Many of us that are big readers have been scratching our heads for years, trying to figure out why so many books are now so tedious and moralistic. What’s happened to North American literary culture — and why hasn’t it bounced back? Our guest on the program today has some answers. He’s written a book about the decline of literary freedom in publishing, and a dynamic that he describes as “a circular firing squad.”<a href='https://adam-szetela.com/'>Adam Szetela</a> is an American author. His new outing is <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790320/that-book-is-dangerous-by-adam-szetela/'>That Book is Dangerous! How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking Publishing</a>.You can find Tara Henley on Twitter at @TaraRHenley, and on Substack at tarahenley.substack.com

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