Episode 216: That Book is Dangerous with Adam Szetela

Across the Margin: The Podcast · Sep 3, 2025 · 44m

This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with Adam Szetela, who earned his Ph.D. in English in the Department of Literatures at Cornell University. Before that, he was a visiting fellow in the Department of History at Harvard University. He writes for The Washington Post, The Guardian, Newsweek, and other publications. His latest release — That Book is Dangerous: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking Publishing — is the focus of this episode. In That Book Is Dangerous!, Adam investigates how well-intentioned and often successful efforts…