""It almost became a competition between us to see who would have the cooler recommendation," Jeselnik says."
""I compare it to watching Saturday Night Live live as opposed to on DVR," he says. "There's just something to it. It's a conversation starter.""
""I just wish more people would pick up books and not look down on them," he says. "Especially when people are hating on television! They're hating eight years between seasons. Pick up a novel. There are good ones out there.""
Anthony Jeselnik established a reputation for book recommendations beginning in 2015 on the NFL PodcastNetwork. Weekly recommendation segments with Gregg Rosenthal favored timeless novels before shifting toward debut writers and current releases. After the podcast went on indefinite hiatus, Jeselnik continued recommending books on Instagram in 2025 with weekly New Book Tuesday posts, often highlighting first novels and writers who work in bookstores. Jeselnik plans a formal monthly book club in 2026 intended to encourage a more literary, male-leaning audience to read fiction rather than fixating on television delays.
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