# April 2025 Update: What's with Baum - An Upcoming Woody Novel???? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/april-2025-update-what-s-with-baum-an-upcoming-woody-novel Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/april-2025-update-what-s-with-baum-an-upcoming-woody-novel.md Podcast: [The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294) Published: 2025-04-21T09:06:41+00:00 Episode link: https://woodyallenretro.podbean.com/e/warp-april-2025-update-whats-with-baum-novel/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tsvrtsp4rg5dpjke/WARP_April_2025_Update76t6e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/episodes/april-2025-update-what-s-with-baum-an-upcoming-woody-novel Duration seconds: 230 ## Resource We are sorry to say there will be no podcast episode for this month April 2025! While we, Don and James are out of town this month, we didn’t want to leave you completely hanging - so here’s a short update episode to keep things warm until we return next month in May. In this bite-sized instillment, we discuss the curious and quietly revealed news of Woody Allen’s first-ever novel, What’s with Baum?, slated for release on September 23, 2025, and published by Post Hill Press. The book centers on Asher Baum, a middle-aged Jewish journalist wrestling with anxiety, a fading career, and tangled family dynamics — a premise that feels like classic Woody territory. We do wonder if this is a pivot away from filmmaking moving forward as allen slows down on the movie releases, honestly we are seriously wondering if is this book release even real.. or have WE BEEN DUPED BY Ai? :P Well... as we all try to figure this out, you will of course, find the Amazon link to the book page below. What's with Baum? UK Amazon Link 🎙️ Donald and James will return next month for a full Woody Allen Adjacent episode discussing Stranger Than Fiction (2006), starring Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Emma Thompson. As always, thanks for your support — and if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave a comment or rating, and check out our Linktree for all the ways to connect. ___________________________________________ A VERY Special Thanks to The Woody Allen Pages Website & The Woody Allen Subreddit for their continued support and info - check them out for the latest from the Woody Allen Fan Community! https://www.woodyallenpages.com & https://www.reddit.com/r/woodyallen PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT on this or any other episode using our comment section video link here >>> https://bit.ly/war… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/episodes/april-2025-update-what-s-with-baum-an-upcoming-woody-novel/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/april-2025-update-what-s-with-baum-an-upcoming-woody-novel.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.