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The Latest BookTok Conspiracy, What the Library of Congress Actually Does, and More Book News

2025/5/19
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Rebecca Shinsky: 我认为这些浪漫主题舞会活动并没有像宣传的那样顺利进行,真相可能不如想象中那么吸引人。上次Vanessa来的时候,我们讨论了TikTok上一些女性参加的非常精致的舞会,比如浪漫主题的舞蹈。人们花数百美元参加这些活动,而且Vulture还介绍了一些在这些活动中扮演浪漫小说英雄的男模演员。我愿意在Jeff的孩子需要皮划艇伙伴但Jeff晕船时顶上,我随时待命。 Vanessa Diaz: 我认为这就像图书界的Fyre音乐节,空荡荡的,没有任何装饰,就像一个酒店会议室。我在TikTok上看到一位作者向她的读者道歉,说这个活动让她损失了很多钱,她非常失望。这不是一个普通的签售会,而是一个互动活动,会有舞蹈和座谈会。所有的灯都亮着,就像高中在体育馆举办舞会一样,最后,他们会打开灯,让你离开,所有的魔法都消失了。人们花了很多钱参加,作者和供应商带着他们的商品和书去签售,期待有一个完整的活动。我很想有一天能感受到这种胆大妄为。关于作者匿名争议,如果我不知道任何其他信息,并且我没有读过这篇文章,但我确实看到了这本书得到的待遇,以及背后的营销资金等等,然后我发现我们对作者一无所知,我想我也可能会得出这样的结论,尽管这很愤世嫉俗。如果是一位新晋作家,并且想要这一切,我会认为你会想让人们知道你是谁。

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The podcast discusses the latest BookTok conspiracy surrounding the debut novel "Silver Elite" by Danny Francis, focusing on speculation about the author's identity and the lack of author photos. The discussion also touches on the comparison to previous similar controversies, like the "Fyre Festival" of book events.
  • Speculation that Danny Francis is a pen name for an established author.
  • Rumors that the book was AI-generated.
  • The lack of author information fuels online discussions and theories.

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Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a conversation about the latest romantasy BookTok conspiracy, what's going on with the Trump administration firing the Librarian of Congress, the NYT's best books of the year so far, recent reading, and more.

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Discussed in this Episode:

Trump administration abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden)

What is the Library of Congress, and What Does the Librarian of Congress Do?)

Firing comes on the heals of major report about AI and copyright)

Trump names his former defense attorney as acting Librarian of Congress)

Massive victory in lawsuit against Trump’s dismantling of IMLS)

The NYT’s best books of the year so far)

Romantasy BookTok’s latest conspiracy)

Edinburgh-based tour company to replace Harry Potter tours w/ LGBTQ+ history walks for Pride Month)

The Dry Season) by Melissa Febos

So Many Stars) by Caro de Robertis

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