Books & social media bring us both SO much happiness... but we need to just take a second to talk about the current state of BookTok, the anti-intellectualism debate, online hate and more. Let's get into it.

Books Discussed:

Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee

A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang

Light Bringer - Pierce Brown

The Favorites - Layne Fargo

The Ice Queens - Layne Fargo

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(09:15) layne fargo's new book!

(10:21) olympics catchup

(14:13) cosmere film rights

(18:32) booktok & anti-intellectualism

(23:45) quality of recent books & publishing

(24:59) fix your algorithm

(27:16) negativity thrives on social media

(31:19) the reality of hate comments

(38:13) judging popular books on shelves

(41:52) let's keep it to books

(44:58) girl books vs boy books

(48:42) booktok vs booktube vs bookstagram

(56:50) how to make social media a better space

(01:00:42) sneak peak ahead