Jeff and Rebecca spend more time than they would like in legal-land before talking about how everybody hates blurbs, recent reading, and other book news. Then, Brenna Connor of Circana joins Jeff to talk about 2024 book sales highlights and lowlights before looking ahead to 2025.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky.Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The Book Riot Podcast PatreonFirst EditionShout-out to Feedspot for featuring us as #5 in the top 100 book podcasts on the planetScarlett Pavlovich sues Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer for rape & human trafficking and Netflix adaptation of Sandman to end after second seasonMan accused of attacking Salman Rushdie to go to trialBig 5 and Authors Guild sue Idaho over book banning lawSimon & Schuster’s flagship imprint won’t require blurbs and Rebecca Makkai essay in the NYTDystopian novels are on the rise again after the inaugurationOn the Hippie TrailThe Loves of My LifeLife in Three DimensionsTiltBibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices