Fall book news is popping

Jeff and Rebecca dive into a busy start to fall in books: 2026 book sales, Emily Wilson's new translation of The Odyssey, Lonesome Dove adaptation news, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:

the queer community is having fun with “performative males”  (s/o to Danika)

Publishing industry sales up in the first half of 2026

LONESOME DOVE ADAPTATIONNNNNNN

Lincoln in the Bardo casting news and more casting news

Emily Wilson is writing a whole new translation of The Odyssey

Study shows library ebook lending damages industry sales

Ron Charles’s response: Libraries Are Not the Problem