We were thrilled to have dan sinykin with us for a discussion of big fiction how changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature dan santat is an assistant professor of english at Emory University with a courtesy appointment in, quantitative theory and methods. Hes the author of American Literature and the long downturn neoliberal apocalypse and his writing has appeared in the new york times. The washington, the los angeles review of books, the rumpus and other publications joining dan in conversation is coeditor and publisher of nw plus mark krotov. So without further ado, please join me in welcoming dan and mark to the stage. Hello. Thanks so much for being here. Theres so many places to start. Ill start with myself. How about that . I one of the things that is very exciting to me about talking to you about this book is that i, in some have lived it or have lived a little piece of it working at end. Plus one obviously weve written about about pop, ive written about publishing
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Current nonfiction authors and books the latest book reviews and well talk about the current Nonfiction Books featured cspan spoke tv. And welcome to about books. In a few minutes were going to chat with brant akonnor books, industry analyst at turkana, about book Sales Numbers in the united in the First Quarter of 2024. But first, here are some of the latest news from, the publishing world well, publishers have now joined Penguin Random house in its federal suit, challenging an iowa state law that prohibits books featuring descriptions, sex acts in k through 12 School Libraries and classrooms. Hachette, harpercollins, mcmillan, Simon Schuster and sourcebooks have signed on to that lawsuit challenging. Iowa state file for nine six. As its known in a joint statement, the publishers quote, the alarming rise book bans across the country demands. Our collective action now than ever. We must stand firmly with our and readers to defend fundamental right to read and freedom of expression. A r