Show Notes
Jeff and Rebecca have listened to the first two episodes (chapters?) of Obama's book podcast (audiobook?) and are ready to talk about it. Plus, adaptation news, The Booker Prize shortlist, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Call for questions for our 15th anniversary mailbag!
Booker Prize shortlist (would be the 2nd win for Douglas or James; only 4 other authors have achieved this: JM Coetzee, Peter Carey, Hillary Mantel, Margaret Atwood)
Meryl Streep cast as Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia
Robert Eggers is directing a Romeo & Juliet adaptation
Jonathan Franzen is almost done w/ the script for The Corrections
New book from Michelle Zauner in April
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