Bennifer, 'Crawdads' and getting caught in the rain

First, Celebrity Book Club with Steven and Lily podcast hosts Steven Phillips-Horst and Lily Marotta stop by to talk about Mrs. Jennifer Affleck (née Lopez), whether Delia Owens’ sketchy backstory is impacting interest in the new Where the Crawdads Sing movie, and Drew Barrymore’s unequivocal joy.

Then, New York Times magazine staff writer Marcela Valdes tells us about her recent story, “Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business.”

Plus: Has reality TV jumped the shark? WIRED culture writer Kate Knibbs weighs in.

Hi Nerd! Hope you’re hanging in and taking care. Here’s some stuff I’ve been enjoying this week, which I thought you might like too:

Did you know you can make a charcuterie board where THE FOCACCIA IS THE BOARD? Mind = blown!
Did you know rad lady Kate Schatz and excellent dude W. Kamau Bell wrote an antiracist activity book??? It’s called Do the Work!, and it’s out now!
I recently had the great pleasure of compiling excerpts from some of my favorite interviews for Hark, a podcast curator. Check it out!

And here are some things Nerdette producer Anna’s into:

We can now fill the hole in our hearts left by Insecure with Rap Sh!t, Issa Rae’s newest TV show.
The Chicago, indie-rock band Beach Bunny is out with a new album today called Emotional Creature. If the singles are any indication, it’s going to be soooo good!
If you have yet to encounter Emanuel the interrupting emu, *please* watch.

Talk to you next week,