{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/69f77db98beeba531001a5eb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Adventures in Publishing-land: Literacy Lows, TikTok Highs, & the £100 Canceled Book","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/1777827251787-65514efa-4888-4262-b754-3080785b1f3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/slNy8IfzjDc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch as a full video episode on YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p>On today's episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, we congratulate Tariq on not one but two new Longlistings, and struggle to understand a story about new research that suggests a heavy focus on literacy skills in schools is actively undermining the motivation to read for fun.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, the TikTok books charts have launched! What effect will they have on the industry? And as copies of Shy Girl sell for more than £100 on ebay, Tariq wonders if he should buy up as many copies as he can to fund his retirement (spoiler: he shouldn't!)</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>05:00 The Reading Paradox - Literacy Skills v Joy</p><p>16:52 Top of the Toks - TikTok Book Charts Launch</p><p>31:31 From Shy Girl to Prom Queen? Cancelled Book Sales Soar</p><p>41:49 Stranger Than Fiction - Nadine's Idea Factory</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.thebookseller.com/news/literacy-focus-actively-undermining-childrens-reading-for-pleasure-harpercollins-finds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Literacy focus 'actively undermining' reading for pleasure, HarperCollins finds</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thebookseller.com/news/tiktok-releases-first-monthly-booktok-bestseller-list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok releases first monthly BookTok Bestseller List</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thebookseller.com/news/copies-of-mia-ballards-shy-girl-being-listed-online-for-over-100\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Copies of Mia Ballard's Shy Girl listed online for over £100</a></p><p><br></p><p>Adventures in Publishing-land is brought to you by STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing podcast needs, featuring Page One - The Writer's Podcast, The Conversation with Nadine Matheson and more!</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/stetpodcasts.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stetpodcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}