a living wage, and more.\\nFollow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher.\\nFor more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!\\nLooking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox!\\nThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.\\n\\nDiscussed in this episode:\\nFirst Edition!\\nFirst Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.\\nThe Book Riot Podcast Patreon\\nCormac McCarthy \\nRobert Gottlieb\\nLiz Gilbert Pulls The Snow Forest\\nNew Library Legislation in Texas and Illinois\\nBookstore Pay Survey\\nChanges at The New York Times Book Review\\nNorton Celebrates 100 Years\\nReuters Digital News Report\\nBurn It Down by Maureen Ryan\\nConspirituality by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'