Circuit Court Declares Texas Book Ban Law Unconstitutional, Barnes & Noble Opening New Stores, LA Public Library Buys a Publishing House, and more

Jeff and Rebecca talk about some good legal news, B&N's announced plans to open 50 new stores, quashing (and starting?) some Argylle authorship rumors, the LAPL getting into the publishing game, and more.
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!
2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Discussed in this episode:
Sign up for Better Living Through Books and the BR Pod newsletter
First Edition!
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
Big win: Fifth Circuit declares Texas book bans unconstitutional
Anti-book ban bill introduced in New Mexico and Massachusetts, may their efforts succeed
Argylle director shuts down the T Swift conspiracy theory
Barnes & Noble to open 50 new stores this year
LA Public Library acquires indie publisher
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices