Jeff and Rebecca are back to talk about Obama's summer reading list, what is new and what isn't in a New York Times article about recent publishing layoffs, the state of LLM legal disputes, and more. 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: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Authors sue Anthropic  Obama’s summer reading list How the Push to Diversify Publishing Fell Short New research: most Americans oppose book bans Two DeSantis-appointed school board members defeated in Broward County, FL Mina's Matchbox On the Edge Someone Like Us A Well-Trained Wife An Honest Woman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices