we have naima coster, whose novel halsey street wasus incredible, kirize nominee, and she coming outith another book called what's mine and yours. i think we're seeing a rich moment. i'm still pushing and hoping that publishers are always considering the second book and the careerf writers, not just the debut. >> brown: all right, we're going to continue this conversation online fve now. our nomber book pick is "the poet x," elizabeth acevedo. thank you very much. >> thanks, jeffrey. >> woouff: and our december disease control is short ning guidance foruarantines after being exposed to covid 19. new guidance out this evening decreases the time from 14 to seven days when a covid test shows negative. recommended quarantine time is down to ten days whenhere is no test. good news. and some sad news before we go. we learned and some sad news before we go. we learned today that award and author tim o'bied inorney florida yesterday.on he was aibuting correspondent on pbs' religion amd ethics news weekly pro and his work there occasionally appeared on the newshour. previously, tim spent more