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The BBC has contacted Finch to ask which titles of books he was referring to.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“To me that’s a nightmare scenario, that one company can decide what questions we are allowed to ask and what is a security issue or not.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Now you might ask, ‘Why should I believe them?

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

At the start of each season, he would ask his self-described “Satan’s writers’ room” the same question: “What’s happening in the world that you find infuriating or terrifying?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“Father,” I ask daringly, “were you scared when you and Grandpa traveled together?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes