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Jeff and Rebecca are out this week, wrapping up the last bits of summer vacation, so we are dropping Jeff's recent interview on First Edition with Josh Cook into the feed. On the occasion of his new book, The Art of Libromancy: Selling Books and Reading Books in the 21st Century, Josh Cook of Porter Square books joins Jeff for a conversation about modern indie bookselling. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack. Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. Discussed in this episode: Check out First Edition on Twitter, on Substack, and on Instagram. And if you have a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, please and thank you! Email First Edition at firstedition@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kelly Jensen joins Rebecca to discuss a bummer-fest of book banning news, some truly absurd behavior in Texas, and Jay-Z's partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. Discussed in this Episode: EveryLibrary and Book Riot Partner on Survey About Parent Perceptions of Public Libraries Iowa School District Using ChatGPT to Identify Titles to Be Removed from Libraries Anti-LGBTQ Texas School Board Member Caught Illegally Entering School Library Kansas Newspaper Illegally Raided by Police Jay-Z Partners with Brooklyn Public Library Watch the trailer for Hulu's adaptation of The Other Black Girl Subscribe to Kelly's Literary Activism newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rebecca and Vanessa talk about a trio of AI-related publishing shenanigans, the private equity firm that bought Simon & Schuster, and a cringey moment for the hockey romance community. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! Links Discussed in the Episode Big congrats to Kelly on a well-deserved commendation Literary Activism Newsletter Paramount agrees to sell S & S to private equity firm KKR AI-generated travel books are the latest Amazon scam Author fights Amazon to have AI books listed under name removed AI fiction analytics site Prosecraft shut down after author backlash This hockey romance BookTok stuff is wild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca end up spending most of this episode talking about a new publishing company that is cutting influencers in on the action. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission Discussed in this episode: A New Start-Up Proposes Influencer-Driven Publishing First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca spend a long time talking about how the sheer quantity of books published is the central issue in book publishing. Plus, they hit a couple of quick news items and talk about recent reading. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Shout-out to PW’s Disability Representation in Publishing features Booksellers sue over Texas law requiring them to rate books for appropriateness Javier Zamora on why literary prizes should stop excluding non-citizens Congrats to Libro.fm on their international launch! BINC launches incubator for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ booksellers GRRM says HBO deal is “suspended” and Winds of Winter is still in progress Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Strip Tees by Kate Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of 2023, Obama's summer reading list, The Covenant of Water, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Thanks to Charley Burlock for featuring us in this! Obama summer reading, babyyyyyyy PW: Best-selling books of 2023 so far Generational shift at PRH as iconic editors take buyout The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk recent book banning developments, why book awards need to change their calendars, recent reading, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox!
Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Sarah Silverman suing Meta & OpenAI over copyright infringement related to AI Libby/Overdrive banned for users under 18 in Mississippi Judge sides w/ Florida in challenge to rules about books in schools Pennsylvania senator to propose banning book bans Britney Spears memoir will be released 10/24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about #booktwitter, do a little "book of the year" talk, wonder about how all-in Oprah is on THE COVENANT OF WATER, novelists suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, whether TikTok is really going to do this publishing thing in a serious way, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon ByteDance prepares to launch publishing operation Authors sue OpenAI for unlawfully “ingesting” their books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk Obama declaring once and for all (?) that he does read the books he says he does. Also, a discussion of the realities of author finances along with structural problems with Goodreads. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Hasan Minhaj Asks Barack Obama Who Really Curates His End-of-Year Lists: ‘Look Me in the Eyes and Be Honest’ How to Lose a Third of a Million Dollars Without Really Trying How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It’s Published The Guest by Emma Cline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about the last decade in LGBTQ+ books, Amazon's best books of the year so far, a recent essay about black women in publishing, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Lesbrary Our Queerest Shelves Despite Book Bans, LGBTQ+ Fiction Sales Soar Amazon’s Best Books of the Year (So Far) Shakeup at Indigo as almost half of company's board exits and chair Heather Reisman will also leave soon Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Kelly Jensen note the passing of two literary legends, ponder a strange pulling of a major novel, go deep on book banning legislation, and note the difficulty of paying bookstore workers a living wage, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Cormac McCarthy Robert Gottlieb Liz Gilbert Pulls The Snow Forest New Library Legislation in Texas and Illinois Bookstore Pay Survey Changes at The New York Times Book Review Norton Celebrates 100 Years Reuters Digital News Report Burn It Down by Maureen Ryan Conspirituality by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about a school in Utah banning the Bible, a book-banning organization officially being labeled an extremist group by the SPLC, a new federal position addressing book banning, B&N's Books of the Year (so far), and report in on recent reading. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Barnes & Noble’s best books of the year so far Utah school district removes the Bible from elementary & middle schools SPLC labels Moms for Liberty extremist, anti-government Biden to name Dept of Ed coordinator to address book bans All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Art Thief by Michael Finkel The Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca conclude this year’s holiday recommendation extravaganza. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Merchants of Culture by John Thompson Bookish People by Susan Coll The Billion Dollar Whale An Ugly Truth by Sheera Frankel & Cecilia Kang She Said The Cult of We Amor Towles Sherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock series We Ride Upon Sticks In the Dream House The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson The Switch by Beth O’Leary On the Rooftop 2am at the Cat’s Pajamas The Alchemy of Us Your Table is Ready The Man from the Future Tender at the Bone Buttermilk Graffiti Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger Dirt by Bill Buford The English Patient 52 Loaves by William Alexander Taste by Stanley Tucci The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Perish by LaToya Watkins All This Could Be Different The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka Cloudstreet by Tim Winton The Home Place World of Wonders Pilgrim at Tinker Creek The Naturalist at Large by Bernd Heinrich Cutting Back by Leslie Buck A Little Devil in America Major Labels I Contain Multitudes The 90s The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka How Strange a Season Brandon Taylor The Sentence (or any Erdrich) The Orchard by Adele Crockett Roberston Post-Traumatic by Chantal Johnson George Saunders Kelly Link Zone One by Colson Whitehead How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu Unbound by Steph Jagger Trace by Lauret Savoy High Sierra by Kim Stanley Robinson Beyond Possible by Nims Purja S.A. Cosby Elmore Leonard The Force by Don Winslow Anthem by Noah Hawley Joe Ide Catch & Kill The Devil & Sherlock Holmes by David Grann Evvie Drake Starts Over Lives of Jaded Women Crazy Rich Asians Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women by Balli Kaur Jaswal The Mitford Series by Jan Karon Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Shaffer & Burrows, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Babel by R.F. Kuang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The annual tradition returns! In this first of two episodes, Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener recommendation requests. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon A Year in the Woods by Torbjorn Ekelund Life is Meals by James & Kay Salter The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis Pig Years by Ellyn Gaydos Braiding Sweetgrass How to Do Nothing Moneyball Some old-fashioned John Irving Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Hunters by James Salter Emperor of All Maladies Michael Lewis Confidence Man by Haberman Barbarian Days by William Finnegan Matthew Perry’s memoir Rebel Chef by Dominique Cren Born a Crime Inside Voice by Lake Bell Intimations by Zadie Smith The Guide by Peter Heller Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Now is Not the Time to Panic The Change by Kristen Miller The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Powder Days by Heather Hansman Mary Roach Isabel Wilkerson An Immense World by Ed Yong Stephen Johnson Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe When Women Were Birds How to Be Perfect Let’s Talk About Hard Things Big Friendship Hunger by Roxane Gay Heartbreak by Florence Williams Happy Holigays! New LGBTQ Holiday Romances for 2022 Kiss Her Once for Me The Holiday Trap Trust by Hernan Diaz The Candy House by Jennifer Egan While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams Jane Harper Hammerhead by Nina Mcloughlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca try to figure out the mystery of a 2023 title with a HUGE print run, B&N booksellers’ book(s) of the year, the National Book Award winners, and what that literary gumshoe Michael Lewis stumbled into. This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a strike at HarperCollins, who got the future of book-selling right, a beta Kindle Rewards program, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Barnes & Noble booksellers choose Lessons in Chemistry as the book of the year Grammy Nominees for audiobooks Natl Book Award Winners Amazon editors’ best books of the year Tor Announces what the heck will happen with the Brandon Sanderson kickstarter books Michael Lewis FTX!!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca pick books from the year that are the most giftable. Whatever that means. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Nineties By Chuck Klosterman How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur Inciting Joy by Ross Gay Kosher Soul by Michael Twitty An Immense World by Ed Yong What If 2 by Randall Munroe Baking School: The Bread Ahead Cookbook Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron The Maid by Nita Prose Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson Notes on an Execution To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a strike at HarperCollins, who got the future of book-selling right, a beta Kindle Rewards program, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Ongoing: Jamestown, MI library defunded again HarperCollins union workers on strike until new contract is reached Amazon displaying Goodreads ratings on some title listings For fellow Bourdain fans, Jason Diamond read the unauthorized biography so we don’t have Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the NPR Book Concierge, a report on the Gone Girl Cruise, ToMo on a stamp, PRH not becoming PRHS&S, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Judge blocks PRH-SS merger Truly bananas follow-up: the Gone Girl cruise ToMo is going to be on a stamp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about best of lists in general, Publishers Weekly’s list in particular, Spotify being surprised at not being special, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Free Patreon Episodes: for real this time. Spotify struggling with audiobooks update because of Apple’s in-app purchases rules that they…were kind of hoping to be magically exempt from PW’s Best Books of the Year PEN report on race, equity, and book publishing FX/Hulu order Never Let Me Go series Rogue Ingram employee replaces pro-choice titles with Focus on the Family propaganda while filling Bookshop orders Republicans propose federal “Don’t Say Gay” bill Celeste Ng named first ABA indie bookstore ambassador Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca bring their favorite Patreon episode out from behind the wall: the biggest bookish phenomena of their reading lives. To get all the extra episodes, go to patreon.com/bookriotpodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble’s best books of the year, Alexandra Alter’s article on Colleen Hoover, and more. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Enter to win a copy of Book Riot’s own Reading the Stars Barnes & Noble’s best books of the year The Colleen Hoover profile we’ve been waiting for? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, audiobooks coming to Spotify, Amazon’s updated ebook return policy, a new Kindle model that Jeff absolutely should not buy, and much more. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Enter to win a copy of Book Riot’s own Reading the Stars Annie Ernaux wins the Nobel Prize for Literature Spotify audiobooks are live New Kindle Scribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the most bookish non-adaptation ever made. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Jeff’s 2012 Dead Poets Society Live-Blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award longlist, which apparently triggers an existential crisis for Jeff. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The 2022 National Book Award Longlists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about John Green getting banned in his home school, new ereader news, recent reading, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Out of Print job posting Book banning weirdness: John Green’s first novel might be banned at his old school Long-awaited great news that Angela Flournoy has two more books coming Kobo’s new eco-conscious ereader Amazon’s new base Kindle This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub In the Early Times by Tad Friend Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah The Mosquito Bowl by Buzz Bissinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Booker Prize shortlist, Nora Roberts making it rain for a Michigan library, Virginia’s obscenity case against Gender Queer getting kicked to the curb, interesting new trailers, nerd TV, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Liberty Hardy’s Patreon RIP Barbara Ehrenreich And Peter Straub Booker Prize Shortlist AJ Fikry trailer Their efforts have failed: VA obscenity case over Gender Queer is dismissed Nora Roberts saves Michigan library defunded over LGBTQ titles Baker & Taylor’s systems were down for multiple weeks due to a ransomware attack the weekend of Aug 20-21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about stocking changes at Barnes & Noble, a Texas school district bans the word “transgender,” a slate of new book clubs, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Shoutout to Kelly Jensen on PBS News Hour Texas school district bans the word “transgender” from district, along w/ sweeping policy around discussions of gender & sexuality Amazon is now sponsoring the TikTok Book Club Chemistry Lessons by Bonnie Garmus Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak The Hacienda by Isabel Canas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the horrible attack on Salman Rushdie, a maybe consequential change to what Barnes & Noble stocks in its physical stores, a quick Confidence Index on DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY starring Keanu Reeves, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Salman Rushdie on the long road to recovery after being stabbed during event Dallas area librarians told to remove every book that was challenged last year from shelves, even those that were approved Barnes & Noble making a change to what it stocks and how it stocks This GRRM profile in Vanity Fair Keanu Reeves starring in Hulu’s Devil in the White City adaptation Joan is Okay by Weike Wang Home Waters by John Maclean We Were Dreamers by Simu Lu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the passing of David McCullough, who holds the Dad Book crown, seeing the Colleen Hoover phenomenon in the wild, rubber-neck the PRH/S&S trial, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Is this the Colleen Hoover profile we have been looking for? Day Five of the Penguin Random House/S&S Trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rebecca and Sharifah discuss the salacious history of Go Ask Alice, the antitrust trial against Penguin Random House’s merger with Simon & Schuster, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Links discussed in the show: The Book Riot Patreon How a Mormon Housewife Turned a Fake Diary Into an Enormous Best-Seller New York Times announces Gilbert Cruz as Books Editor Louisiana Librarian Seeks Legal Action After Harassment by Far-Right Group Michigan Library May Close Due to Conservative Propaganda Background on the PRH-Simon & Schuster antitrust trial Opening Arguments & Day One Testimony S & S CEO Jonathan Karp’s Testimony Why the Penguin Random House – Simon & Schuster Merger is About Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Obama’s summer reading picks, Canadian reading habits, another take on “self-censorship,” and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: We’re still taking applications for Editorial Ops Associate Utah State board of education policy opens door to book bans Half of all Canadians read a book a week?! Pamela Paul has a take Barack Obama’s summer reading list The Gillian Flynn Gone Girl…Danube River cruise? Perish by LaToya Watkins The Church of Baseball by Ron Shelton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Book Riot is running a campaign to match donations to the National Network of Abortion Funds from July 25th through August 1st. Feminism, gender equality, and inclusivity are all core tenants of our values at Book Riot, and we know there is no gender equality without reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy. We hope that you'll be able to participate in this match campaign. If you are able to support it financially, you can get information at https://bookriot.com/book-riot-matching-donations-to-national-network-of-abortion-funds/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk trailers (She Said, Rings of Power, House of the Dragon), a HarperCollins walk-out, Michelle Obama’s new book, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Follow-up: HarperCollins union workers hit the picket line New Michelle Obama book The Boys by Katie Hafner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk the best-selling books of the year, Book Riot’s own best books of the year so far, a very suspect reality show idea, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Patreon Book Riot’s Best of 2022 so far Ada Limon named next Poet Laureate Bookstores are booming & becoming more diverse A reality show about authors? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Jesmyn Ward winning the Library of Congress Fiction Prize, a major publisher getting hijacked (?), labor at publishing houses, The New York Times understanding BookTok just about as well as they do, and much more.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Patreon We’re hiring! Jesmyn Ward wins of Congress Prize for Fiction Macmillan security breach HarperCollins’s union authorizes strike if publisher does agree to fair contract Penguin Classics adds Marvel to the Canon NYT on BookTok Public service story: if you work in any kind of library setting and have student loans, see if you eligible for student loan forgiveness The Fox & I by Catherine Raven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about “the book of the year,” Barnes & Noble and TikTok collaborating, follow up on book censorship stories, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Ongoing: Lawyers say obscenity claims in VA case are ‘defective’ and should be tossed out Canadian librarian responds to threats over drag queen story hour by adding a second event TikTok now has a dedicated #booktok hub, and Barnes & Noble is partnering to promote it with a challenge Authors are protesting Amazon policy that allows Kindle users to return ebooks within 7 days Wahala by Nikki May Memphis by Tara Stringfellow An Immense World by Ed Yong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about a sweeping New York Times piece on diversity in publishing, the most popular GoodReads books of the moment, and how much Americans do and do not read books. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon NYT looks at the state of diversity of the publishing industry Florence Pugh to star in East of Eden Netflix series The Obamas Head to Audible Over 50% of Americans have not finished a book in the last year 72 of the most popular books on GoodReads….right now The City Inside by Samit Basu Aurora by David Koepp An Immense World by Ed Yong Flying Solo by Linda Holmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rebecca is joined by Book Riot’s managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, while Jeff is on vacation. They discuss the relaunch of MTV Books, James Patterson’s hot take on racism, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon MTV Books Reveals 2023 Relaunch Slate Sales of LGBTQ Books Are Soaring Mom’s for Liberty’s Book Rating System James Patterson says older white men experience “another form of racism” And then James Patterson apologizes NYPL to give away 500,000 free books The Margins writers’ conference Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble’s picks for the best books of the year so far, Spotify coming for audiobooks, the quiet end of Oprah’s Book Club on AppleTV, Tiny Beautiful Things being adapted, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Obscenity suit is advancing in VA Barnes & Noble’s best books of 2022 so far Kathryn Hahn to appear in Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things adaptation Spotify is coming for audiobooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca discuss the results of their summer preview draft, go through a bunch of listener feedback, talk about a cookbook being adapted for the screen, a huge study of bookselling patterns on Amazon, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: We hiring a Digital Marketing Manager The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Australian Cookbook To Be Adapted Into Feature Film Ingram followed 150k books on Amazon for 3 years Dog Eared Books in Ames, Iowa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about book sales, Amazon’s new book club, the bookstore of the year, recent reading, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Congrats to The Raven! The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America by Carol Anderson Amazon starts monthly book club Post-Traumatic by Chantal Johnson Translating Myself & Other by Jhumpa Lahiri Trillions by Robin Wigglesworth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we're sharing a special preview of a podcast we've been enjoying, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, from Pushkin Industries. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites actors, writers, activists, and politicians to come to the table and speak from the heart in ways you probably haven't heard from them before. Driven by curiosity, he has revealing conversations with guests like Michael Lewis, Rupi Kaur, and Dave Eggers. In this preview, Sam talks to Jennifer Egan about the structural pulse of her new novel, The Candy House, why she’s drawn to nonlinear storytelling, and what the book reveals about authenticity in the digital age. You can hear the full episode, and more from Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/tebookriotegan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about a striking attempt to sue Barnes & Noble for obscenity and pornography, admit we were wrong but for dumb reasons, talk about a hero of the week, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Patreon! Klara & the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro VA Beach Barnes & Noble being sued over GenderQueer and A Court of Mist and Fury Now in book banning: conservative parents take aim at library apps If it sounds too good to be true…this company will pay you $200 for every book you finish Something you don’t see every day – expanded book coverage! The Dracula Daily newsletter is a fun thing Hero of the Week: teen upset about book bans starts forbidden book club The Book of Night by Holly Black Trust by Hernan Diaz Flying Solo by Linda Holmes Translating Myself and Others by Jhumpa Lahiri How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes, the reMarkable 2….tablet?, recent reading, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Patreon! Pulitzer winners Is this a thing? Post-Traumatic by Chantal Johnson Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Dinner for One by Sutanya Dacres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca take listener feedback, spend a few moments talking about Julia on HBO, look at real, honest-to-goodness BookTok numbers, and talk with Florence Williams about her book, Heartbreak. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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Jeff and Rebecca turn with their annual spring recommendation show. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.f
Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Patreon 2022 (!) 5 Under 35 Honorees Book Riot Podcast Listener Survey You’re Not Listening Checklist Manifesto Loonshots Outsiders Danez Smith Hanif Abdurraquib Morgan Parker Louise Gluck Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni Poets.org The Great Circle Pretty Face by Lucy Parker A Taste of Her Own Medicine by Tasha Harrison The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Gilead Lila by Marilynne Robinson Wicked Fox by Kate Cho Books for K-Drama Fans 2am at the Cat’s Pajamas City of Girls Black Cake Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Pachinko The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Chronicles of St. Mary’s by Jodi Taylor The Wheel of Time I Came All This Way to Meet You My Glory Was I Had Such Friends The Ugly Cry Fierce Attachments The Odd Woman in the City by Vivian Gornick Joan is Okay Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead The Cartographers by Peng Shepard The Lincoln Highway Greek to Me by Mary Norris The Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson Lab Girl Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake The Wild Iris by Louise Gluck Radical Candor You’re Not Listening Grit Conscious Business Getting to Yes Financial Intelligence To The End of the Land by David Grossman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble as publishing’s hero(!?), developments in the world of book banning, new initiatives to combat said banning, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Book bans now reaching math textbooks in Florida California student’s petition to expand conversations about race in literature 5 Under 35 honorees Brooklyn Public Library offers ecards to kids 13-21 as a move to provide access/resist book bans We Need Diverse Books To Offer Grants to Educators to Buy Books How Barnes & Noble went from villain to hero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk 2022 book sales so far, Brandon Sanderson making it rain, dive into The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Book Riot Podcast Patreon! Brandon Sanderson pays it forward Book sales boom is over? Documentary about The Bookstore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the new Book Riot Podcast Patreon, solicit recommendation requests for Moms/Dads/Grads episode, somehow spin out again about audiobook pricing, look at the most banned books of 2021, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Book Riot Podcast Patreon! Station Eleven team reuniting at HBO for Glass Hotel & Sea of Tranquility We probably have to say something about the Amazon union success The NYT looks at some of the most-banned books of 2021 B&N goes audiobook membership The Cartographers by Peng Shepard Secret Identity by Alex Segura The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi Pay Up by Reshma Saujani The Candy House by Jennifer Egan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We’re sharing a special preview of a podcast we’ve been enjoying, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, from Pushkin Industries. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites actors, writers, activists, and musicians to come to the table and speak from the heart in ways you probably haven't heard from them before. Driven by curiosity and an abundance of research, he’s had revealing conversations with everyone from George Saunders and Cate Blanchett to Ocean Vuong and Gloria Steinem. In this preview, Sam talks with author Michael Lewis about his book, The Premonition, his approach to creating a relationship with the people he writes about, covering President Obama, and the power of luck. You can listen to Talk Easy at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/tebookriot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about listener experiences with Atlas of the Heart, do a quick update from the Sandersonverse, discuss the rising sales of LBGTQ romance, and linger for a moment in the Frontlist Foyer. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: LGBTQ romance sales are booming Evelyn Hugo adaptation going to Netflix The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danika Ellis joins Rebecca Schinsky to talk about Dr Seuss sales, librarians getting fired for not pulling books, that Where the Crawdads Sing Trailer, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Pulling racist books turned out to be good for business for Dr Seuss Texas librarian alleges she was fired for not removing books Crawdads trailer Heroes of the Week Ted Cruz accidentally makes two anti-racist books bestsellers As mentioned on the show: Danika’s quiz to match book banning quote to the decade it occurred Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about books sales thus far in 2022, check in on the “book of the year” candidates, note some discontent in the publishing workforce, and talk about books that are not what we thought they were. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: We have a literary activism newsletter coming soon Brandon Sanderson answers FAQs about that Kickstarter Wanna talk about that Twitter thread about low-mid level publishing folks bouncing out? Funny Farm by Laurie Zaleski Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about B&N’s 2021 results and how TikTok steers the ship, recent reading, new Cormac McCarthy novels, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: James Daunt talks about BN’s 2021 Cormac McCarthy publishing 2 new novels with a different flavor Pamela Paul stepping down from NYT Book Review to join Opinion section The Voltage Effect by John List Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron Recitatif by Toni Morrison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the closing of Amazon Books and the most interesting self-publishing story yet. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: Amazon is shutting down all of its bookstores
Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk more about bonus content, the Dolly Parton/James Patterson unique audio experience, trailer talk, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: Novelists struggling with if/how to write about covid — curious where listeners are on this Britney! Spears! Memoir! For $15million Cases in which challenged books have been returned to shelves in Washington state. Dolly/patterson audiobook experience on Spotify Pachinko Trailer looks amazing Rings of Power looks like….Rings of Power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk premium podcast content, play a bookish round of 20 Questions, think about the two-year anniversary of Bookshop, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Students sue a school district over book banning Heartbreak by Florence Williams The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about new details about The Spine Collector, Apple’s Book Club, recent reads, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Check out our wordle-inspired merch at bookriot.com/merch Glory’s doing a WRBG series with Liveright The Bernardini plot thickens Apple’s new book club Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca finally are ready to talk about Station Eleven, after discussing recent reads. And in the second half of the episode, they get to talk to Glory Edim of Well-Read Black Girl.
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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Admissions by Kendra James
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
The Well-Read Black Girl Podcast
Well-Read Black Girl on Instagram
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Jeff and Rebecca finally are ready to talk about Station Eleven, after discussing recent reads. And in the second half of the episode, they get to talk to Glory Edim of Well-Read Black Girl. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Admissions by Kendra James To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara How to be Perfect by Michael Schur The Well-Read Black Girl Podcast Well-Read Black Girl on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff is joined by Vanessa Diaz to talk about 2021s bestsellers, recent notable and favorite books, the continuing surge in book banning and censorshop in public libraries and schools, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Adaptation Nation
The Book Riot Podcast Winter Preview Draft
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Personal Library Up for Auction
Breaking down 2021’s bestsellers by publisher
Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson
Amor Actually
Murder Most Actual, a Kobo original by Alexis Hall
Wahala by Nikki May
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca doing something unusual: talking about the books they are reading. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Winter Preview Draft Adaptation Nation Edelweiss Netgalley The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about 2021 print sales and reading habits, Harlequin’s subscription play, give a general review of Station Eleven on HBO, and more.
Discussed in this episode:
Follow-up in Bernardini case
Latest Pew stats re: Americans’ reading habits
Print Books Have Huge 2021
Harlequin’s new subscription service debuts
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the resolution of a recent literary mystery, the (cough) best books of the last 125 years, new year’s reading projects, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Winter Preview Draft Episode!
Adaptation Nation!
Italian publishing employee arrested for fraud, identity theft stealing those manuscripts
The NYT let readers vote on the best book of the last 125 years to predictable results
The Maid by Nita Prose
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
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Listen to Jeff and Rebecca's guest appearance on Adaptation Nation.
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Jeff and Rebecca recommend things from outside the world of books and reading.
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Discussed in this episode:
Rebecca’s List:
Counting Crows, Butter Miracle album
An Evening w/ Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak
100-Foot Wave
All About Cake by Christina Tosi
The White Lotus
Bandsplain podcast
Jammy bits
The Sex Lives of College Girls
Cadence toiletry holders – keepyourcadence.com
The Robe by Lunya
Jeff’s List
Reservation Dogs
Dug Days
Cousteau
Passionfruit Syrup
Cinnamon Syrup
CarMax
Get Back
Pretty Paper by Willie Nelson
hotels.google.com
flights.google.com
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Jeff and Rebecca list their favorites reads of 2021.
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Klara & the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy
Becoming Trader Joe by Joe Columbe
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street Make a Wish by Karina Yan Glaser
Taste by Stanely Tucci
Bourdain: The Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Wintering by Katherine May
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraquib
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
The Premonition by Michael Lewis
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Major Labels by Kelefa Sanneh
The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Yoke by Jessamyn Stanley
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Jeff and Rebecca finish their holiday recommendation extravaganza.
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Discussed in this episode:
Want by Lynn Steger Strong
Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun
After Birth by Elisa Albert
The Hollow Inside by Brooke Davis
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
Take a Hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Wake Siren by Nina MacLaughlin
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Circe by Madeline Miller
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
J. Courtney Sullivan
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
2am at the Cats Pajamas by Marie Helene-Bertino
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett
Poachers by Tom Franklin
Close Range by Annie Proulx
The Boy Kings of Texas by Domingo Rodriguez
Downeast by Gigi George
When We Were the Kennedys by Monica Wood
Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
Loving and Leaving the Good Life by Helen Nearing
The Orchard by Adele Crockett Robertson
Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Adventurer’s Son by Roman Dial
The Guide by Peter Heller
Manga Like Naruto
Master & Commander by Patrick O’Brien
Barbarian Days by William Finnegan
Code Talker by Chester Naz
The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
The Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Bad Blood
The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich
Startup by Doree Shafrir
The Hunters by James Salter
The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead
Version Zero by David Yoon
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Saga
Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson
The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Six Four by Hideo Yokohama
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
The Loser Takes It all by Graham Greene
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Jeff and Rebecca continue their annual tradition of responding to listener recommendation requests.
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Discussed in this episode:
How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson
Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez for science history,
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Man From the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya
A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba
The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye
Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol
Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
A Study in Scarlet by Sherry Thomas
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
Wake Siren by Nina MacLaughlin
The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Best American Short Stories
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Martian by Andy Weir
A Good Walk Spoiled by John Feinstein
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the 2021 National Book Award winners, Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year, Spotify buying an audiobook company, and The Sentence by Louise Erdrich.
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Discussed in this episode:
Adaptation Nation
Last call for the 2021 Fall Preview Draft
Book Riot is looking for an Ad Sales Manager
The 2021 National Book Award Winners
Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year
Spotify’s audiobook acquisition
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
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Jeff and Rebecca think about replacing the term “dad book” with…anything, talk more PRH/S&S commentary, list book adaptations they will not be talking about, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
2021 Fall Preview Draft
Adaptation Nation
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Bourdain by Laurie Woolever
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss some recent book sales numbers, the 2021 Booker Prize, banning Beloved, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Adaptation Nation
2021 Fall Preview Book Draft
Justice Dept Sues PRH over S & S Merger
AI comes to audiobooks
2021 Booker Prize winner
Texas attempting to ban BELOVED and Streisand effect
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Jeff O’Neal, Jenn Northington, and Amanda Nelson discuss Frank Herbert’s Dune and break down Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 adaptation.
Mentioned in this episode:
Frank Herbert’s Distrust of JFK
Hari Kunzru on Dune
Muslim Influences in Dune
Is Dune a White Savior Narrative?
Sidelining Arab Voices in Dune
Dune Book Club with Ausma Zehanat Khan
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca confirm that Dune is having a moment, talk about a new Book Riot podcast series, the beginning of “Books of the Year” season, and then talk about Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen and Matrix by Lauren Groff.
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Discussed in this episode:
Adaptation Nation
Publishers’ Weekly’s Best Books of 2021
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a literary scam, a social network for authors, Goodreads members’ most anticipated fall books, and more.
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Discussed in this episode
SFF Yeah episode on Dune
2021 Fall Preview Draft
Goodreads members most anticipated fall books
Female Spanish thriller writer turns out to be team of 3 men
Author founds social network aiming to disrupt publishing industry
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Jeff and Rebecca take the episode to talk about 10 years of Book Riot.
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Discussed in this episode:
Book Riot is hiring an Ad Sales Manager
2021 Fall Preview Draft
New Book Riot Merch!
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This week, Jeff is joined by Book Riot editor Danika Ellis to talk book challenges, book blob cover designs, TikTok, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Book Riot is hiring an Ad Sales Manager!
Librarians Charged for Stocking Books
The 2021 Nobel Prize
Behold, the Book Blurb
9 year-old sells lemonade to raise money to distribute diverse books
The Continuing Saga of the Publishing Supply Chain
Special Topics in Being a Human
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about MacArthur award winners, Netflix big adaptation winners, and Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead.
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Discussed in this episode:
Our Fall Preview Draft
Hanif Abdurraquib & Ibram X Kendi among MacArthur Genius Grant winners
Colson Whitehead interview with Ezra Klein
Netflix’s Most Popular Movies and Series
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Jeff and Amanda talk about Sally Rooney sales, author who want to be publishers who also want to be influencers, the National Book Award longlist, Amanda’s favorite books of the year so far, and the going price for The Constitution.
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Discussed in this episode:
2021 Fall Preview Draft
Lena Waithe & Gillian Flynn launching imprints with independent publisher Zando
Sara Gran also launching a publishing project
National Book Award Long list
Rare First Edition of the US Constitution to go to auction
Cultish by Amanda Montell
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
Matrix by Lauren Groff
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book and movie, The Martian.
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Jeff and Jenn talk interesting science fiction and fantasy releases, some of the best books of 2021, upcoming science-fiction and fantasy adaptations, and more. Then Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Cree Myles to talk about her project, All Ways Black.
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Discussed in this episode:
Our 2021 Fall Preview Draft Special
Book Riot is hiring!
The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
SFF Yeah! Fall New Release Episode
The New Yorker discovers there’s big money in ebooks
The Supply Chaaaiiiiiinnnnnnnnn
All Ways Black
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about their plans and strategy for the Fall Preview Draft, a bookstore getting an imprint, PRH jacking up the price of Amanda Gorman’s book, what a wonderful era of Black literature it is, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
We’re hiring again! Web engineer & ad ops associate
New Oprah pick The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
50 UK bookstores will open early for Sally Rooney release
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Jenn Northington joins Rebecca to talk about the Hachette/Workman acquisition, the state of book tours, a truly mistifying publishing scam, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: Leander, TX school district pulls more books
Hachette is buying Workman
Did the pandemic kill the book tour?
The strangest scam in publishing
First look at Wheel of Time adaptation
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Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk SF/F adaptations, how the adaptation boom may (or may not?) be affecting what is getting written, wild problems with GoodReads, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
How adaptations are influencing contemporary fiction
Review extortion on GoodReads
Hello Sunshine to be sold for $900 million
Surprises with Scholastic succession
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the coming end of big-time adaptations, the future of food memoirs, the dearth of popular on-going book series, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Gets Release Date
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about pandemic reading habits, book sales, what it means to be a relevant author, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Pandemic Reading Habits Survey
People Really Did Read More in 2020
Booker Longlist
May your efforts succeed: little free diverse libraries
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Jeff and Rebecca build off listener feedback to spend more time talking about TikTok and books, how local libraries can be eaten away from the inside, have their minds boggled about a 300-year overdue library book, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
The Niles Public Library is a Warning
Prince Harry memoir!
More on the TikTok book trend
Library Book overdue by 300 Years Returned
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Jeff and Rebecca parse listener feedback on what makes historical fiction, explicate the bestselling books of the year so far, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Book Riot’s best of the year so far
PW bestselling books of the year so far
The Niles Public Library is a Warning
A win! Portland Public Schools will no longer teach book containing historical inaccuracies
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about recent reading, proceed to debate what constitutes historical fiction, wish for the failure of the efforts of some politicians, anticipate Janelle Monae’s short story collection, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Texas Governor Cancels Book Event Examining History
Janelle Monae debut short fiction
Andy Serkis is recording LOTR audiobooks
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Jeff and Rebecca check in on summer book sales, relay another effort they hope fails, and talk about Michelle Zauner’s excellent debut memoir, Crying in H Mart.
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Discussed in this episode:
Parents sue over BLM lessons in Pennsylvania school district
(Handy Vox piece explaining what critical race theory actually is)
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Pulitzer Prize announcements, things happening in conservative publishing, a sweeping Amazon investigative report, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
We’re hiring!
Pulitzer winners
Update: DoJ drops Bolton case
Big publishers unlikely to take Trump book
HarperCollins imprint signs deal for Jared Kushner’s “definitive” Trump book
And former big-5 execs launch new conservative imprint
Another Bourdain-adjacent book
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Jeff and Rebecca pick their most memorable, favorite, and otherwise noteworthy reads of 2021 so far.
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Rebecca’s Picks:
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Girlhood by Melissa Febos Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraquib Miseducated by Brandon P Fleming
Rebecca’s Honorable Mentions:
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Cultish by Amanda Montell While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Jeff’s Picks:
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford
Jeff’s Honorable Mentions:
Winning the Loser’s Game by Charles Ellis World Travel by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon buying MGM, Roxane Gay’s new imprint, what makes an “it” book, and more.
Discussed in this episode:
Fare thee well, Eric Carle
Amazon buys MGM
Roxane Gay imprint!
WNDB no longer using “own voices”
SHE SAID movie coming
John Steinbeck’s unpublished…werewolf novel??
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss the results of their Summer Draft showdown and try a little something new with Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Field of Dreams and the book its based on, W.P. Kinsella’s Shoeless Joe.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the listener survey, a new giant ereader, Amazon sort of coming to libraries, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Constance Grady weighs in on Pence / S & S, and publishing’s existential crisis:
DPLA signs deal w/ Amazon Publishing to make their ebooks available to libraries
A piece worth reading on cancel culture & breaking up with your childhood faves
GIANT EREADER
Cynthia Ozick responds to negative review from Lionel Shriver in verse
Book It returns!
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Jeff and Rebecca compete to draft the best list of Summer 2021 new releases.
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Jeff’s Picks
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Committed by Adam Stern
This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
The Appalachian Trail by Philip D’Anieri
Rebecca’s Picks
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
After the Fall by Ben Rhodes
The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
We Are What We Eat by Alice Waters
Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi
Miseducated by Brandon Fleming
Thanks for Waiting by Doree Shafrir
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam
The Turnout by Megan Abbott
Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
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Jeff and Rebecca set a BR reader poll, talk more about the publication of the Mike Pence book, get into how much authors make, and wonder if a techno-fad has a place in the world of books.
Discussed in this episode:
BR podcast poll: Which of these books have you read?
Jonathan Karp digs in deeper on Pence book and there’s a recording of another town hall
How Much Do Authors Make?
NFTs for Books?
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the uncoolness of ereading, how Jeff was right in a way that matters, a diversity in writing initiative from Reese’s Book Club, and more.
Discussed in this episode:
Reese’s Book Club offering fellowship for unpublished writers from underrepresented groups
Shouts for Jess Pryde!
Another editorial about What Publishing Stands For
Albuquerque is home to the world’s only Native-owned comic book store
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Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener requests for recommendations for moms, dads, grads (and themselves).
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Books and Authors discussed in this episode:
Shop Class as Soul Craft
Flight: The Complete History of Aviation
The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
How to Build a Car by A. Newey
World of Wonders
In the Dream House
How to Do Nothing
The Night Tiger
The Book of Delights
Rich and Pretty
Bring Your Baggage and Don’t Pack Light
Friends & Strangers
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Summer of Jordi Perez
The Wedding Date
Malibu Rising
The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Notes on a Nervous Planet
See No Stranger
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series
The Thursday Murder Club
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Wild Women and the Blues
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
The House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende
Susan Gregg Gilmore
Megan Mayhew Bergman
Jesmyn Ward
The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Now My Heart is Full by Laura June
Lexicon by Max Barry
The Gilded Wolves
Finding Meaning
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
The Emperor of All Maladies
Who Ate the First Oyster?
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
The Group
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Trace by Lauret E. Savoy
Earth Keeper by N Scott Momaday
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
Your House Will Pay
When No One is Watching
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Klara & the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon
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Jeff and Rebecca check-in on the rolling reckoning, talk about dedicated e-readers, Murakami’s thsirt line, and more.
Haruki Murakami’s t-shirt line is live
Follow up: Open letter from publishing professionals against book deals for any member of Trump Administration
Follow up: Norton pulls Roth biography out of print
Big NYT coverage of the rolling reckoning
Big snaps to Ron Charles
Follow-up: Amazon giving 500,000 workers raises as unionizing efforts increase
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Jeff and Rebecca follow up about Simon & Schuster’s relationship with Post Hill Press, a employee petition at Simon & Schuster (and the CEO’s response), Norton pulling a major book, listener feedback, and more.
Discussed in this episode:
The Book Riot giveaway featuring Noise by Daniel Kahneman
Follow-up: S & S refuses to distribute book by officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s death
And S & S employees protest Mike Pence book deal
The CEO responded
Bigger context piece about how this represents a new challenge for publishers
Multiple alllegations of sexual misconduct surface against Blake Bailey, Norton pull his Roth biography
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Jeff and Rebecca do listener feedback, interrogate what a podcast “read-a-long” does/could mean, stand in awe of Amanda Gorman’s book sales, talk a little George R.R. Martin, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Amanda Gorman is first poet to claim #1 spot on USA Today bestsellers
Amazon workers in Bessemer, AL vote against unionization
Unpublished Richard Wright novel about police brutality to be released
Officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s death gets a book deal, S & S will distribute
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In this special, live-streamed episode, Jeff and Rebecca continue to argue about/refine a “Should I Read This?” segment/special episode series, are a little surprised at the Mike Pence book deal, perform their annual lament at the most challenged books of the year, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
ALA releases most challenged books of 2020
Guardian coverage includes some author responses
Dana Canedy acquires two Mike Pence memoirs for S & S
New book contains a puzzle that, if solved, reader will win a golden casket
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Jeff and Rebecca note the passing of Beverly Cleary and Larry McMurtry, talk more Amazon/Big 5 anti-trust litigation, a Tennessee law that breaks new ground in terribleness, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Scholastic pulls Captain Underpants spinoff because of passive racism
Tennessee bill seeks to ban any books that “promote, normalize, support, or address” LGTBQ issues
Amazon & Big 5 face anti-trust lawsuit from booksellers
HarperCollins buying HMH
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss Klara & the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro.
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Jeff and Rebecca have their minds boggled at the sales of Seuss titles, pay fealty to the queen of book clubs, survey a few recent book challenges, and look forward to Klara and the Sun.
Discussed in this episode:
Oprah picks the Gilead SERIES as the next book club selection
Follow-up: Leander, TX English teachers rally against graphic novels being removed from reading lists
Austin, TX school calls in counselors after elementary school students are read a book about a trans character
Amazon no longer sells books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as mental illness
Michael’s pulls feminist cross-stitch book because of curse words
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Jeff and Rebecca do some Seuss follow-up, evaluate upcoming adaptations that should be in their wheelhouse, talk about a particularly graphic effort to get some books out of a school classroom, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Farewell, Norman Juster
Follow-up: Nice historical context for publishers removing racism from other books
The Day Children’s Literature Died
Follow-up: Amazon workers in other states inspired by unionizing efforts in Alabama
Leander, TX school district removes 6 books from optional reading lists because of “inappropriate” content
Peacock plans Robert Langdon spinoff series
George C Wolf to adapt Song of Solomon
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Seuss Enterprise’s decision to stop publishing a half-dozen books, continue ruminating on a “is it good?” segment, admire Murakami’s evasive accessibility, get into some labor talk, and finally discuss the current state of podcasting.
Discussed in this episode:
6 Dr Seuss books ceasing publication because of racist imagery
Seuss Enterprise’s statement
Murakami’s t-shirt line
Spotify podcast listeners forecasted to top Apple this year
Union booksellers protesting at Strand
Biden expresses support for Alabama workers attempting to unionize Amazon warehouse
Great long piece about recent PoC hires poised to lead publishing in a new direction
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about another format they might want to try for talking about books, whether 2020 means we can finally stop confusing the fate of bookstores with the fate of publishing, catch up with some listener feedback, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Bookstore sales fell 28.3% in 2020
Big-picture look at the possible impact of PRH/S&S
Charles Yu establishes prize for Taiwanese American writers
Underground Railroad teaser trailer
Hillary Clinton writing novel w/ Louise Penny
Coming Soon: Sword, Stone, Table edited by Jenn Northington and Swapna Krishna
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about what books actually get read, emotionally manipulative novels, tackle a couple of listener question, and try another guessing game.
Discussed in this episode:
While nothing we talked about today was newly linkable, I did promise to provide footage of Rebecca after her incredible showing last week.
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss the winner of the Spring Preview draft, Hachette getting out of the right-wing publishing game, the Obamas adaptation-heavy Netflix slate, and Jeff inadvisedly challenges Rebecca to a new game.
Discussed in this episode:
Big 5 named as co-defendants in ebook price fixing suit
Hachette fired last remaining editor who would publish conservative BS
Obamas ink 6-project deal with Netflix, including adaptation of Exit West
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Jeff and Rebecca reflect on the end of Jeff Bezos’ tenure as CEO of Amazon, the launch of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club app, and comment on a commendation for LeVar Burton.
Discussed in this episode:
Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
Reese’s Book Club has an app
LeVar Burton named first PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion
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Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about a new ebook price-fixing lawsuit, the meteoric rise of Amanda Gorman, the high degree of difficulty of adapting The Sparrow, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Update: Hawley’s book pick up by Regnery
The Amanda Gorman phenomenon
Ebook Price Fixing Lawsuit
Queen’s Gambit creator to adapt The Sparrow
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Jeff and Rebecca preview the interesting new Spring releases in the form of a draft!
They each drafted 10 books to make a basket with the intended audience of a generally interested reader. And they need your help to decide who won! Take a look at the lists below, and then email podcast@bookriot.com with your vote for who drafted the best all-around basket.
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Rebecca’s List:
Long Time Coming by Michael Eric Dyson
Good Company by Cythnia d’Aprix Sweeney
Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolu Mbue
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
How to Change by Katy Milkman
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
Nine Nasty Words by John McWhorter
Soul of a Woman by Isabelle Allende
Jeff’s List:
The Survivors by Jane Harper
My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee
Think Again by Adam Grant
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend by Ben Philippe
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn
Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Simon & Schuster pulling Josh Hawley’s book, Powell’s getting heat for carrying a title, discuss how to structure their spring 2020 preview, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
S & S cancels Josh Hawley’s book contract
MTV Books is coming back
Bridgerton books get that Netflix bump
Powell’s caught in stocking controversy
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of 2020, Eat a Peach follow-up, how the publishing industry fared last year, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Publishing did all right in 2020
Print book sales rose 8.2% in 2020
NYT bestsellers of 2020
We have to talk about this bonkers phishing scam in publishing
Response to Eat a Peach
More on American Dirt
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Jeff and Rebecca share their favorite things from 2020 that were not books.
Discussed in this episode:
Summer Camp Island
Making of Frozen 2
The Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The Vast of Night
Over the Moon
Soft Baked Pretzel recipe from Tasty
Carto
Overcooked 2
Legend of Zelda, The Breath of the Wild
Work at Home with Blossom Dearie Playlist
Christmas tree stand
The Velvelettes
Printfresh robe
Makers of Wax Goods candles
Gaslighter by The Chicks
Hearts Town by The War & Treaty
The Book on Pie by Erin Jeanne McDowell
Left Right Center podcast
Michelle Obama podcast
You and Me Both (Hillary Clinton) podcast
60 Songs That Explain the 90s
Insecure
Babysitters Club
The Politician
Pen15
Soulmates
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Jeff and Rebecca recount their favorite reads of 2020.
Discussed in this episode:
Intimations by Zadie Smith
Eat a Peach by David Chang
The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper
The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Group by Christie Tate
The Switch by Beth O’Leary
The Wisdom of Finance by Mihir Desai
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Crosby
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Weather by Jenny Offill
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about PRH buying Simon & Schuster, survey best books of the year lists, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
The 2021 Read Harder Challenge is here!
PRH buys Simon & Schuster
Opposition to the PRH purchase
Reed retires BEA and BookCon
Amazon Best Books of 2020
NYT top 10
Book biz supply chain doing OK so far
Bob Woodward writing the book about Trump’s last days in the white house
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Jeff and Rebecca their 2020 Holiday book recommendations.
Discussed in this episode:
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
A Separation by Katie Kitamura
The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Radical Dharma
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Intimations by Zadie Smith
Station Eleven by Emily Mandel
Find Me by Laura van den Berg
Blindness by Jose Saramago
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Sweet Magnolias series by Sherryl Woods
Spice by Seressia Glass
100 Must-Read Books: Food in Fiction
Little French Bistro by Nina George
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
The Alchemy of Us by Anissa Ramirez
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
The 99% Invisible City
Saga by Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Staples
Atlas Obscura
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Stalking God by Anjali Kumar
A Beginner’s Guide to Japan by Pico Iyer
From Scratch by Tembi Locke
Cleoptra VII: Daughter of the Nile by Kristiana Gregory (part of The Royal Diaries series)
The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin
The Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Octavia Butler
The Baker’s Secret by Stephen Kiernan
52 Loaves by William Alexander
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Jeff and Rebecca give book recommendations in response to reader requests.
Discussed in this episode:
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Kings Queens & In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
This Is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
Paper Girls by Brian Vaughn and Cliff Chiang
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot
House Made of Dawn by M Scott Momaday
The Surrounded by D’Arcy McNickle
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Wake Siren by Nina McLaughlin
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Circe by Madeline Miller
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie Helen-Bertino
Debbie Macomber’s Blossom Street series
How to Knit a Love Song by Rachel Herron
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Jeff and Rebecca go over some A Promised Land sales numbers, look over the National Book Award winners, check in with the sale of Simon & Schuster, and much more.
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This episode is sponsored by The Orchard by David Hopen, HarperCollins Children’s Books/Quill Tree Books, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service.
Discussed in this episode:
Ugh Chimamanda
Listener query: Any uplifting YA books you can recommend for a “new” non-binary/genderqueer to have during free time?
Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callendar
Dreadnought by April Daniels
Brightsiders by Jen Wilde
One in Every Crowd by Ivan Coyote
Euphoria Kids by Allison Evans
Obama memoir breaks first-day sales record..or does he?
National Book Awards
Ongoing: Chicago Public Library says eliminating late fees has paid off
PRH and HC are top bidders for Simon & Schuster
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Jeff, Amanda, and Rebecca return to The West Wing. At least for the pilot.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the lead up to A Promised Land, authors you know by just their first names, a very real literary puzzle, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Oprah & Brad Pitt’s companies adapting The Water Dancer
UK children’s books 8 times more likely to feature animals than characters of color
Literary mystery has 32 million possible solutions, has only been solved 3 times
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Jeff and Rebecca play a round of Buy/Sell/Hold with some of 2020’s most notable books.
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This episode is sponsored by Henry Holt & Co., Spalding University, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and Miami Book Fair
Books discussed in this episode:
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Weather by Jenny Offill
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey
Jack by Marilynne Robinson
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Eat a Peach by David Chang
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Jeff and Rebecca try to remain focused while doing a bunch of listener follow-up, wonder about HMH’s trade business being for sale, admire PW’s Best Books of 2020 list (mostly), and preview upcoming topics.
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This episode is sponsored by Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer, Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and Emporia State University’s School of Library & Information Management
Discussed in this episode:
92Y podcast
PW best books 2020
HMH exploring sale of trade group
Parents sue NC charter school calling novel POET X “an assault on Christianity”
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Jeff and Rebecca list their most-wished for bookish adaptations.
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This episode is sponsored by Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Whatbook, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and Book Riot Insiders
Discussed in this episode:
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Paradise by Toni Morrison
Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston
The Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Billion Dollar Whale by Bradley Hope
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Wangs V. The World by Jade Chang
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a call for help and a weird stock purchase at The Strand, more encouraging hires in publishing, an ugly fight at B&N goes away, and how much we really don’t like Audible-only things.
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This episode is sponsored by Fallen Queen (Mariposa Book 1) by Y. R. Shin, Emporia State University’s School of Library & Information Management, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and The Unspoken by Ian K. Smith.
Discussed in this episode:
Shouts to Bernard Schwartz at the 92nd Street Y – check out their recording of Ethan Hawke reading Gilead
Babysitters Club gets season 2
And Cheryl Strayed is bringing back Dear Sugar as a newsletter
Hachette launches BIPOC imprint
Litigation b/t Barnes & Noble & former CEO ends abruptly
Strand owner buys 6-figures of Amazon stock
And then the Strand got 25,000 orders
Email us! podcast@bookriot.com
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss Jack by Marilynne Robinson.
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Jeff and Rebecca mostly respond to listener ideas for bonus episodes. Some of it is even about books.
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This episode is sponsored by Macmillan Podcasts, Book Trip by C.J. Duarte, Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia, and Book Riot Insiders.
Discussed in this episode:
First Underground Railroad teaser trailer
Toni Morrison’s apartment
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss the recent adaptations of Little Fires Everywhere, High Fidelity, and Enola Holmes.
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Jeff and Rebecca ask for ideas for post-election episode topics, go over what is going on with book sales, float the idea of making author “retirements” a bigger deal, and much more.
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This episode is sponsored by Sips by: Experience the joy of personalized tea discovery. , A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité, Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour, and Book Riot Insiders.
Discussed in this episode:
New YorkTimes profile of Madeline McIntosh
Unit sales of print books up 6.4% in first 9 months of 2020
Indie bookstore sales down 40% on average
Bill Bryson says he’s retiring
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the life and work of 2020 Nobel Laureate Louise Glück, plus an extended discussion of her 1993 poem, “Vespers.”
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This episode is sponsored by Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse , Amazon Publishing, Read or Dead, and TBR.
Discussed in this episode:
The Collected Poems of Louise Glück
“The Body Artist” by Dan Chiasson
“Vespers” by Louise Glück
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Jeff and Rebecca tease their special 2020 Nobel Prize episode, look at the National Book Award longlist, consider an interesting new position at Simon & Schuster, and respond to listener feedback on their half-baked ideas, and more.
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This episode is sponsored by She Come By It Natural by Sarah Smarsh , The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter, and Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead.
Discussed in this episode:
Sad nerd news: Dune is delayed to 2021
Tressie McMillan Cottom, NK Jemisin, and Jacqueline Woodson among MacArthur scholars
Sienna Farris named director of multicultural marketing at S & S
NBA finalists
Women’s Prize excluding trans & nonbinary writers on basis of “sex as defined by law”
Lumberjanes in development at HBO Max!
Fox News starting book line at HarperCollins
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Jeff and Rebecca pitch ideas that are not quite ready for prime-time.
This episode is sponsored by Grand Central Publishing and Iris Johansen’s CHAOS , Daddy Daughter Day by Jeff Bridges and Isabelle Bridges-Boesch, Welcome to the United States of Anxiety by Jen Lancaster, and Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead.
Discussed in this episode:
Half-Baked Ideas, Volume 1
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon’s apparent discount decline, a new Executive Editor at Random House, another major James Patterson donation, and much more.
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This episode is sponsored by Bombas , Skyhunter by Marie Lu, Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse, and Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead
. Discussed in this episode:
Jamia Wilson named Exec Editor at Random House
Follow-up: Phoebe Robinson announces first books for her Tiny Reparations imprint
Ongoing: publishers worry as ebook library checkouts soar
James Patterson donates $2.5 million to teachers during covid
First look at Underground Railroad looks gooooood
Money by Jacob Goldstein
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Liberty Hardy of All the Books! and Rincey Abrams of Read or Dead join Jeff to talk about Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.
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Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about listener reactions to the Dune trailer, the launch of Publishers Weekly in Spanish, the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Nominees, an indie bookstore diversity reading initiative, and more.
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This episode is sponsored by White Fox by Sara Faring , These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin, Standoff by Jamie Thompson, and Book Riot Insiders
Discussed in this episode:
National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Honorees
New England Booksellers Announce Major Diversity Reading Initiative
Artist’s Relief Distributes $13.5 Million in Pandemic Grants
Dana Canedy talking about why diversity is good business
Find Jenn on the SFF Yeah Podcast
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss Eat a Peach by David Chang. Then Jenn Northington comes on to talk to Jeff about that Dune trailer.
This episode is sponsored by Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh , Chaos by Iris Johansen, and Book Riot Insiders.
DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE
Eat a Peach by David Chang
SFF Yeah with Ausma Zehanat Khan
Dune and Middle Eastern representation
Dune and gender
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the CEO of Macmillan leaving, Obama’s presidential memoir release date and cover reveal, the DOJ looking to press charges against John Bolton, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité
Athena’s Choice by Adam Boostrom
These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin
Discussed in this episode:
Obama’s next memoir dropping Nov 17
John Sargent leaving Macmillan
Ongoing: DOJ pursuing criminal charges re: Bolton book
Hachette releases diversity & inclusion progress report
Monique Patterson is as VP of acquisition outreach at St Martin’s
Harper Collins sues Lindsay Lohan for taking $365k advance and not writing book
Most diverse Booker shortlist ever
Stanley Crouch, Dead at Age 74
Skyhorse Publishing’s House of Horrors
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book and the movie versions of The Princess Bride.
This episode is sponsored by:
See Her Die by Melinda Leigh
Interference by Brad Parks
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
Harper Paperbacks
Books discussed in this episode:
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
As You Wish by Carey Elwes
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss rumors of PRH trying to buy Simon & Schuster, a bankrupt printer causing havoc in publishing, more cringe-inducing Dan Brown…stuff, a hero of the week, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Insomniacs by Marit Weisenberg
Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney
Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest
Book Riot Insiders
Discussed in this episode:
Serious issues w/ book printers set industry behind for the season
This amazing Dan Brown profile
Bertelsmann interested in buying Simon & Schuster
PRH workforce diversity report
Madhulika Sikka in as VP at Crown
And Gerry Howard retiring from Doubleday
Heroes of the Week: Parents created Liberation Station when their son wanted to see more Black boys in books
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Jeff presents Rebecca with a host of recently announced book deals of varying interest.
This episode is sponsored by:
Don’t Ever Forget by Matthew Farrell
One by One by Ruth Ware
Find Layla by Meg Elison
Book Riot Insiders
Books discussed in this episode:
A Country You Can Leave by Asale Angel-Ajani
Queen of Thieves by Erin Bledsoe
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
The Moon and the Stars by Kia Cothron
The Verifiers by Jane Pek
My Monticello by Nicole Johnson
Twice as Hard by Raphael Sofoluke and Opeyemi Sofoluke
Systemic Exclusion by Kirsty Dunan
The Talk by Darrin Bell
Say Their Names by Cottman, Bunn, Charles, Gaines, Harriston, and Robinson-Jacob
Untitled Covid Book by Mclean and Nocera
The Next Wave by John Barry
What Just Happened by Charles Finch
Untitled Covid Medical Student Book by Emma Goldberg
A Dozen Dresses That Changed the World by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
Shade by Sam Bloch
Bite by Bill Schutt
The Pockets Book by Hannah Carlson
The Axe by Jonny Diamond
Llama Drama by Jennifer Kingson
Treasure in Wasteland by Bryn Nelson
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
His Truth is Marching On by John Meacham
The Six by Loren Grush
Cherish Farrah by Bethany Morrow
Crying in the Bathroom by Erika Sanchez
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisis Coates
Bittman Bread by Mark Bittman and Kerri Conan
Bibliophile: Diverse Spines by Jane Mount and Jamise Harper
The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Itrube
Pathological: A (Punctuated) Memoir by Sarah Fay
Black Bodies Swinging by Robin Kelley
A Light by Amanda Oliver
Editing by Adam Moss
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
Ramon and Julieta by Alana Viramontes Albertson
The Wild Sisters by Jessica Weisberg
It’s OK to Use the Tissues by Tori Press
Blush by Jamie Brenner
Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Inclusion Revolution by Daisy Auger-Dominguez
Untitled 1921 Tulsa Massacre YA Novel by Brandy Colbert
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
Pulling the Chariot Out of the Sun by Shane McCrae
The Big Hurt by Erika Schickel
Trapped in, Dining Out by Osayi Endolyn
Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
The Tale of the Mandarin Duck by Bette Milder with photographs by Michiko Kakutani
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Jeff and Rebecca highlight the most interesting, noteworthy, and exciting books being released this fall.
This episode is sponsored by; Book Riot Insiders
Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest, with Fierce Reads
Blue Box Press and 1001 Dark Nights
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie, now available from Algonquin Books
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Just Us by Claudia Rankine
If Then by Jill Lepore
Can’t Even by Anne Helen Petersen
Jack by Marilynne Robinson
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
Sweat: A History of Exercise by Bill Hayes
Memorial by Bryan Washington
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
That Time of Year by Marie Ndiaye
The Man Who Ate Too Much by John Birdsall
Having and Being Had by Eula Biss
The Story of Life in 10 ½ Species by Marianne Taylor
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Silence by Don DeLillo
Eat a Peach by David Chang
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Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about the Future Library, are surprised by the NBCC vote, get excited for Enola Holmes, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by: TBR
The Switch by Beth O’Leary
Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi, Laura Shovan
Lobizona by Romina Garber
Discussed in this episode:
Let’s make sounds about the Enola Holmes trailer
NBCC fails to vote out Carlin Romano
Audible rolls out cheaper subscription plan for access to exclusive podcasts & audio content
Pride and Less Prejudice
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Jeff and Rebecca review their favorite reads from the most unusual summer of 2020.
This episode is sponsored by: TBR
The Morning Flower by Amanda Hocking
The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates
Editorial Arts Academy for Freelance Book Editing 101
Books discussed in this episode:
Intimations by Zadie Smith
The Idea Factory by John Gertner
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I Hold a Wolf by the Ears by Laura van den Berg
Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper
Burn the Place by Iliana Regan
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This week, Rebecca and Vanessa go deep into all things Stephenie Meyer, as well as more Trump books, Amazon, and a new Netflix series featuring Marley Dias.
This episode is sponsored by: TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life Vault Comics and #1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson’s new, original hardcover graphic novel DARK ONE! “With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential Library,” Del Rey, publishers of THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS.
Discussed in this episode:
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Twitter thread about people stumbling into Twilight tourist destinations
Stephenie Meyer planning 2 more Twilight books
Bob Woodward has another Trump book
Major book industry groups call on House Antitrust Subcommittee to investigate Amazon
Marley Dias Netflix series
The Future Library is still a thing, and Ocean Vuong is in
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss some listener feedback, some bookseller discontent with Bookshop, Stephanie Meyer selling 1 million books in a week, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Flatiron Books, publishers of Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud
His & Hers by Alice Feeney
Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast!
Book Riot’s TBR
Discussed in this episode:
HOLY CATS Midnight Sun sells 1 million copies in first week
Follow-up: SC librarian who was pushed out over Drag Queen Story Hour getting a settlement
Eyeballs emoji for the ABA’s undisclosed investment in Bookshop
LA Times Festival of the Book going online:
Merriam-Webster has a podcast
Running items: is Elizabeth Moss OK?
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about more real censorship, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson arriving, extensions of live-streaming rights for kids books, Stephanie Meyer's unendingly surprising career moves, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Read or Dead
Flatiron Books, publisher of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Flatiron Books, publisher of Being Lolita by Alisson Wood
The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque
Links discussed in this episode:
More actual government intervention in free speech
PRH extends covid-adjusted ebook & digital audio terms for libraries through end of year
Oprah sends CASTE to Fortune 500 CEOs:
Authors for Black Voices online auction to support publishing/literacy nonprofits
Interview with Dana Canedy
HQN & Graydon House accepting unagented manuscripts by Black writers
Stephenie Meyer’s pandemic book tour
Weird author googling fail: John Boyne accidentally includes elements from Legend of Zelda in new historical novel
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Jeff gets Rebecca’s report on the first episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast, they talk about one of the more shocking publishing confessions in recent memory, find a case of real censorship, and more.
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Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney
Flatiron Books, publisher of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Bombas
Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast!
Discussed in this episode:
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward
Some of that bump in print sales is from big box stores
HBO + Ta-Nehisi Coates team up for adaptation special
Big ups to this response to the Harper’s letter
A Sheriff Told Library Staff Not To Call 911 Because They Were Thinking Of Supporting Black Lives Matter
Patrick Rothfuss’s editor doesn’t think he’s written a word of the final Kingkiller Chronicles book
Heroes of the Week: Liberation Library sends books to incarcerated children
Librarians, consider participating in our survey?
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of 2020 so far, Barnes & Noble adapting, several exciting adaptation announcements, a case of real censorship, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Chronicles of Now Podcast
Page Chaser
Chasing the Light by Oliver Stone
Traitor by Amanda McCrina
Discussed in this episode:
Best-selling Books of 2020
Mary Trump’s book breaks sales records
JK Rowling’s book sales lagging
Barnes & Noble looking ahead
Amazon greenlights Paper Girls adaptation
And Apple greenlights Shining Girls
Cohen claims Barr re-imprisoned him to keep him from writing book
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Jeff and Rebecca talk Tom Hank’s GREYHOUND, Lisa Lucas leaving The National Book Awards for Random House, The National Books Critics Circle getting its stuff together, how they are right about Colson Whitehead, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential Library
Book Riot Insiders
Discussed in this episode:
NBCC rebuilding board
Lisa Lucas leaving NBF for Pantheon
We probably have to talk about Warren Ellis
Book It! Is still a thing
Michelle! Obama! Podcast!
Colson Whitehead keeps winning things!
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca lap up the drops of tea spilling from Mary Trump’s book, talk about the coming wave of new releases, and get into that Harper letter.
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir by Anonymous
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
Amazon Publishing
Book Riot Insiders
Discussed in this episode
The Egg and the Wall by Haruki Murakami
Popper’s Paradox aka The Paradox of Tolerance
Mary L Trump book dropping 2 weeks early bc of demand
ABA bylaws
Phoebe Robinson gets imprint at Plume
Nan Talese retiring
Simon & Schuster names Dana Canedy as Publisher
All the ugh in the world for Harpers
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Jeff and Rebecca talk some new Trump books, some non-fun Dan Brown news, a hero of the week, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
These Nameless Things by Shawn Smucker
Portrait in Sepia, Inés of My Soul, The Infinite Plan, Daughter of Fortune, and Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
Thicker Than Blood by Mike Omer
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
Discussed in this episode:
NBCC update
Boston U’s Center for Antiracist Research launches, founder Ibram X Kendi
Print sales have unexpected high
HBO wins The Vanishing Half in 7-figure bidding war
DAN BROWN OH NO
Hero of the week: teen created app that gets millions to read short stories by text message
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about white people being upset at Black-owned bookstores for not getting them their anti-racist books fast enough (this is not a joke), how you should NOT repeat NOT microwave your library books, how Sherlock Holmes having feelings is a apparently a matter that needs adjudication, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit
TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting!
Discussed in this episode:
NBCC update
Macmillan CEO steps back from day to day operations
Amazon’s Best Books of the Year so far list
Be patient with bookstores
Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate sue’s Netflix for giving Sherlock Holmes too many feelings
GRRM reports “steady progress” on next GoT book
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Rebecca, Vanessa, and Sharifah discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
This episode is sponsored by:
Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit
Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri
TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting!
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
Also mentioned in this episode:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Passing by Nella Larsen
The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chestnutt
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the NBCC imploding, campaigns to buy books by Black authors, Marley Dias continuing awesomeness, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Hey YA
TBR
The Secret Women from Amistad Books
Neon, presenting Shirley starring Elisabeth Moss.
Discussed in this episode:
Book Riot’s Reader Survey
NBCC board in shambles because racism
BlackoutBestsellerList
Jefferson Davis home to lose Literary Landmark designation
Marley Dias continues to be a hero
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
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Rebecca and Amanda discuss Book Riot’s response to JK Rowling, the latest news on publishers’ plans to reopen, and two movements for racial equity in the industry.
This episode is sponsored by:
Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
American Gods, vol 3 by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton
Book Riot’s Hey YA podcast
Links discussed in the show:
Publishers won’t consider reopening until September
PublishingPaidMe
Publishing Employees’ Day of Action & Publishers’ Responses
The NYT covers #PublishingPaidMe and the Day of Action
Book-Delivering Drones in Virginia
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about how this week’s protests against systemic racism and police brutality intersect with the world of books and give the best advice they can to a long-time listener entering a new phase of life.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
Bombas Pride
Don’t Make a Sound: A Sawyer Brooks Thriller Kindle Edition by T.R. Ragan
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
Discussed in this episode:
The Vanishing Half
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
Me and White Supremacy
So You Want to Talk about Race
Skill in Action
PW to hire writer to cover issues of race & diversity in publishing
5 Books About Black Movements and Systemic Racism in America
Stamped from the Beginning Available Free on Spotify
Lee and Low’s Infographic on Black Employment in Publishing
Snoop Dogg to make series adaption of Joe Ide’s IQ books
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Jeff and Rebecca run through a bunch of listener feedback, discuss celebrity bookshelves, and talk about the huge sales for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
This episode is sponsored by:
Amazon Publishing
TBR
The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield
Book Riot Insiders
Discussed in this episode:
Annotated episode about Belle de Costa Greene
The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne
This Book is Overdue by Marilyn Johnson
Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves
When Women Were Birds by TTW
Invisible Man
New Hunger Games book sells 500k copies
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about non-book things that are helping them get through the day these days.
This episode is sponsored by:
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev
TBR
Libro.fm
Book Riot Insiders
Music Recommendation (and outro hit):
Rachael & Vinlay
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Jeff and Rebecca field listener recommendation requests.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
Libro.fm
Book Riot Insiders
Devoted by Dean Koontz
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Rebecca and Jeff talk about the passing of Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy, the rumblings of re-openings in the world of books, care very little about a couple of adaptation announcements, and welcome a Spanish-language version of Publisher’s Weekly.
This episode is sponsored by:
Lit Stitch
Book Riot Insiders
BookCon 2020
Links discussed in this episode:
A moment for Carolyn Reidy
San Diego libraries exploring curbside pickup
Why it’s so hard to read right now
PW to launch Spanish-language trade publication
Netflix adapting new Ferrante book
AMC Networks acquires rights to Anne Rice vampire chronicles
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book and movie, Fried Green Tomatoes (at the Whistle Stop Cafe).
This episode is sponsored by:
Always Human, Volume 1 by Ari North
Libro.fm
Book Riot Insiders
TBR
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca rank order literary awards by prestige, talk about Becoming on Netflix, digest BEA and BookCon going online, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne
Book Riot Insiders
TBR
The Paris Hours by Alex George
Links discussed in this episode:
Simon & Schuster buoyed by digital sales
BEA and BookCon go online
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Jeff and Rebecca react to the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes. At least the ones they had reactions to.
This episode is sponsored by:
Summer Darlings by Brooke Lea Foster
Book Riot Insiders
TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes.
Link discussed in this episode:
The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about PW publishing and argument against #booksareessential, a particularly dunder-headed reading list banning, how months turn into other months, and more.
Email us your recommendation requests! podcast@bookriot.com
This episode is sponsored by:
The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale
Fight Club 3 by Chuck Palahniuk
The Hermione Granger for President 2020 campaign!
Libro.fm
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: two agents on why books are not essential
Alaska school board bans 5 classics, residents respond by offering students $100 to read them all
Federal appeals court declares literacy a constitutional right
Michelle Obama’s BECOMING to be Netflix documentary
We Need Diverse Books launches emergency fund
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Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about Sweaters of Consequence, scrutinize #booksareessential, lament the through-line of the most challenged books of 2019, but end on a good thing.
This episode is sponsored by:
Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran
Bombas
TBR
Links discussed in this episode:
Indie bookseller flowchart on how to spend your dollars for best impact
Case study on what libraries are doing right now
PRH donates 750,000 books to First Book
PW rallies behind indies with #booksareessential campaign
Amazon revealed as mystery donor of $250k to UK bookshops
ALA list of 2019’s most challenged books
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca mark the official cancellation of BEA for 2020, puzzle over surprisingly good print sales numbers last week, give props to a creative New England bookseller, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
This Boy by Lauren Myracle
We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid
TBR
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
Sales of print books went up last week
LSC, the country’s largest book printer, files for bankruptcy
South Carolina librarian sues over Drag Queen Story Hour firing Independent Bookstore Day holding online events Apr 25
Good idea: RJ Julia booksellers generate funds by selling books to be given away to students
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Jeff presents Rebecca with 16 recently announced book deals and then....well that's it. That's the schtick.
This episode is sponsored by:
Kim Jiyoung by Cho Nam-Joo
Libro.fm
TBR
Book Riot Insiders
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Jeff and Rebecca follow the escalating pandemic problem for Barnes & Noble, walk through the definition of "upmarket," consider a big 5 publishers layoffs and salary cuts, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Miss Austen by Gill Hornby
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan
Links discussed in this episode:
Flatiron hires editor to focus on works by Latinx and BIPOC writers
Barnes & Noble has now closed more than 500 stores & furloughed corporate employees
And 5 Barnes & Noble warehouse workers in NJ diagnosed w/ COVID-19
Or maybe its 9 employees? Warehouse workers protest
Macmillan lays off some staff, cuts other salaries
Survey of indies reveals toll
And Bookshop numbers are up
Libro FM hiring 10 laid-off booksellers for one-month special project
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The Book Riot Podcast is a weekly news and talk show about what's new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of Book Riot. Each Monday, Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky break down industry news, and bonus episodes air regularly digging into everything from adaptations to book clubs to interviews and more.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about five candidates for the next installment of Book Nerd Movie Club and ask readers to vote for a winner.
The candidates are: The English Patient Fried Green Tomatoes The Devil Wears Prada Field of Dreams The Remains of the Day
This episode is sponsored by: The Malevolent Volume by Justin Phillip Reed
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble closing hundreds of stores, James Patterson riding for indies once again (though also being wrong about some important stuff), heroes of the week, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Libro.fm
TBR
Book Riot Insiders
My Way to You by Catherine Bybee
Links discussed in this episode:
Barnes & Noble temporarily closes 400 stores
Indigo Closes all 199 Stores
Powell’s hires back some staff to handle online orders
James Patterson spearheads fundraiser for indie bookstores
PubWest’s open letter to Amazon
Dolly Parton reading bedtime stories
And LeVar Burton reading to everyone
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Jeff and Rebecca run-down some of their favorite books about being...not where you are.
This episode is sponsored by:
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Libro.fm
The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
Dog Diaries: Mission Impawsible by James Patterson and Steven Butler
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Jeff and Rebecca chronicle the continuing effects of COVID-19 on the world of books.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
Spalding University
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and by Harper Perennial
Links discussed in this episode:
Sales of print books held steady last week
Unemployed NYC booksellers launch online bookstore
Libraries want to turn bookmobiles into free WiFi trucks during COVID-19
Strand lays off 188 booksellers after New York orders lockdown of non-essential businesses
Skyhorse Publishing lays off nearly ⅓ of staff
Scholastic begins temporary staff reductions
Harry Potter Alliance throwing a virtual con
JK Rowling allowing read-alouds of HP
Diamond Comics Distributors to stop receiving shipments of new comics amid COVID-19 concerns
HarperCollins to launch Native-Focused Imprint
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Jeff and Rebecca rate their confidence in this spring and summer's slate of movie adaptations.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book of the Month
TBR
Bookmarks
Movies discussed in this episode:
Emma (March 6)
Wendy (Feb 28)
The Invisible Man (Feb 28)
The Secret Garden (April 17)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (May 8)
The Woman in the Window (May 15)
Artemis Fowl (May 29)
The Green Knight (May 29)
Greyhound (May 8)
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Jeff and Rebecca try to wrap their heads around how Covid-19 is affecting the world of books and reading.
This episode is sponsored by:
Sisters in Crime by Eleanor Taylor Bland
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations
Links discussed in this episode:
Book Riot's on-going Covid-19 Coverage
Barnes & Noble implies layoffs inevitable
McNally Jackson & Powell’s layoffs
Print: A Bookstore in Portland, Maine
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Jeff and Rebecca go deep on Jenny Offill’s masterful new novel, Weather.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
Spalding University
Libro.fm
Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about how coronavirus is affecting the works of books, Hachette dropping Woody Allen’s memoir, Macmillan floating new library licensing terms, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco
The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: Hachette cancels Woody Allen memoir after massive staff walk-out
Macmillan seeking librarian input on ebook embargo policy
NYC dept of education releases new K-12 book list that is more diverse
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Jeff talks with Guy LeCharles Gonzalez of The Panorama Project about what we do (and mostly don’t) know about the role of libraries in the wider publishing world, Macmillan’s embargo strategy, questions that could use answering, data we don’t have, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
Libro.fm
Relevant Links:
The Panorama Project
Guy’s article in Publisher’s Weekly
Is Macmillan Re-Considering Its E-Book Embargo?
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Rebecca and Jeff talk about Oprah’s forthcoming American Dirt special, Simon & Schuster on the auction block, B&N getting back to basics, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Anna K by Jenny Lee
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
ViacomCBS looking to sell Simon & Schuster
Ronan Farrow cuts ties w/ Hachette over Woody Allen memoir
Barnes & Noble’s new strategy
WNDM offers new internship grants
London Book Fair canceled
Hero of the Week: 13-year-old who was bullied for liking books is now rocking instagram
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We offer you a special episode of Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast Novel Gazing. This episode is all about adaptations and features an interview with Autumn de Wilde, director of the new adaptation of Emma.
This episode is sponsored by:
Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez, on sale now from Catapult
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Jenn Northington joins Jeff today to talk about Bookshop.org launching, the sales success of Barnes & Noble’s 2019 Book of the Year winner, Star Wars books, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
ToMo Dayyyyyyyyyyyy
Bookshop.org is live and Jeff bought a book. A tale. (Jenn created an affiliate account!)
Libro.fm’s bookshop.org….competitor?
Barnes & Noble’s book of the year is a huge success (jeff has sales numbers).
New Star Wars story-telling….wave starts with books
Oklahoma school curriculum to (finally) include Tulsa Massacre of 1921, thanks to Watchmen
PRH’s pledges to go carbon-neutral by 2030
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Amanda, Rebecca, and Jeff discuss the book and movie, Jurassic Park.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Marks
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
I’m the Story: Alice in Wonderland
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In a slowish news week, Jeff and Rebecca wonder about books based on podcast, offer a brief fare-thee-well to Charles Portis, name a hero of the week, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace with Fierce Reads
Amazon Publishing and Don’t Look Down by Hilary Davidson
Amazon Publishing and Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
Links discussed in this episode:
RIP Charles Portis
Charles Portis Reading Pathway
Dan Brown picture book and symphony music?!
Flatiron partners with iHeartMedia for new imprint
Most stolen Book at SF public library
Heroes of the week: Bookstore donates to trans children’s charity for every JK Rowling title sold
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its publication.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Marks
Spalding University
Only Child by Mi-ae So
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the RWA’s accelerating collapse, Colin Kaepernick getting into publishing, Amazon taking a harder look at selling extremist books, libraries trying to get it right, and pay their respects to The Good Place.
This episode is sponsored by:
Crooked River from Preston & Child
Stay Woke by Justin Michael Williams
Bombas
Book Marks
Links discussed in this episode:
Update: Full RWA board resigns
Update: Kaepernick to publishing his own memoir, inks multi-book deal with Audible
Amazon stepping up efforts to remove Nazi and white supremacist content
Grand Haven, Michigan parents’ group working to remove “sexually explicit content” from school libraries
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Vanessa, Jeff, and Sharifah talk about why Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid is the first “it” book of the year.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Marks
The Handsell
Libro.fm
The Novel Gazing Podcast
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Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about The Witcher, Macmillan making American Dirt amends, B&N and PRH teaming up to do something upsetting, EXTREMELY exciting book news, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
Libro.fm
The Handsell
Links discussed in this episode:
The Strand taking over Book Culture space in Columbus Circle
PW analyzes the American Dirt situation and tries to talk w/ all the editors who bid
Macmillan meets with Presente & #dignidadliteraria, commits to inclusivity efforts
This week in #facepalm: PRH introduces “Diverse Editions” of classics with covers that feature PoC
And then pulled the initiative Hero of the Week/Cool Tech Thing: The Bookshelf highlights stories by marginalized and underrepresented authors
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In this episode, Jeff dusts off the Reading Lives format to talk with Gabriel Bump, author of Everywhere You Don't Belong (which made our Winter/Spring Preview show).
This episode is sponsored by:
The Handsell
A Divided Loyalty by Charles Todd
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about trends in 2019's bestsellers, Macmillan being banned from an industry conference, the American Dirt apology from Flatiron, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by: Diamond City by Francisca Flores Spring Rain by Andy Warner The Handsell
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: Reagan Arthur to head Knopf
Weird update: Digital Book World bans Macmillan employees over ebook lending
And Macmillan CEO got into hot water at ALA
Interesting breakdown of the 2019 bestsellers
The Witcher getting a 500k-copy reprint thanks to Netflix popularity
Hunger Games prequel focuses on Coriolanus Snow
More Americans visited the library than the movie theater in 2019
And drag queens will protest a bill that could jail librarians hosting Drag Queen Story Hours
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In this episode, Rebecca Schinsky, Vanessa Diaz, and Jeff O'Neal discuss the publication of American Dirt.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders.
The Novel Gazing Podcast
Libro.fm
The Read Harder Challenge
Relevant Links:
Dear Oprah Winfrey
American Dirt was supposed to be a publishing triumph. What went wrong?
Flatiron apologizes for American Dirt rollout mistakes, cancel book tour
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about HBO's stunning adaptation of WATCHMEN.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders.
The Novel Gazing Podcast
Libro.fm
The Read Harder Challenge
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Jeff and Rebecca preview titles coming out in the first four months of 2020 with a little Buy, Sell, Hold.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders.
The Novel Gazing Podcast
Libro.fm
Books discussed in this episode: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Long Bright River by Liz Moore Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey Everywhere You Don’t Belong by Gabriel Bump Weather by Jenny Offill Anna K by Jenny Lee Deacon King Kong by James McBride My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell New Waves by Kevin Nguyen The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel The City We Became by NK Jemisin Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the new head of the ABA starting the gig, Crawdads with a triple crown, more talk about returning Audible credits, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by: The Novel Gazing Podcast Flatiron Books, Publisher of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey, published by Avon Books Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode: Crawdads won the triple crown of sales in 2019
Follow-up: Audible & publishers have settled the suit over captions
Follow-up: Loudon County officials vote to keep protested LGBTQ books in schools
Record number of library systems top 1 million digital checkouts in 2019
Game of Thrones spin-off coming in 2022
Hero of the week: St Louis teen starts book subscription service for black boys
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss the best-selling books of 2019, Obama's 2019 reading recs, the RWA meltdown, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Libro.fm
The Read Harder Challenge
Book Riot Insiders
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict
Links discussed in this episode:
RIP Sonny Mehta
Bestsellers of 2019
Obama’s favorite books of 2019...and they were finally not just on FB
The RWA has a racism problem
Romance Writers problem matters because people are watching
The Implosion of the RWA
Avon & Harlequin pull out of RWA in response:
https://twitter.com/avonbooks/status/1214925842830299136?s=20
https://twitter.com/sparkjoyromance/status/1214931763409117185?s=20
Book Culture update
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Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Amanda Nelson to pick the books the defined the 2010s.
This episode is sponsored by:
Spalding University
The Severed Moon by Leigh Bardugo
The Read Harder Journal
Books discussed in this episode:
50 Shades of Grey by EL James
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Becoming by Michelle Obama/Fear by Bob Woodward
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
the Elena Ferrante quartet (My Brilliant Friend)
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur
Dogman Volume #1 by Dave Pilkey
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Hunger by Roxane Gay
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Jeff and Rebecca look back that the stories that made 2019 in books and reading. Plus, some of their favorite non-book things of the years.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot’s YA Instagram
The Read Harder Journal
Sips by
Libro.fm
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Goodreads Choice Winners, Bill Gates' recommended books for 2019, more wrong-headed prison books news, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Sips by
The Read Harder Journal
Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why it Matters
Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
Book Riot's YA Instagram
Links discussed in this episode:
Fresh round of resignations at the Nobel Prize for Lit
Goodreads winners
The Critics Version
Amazon charts of 2019
Bill Gates’s End-of-Year book list
West Virginia will charge prisoners by the minute to read ebooks
And Kansas still unfairly bans books in prisons
Audiobooks predicted to overtake ebooks in UK
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Jeff and Rebecca wrap up their annual Holiday Recommendation show.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Great Courses Plus
The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge
Books and authors recommended in this episode:
Marge Piercy
Mary Oliver
Elizabeth Bishop
Top Gun by Dan Pedersen
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isbell Wilkerson
Building Stories, Salt Fat Acid Heat,
Saga Compendium 1
Monstress
Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
All You Can Ever Know
2am at the Cats Pajamas,
The Little Bookstore at Big Stone Gap
Different Seasons
Last Woman Standing
My Sister the Serial Killer
The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz,
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
Dan Brown!?!
Nature Fix,
Braiding Sweetgrass
On Trails
Preparing the Ghost
One Giant Leap by Charles Fishman
The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Vegan for Everybody
Oh She Glows
Afro-Vegan
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo
CITY OF BRASS by SA Chakraboty
Folk of the Air series by Holly Black
City of Girls
Rich & Pretty
HOW TO BAKE EVERYTHING by Mark Bittman
Sister Pie
Small Victories
Dining In
HOW TO and WHAT IF by Randall Munroe
The $64 Tomato by Bill Alexander
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Shop Class as Soulcraft
Heritage by Sean Brock,
Best Cook in the World,
Buttermilk Graffiti
From Scratch by Tembi Locke
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Jeff and Rebecca tackle the first batch of listener recommendation requests for the 2020 holiday season.
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Opus X One - Obsidian Detective by Michael Anderle
Bibliostyle by Nina Freudenberger
Feminist Book Club Box + Podcast
The Great Courses Plus
She Said
So You Want to Talk About Race
Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Dear Madam President
Wolfpack by Abby Wambach
Power of Meaning
Bored & Brilliant
The Adventurer’s Son
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
The Master Plan by Chris Wilson
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
Frederick Douglass, Prophet of Freedom by David Blight
Hourglass by Dani Shapiro
How to Be Married
Mating in Captivity
Marriageology by Belinda Luscombe
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
Hammerhead by Nina Maclaughlin
Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee
Best American Food Writing 2019
Taste of Country Cooking
Notes of a Young Black Chef by Kuame Onuawachi
Burn the Place by Iliana Ragan
Storied Life of AJ Fikry
84 Charing Cross Road
Shadow of the Wind
Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Jasmine Guillory
Alyssa Cole
Helen Hoang
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Most Fun We Ever Had
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Beyond the Bedroom Wall by Larry Woiwode
Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Perfect Little World
Celeste Ng
Daisy Jones & The Six
Go Like Hell by AJ Baimie
How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey
What It Is Like to Go To War by Karl Marlantes
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Awards, more about the terrible Nobel year, some adaptation news, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Read Harder Journal
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Sips By
Links discussed in this episode:
Holy bad looks, Batman: Nobel jurors gave prize to Handke after falling for a conspiracy theory
2019 National Book Awards Announced
Author responds after West Virginia library removes LGBT book from shelves
And locals are upset b/c the decision has been delayed
Memphis Public Libraries joins the overdue fines cancellation trend
We have a Daisy Jones!
Lord of the Rings series at Amazon already greenlit for Season 2
David! Chang! Memoir!
2019 Publishing Salary Survey
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Jeff and Rebecca talk BN getting on the award train, Amazon releases its best books of the year list, and a weird amount of action in Virginia.
This episode is sponsored by:
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Cbhosky
Eye for Eye by J.K. Franko
The Read Harder Journal
Links discussed in this episode:
Virginia libraries join Macmillan ebook boycott
Amazon’s best books of the year list is out, and it is wrong
Barnes & Noble introduces Book of the Year Award
And a redesigned Barnes & Noble store in Virginia Beach is book-focused
Angry parents protest LGBTQ books in Loudon County, Virginia classroom libraries
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss three big new TV adaptions: His Dark Materials (HBO), Watchmen (HBO), and Dickinson (Apple TV+).
This episode is sponsored by:
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca watch OverDrive jump into the Macmillan embargo fray, pass along a correction about The Little Free Library story, assess the nominees for the Goodreads choice awards, and ridicule some worse-than-clowns in Florida.
This episode is sponsored by:
Make New Mistakes
The Great Courses Plus
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
Enter to Win $50 to Your Favorite Indie Bookstore!
Links discussed in this episode:
OverDrive wades into the Macmillan ebook fray
Library unsubscribes from NYT because of Trump calling it Fake News
Correction re: Little Free Library (thank you, Margret Aldrich)
Nashville Public Library suspends macmillan ebook purchases
Indianapolis Public Library adjusts ebook circulation limits
Goodreads Choice Awards are live
Heroes of the week: 650 people form a human chain to move books
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Baz Luhrmann's 1996 adaptation of ROMEO + JULIET.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Where to Begin by Cleo Wade
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
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Jeff and Rebecca assess the updates to the Game of Thrones spin-offverse, close-read the CEO of Macmillan's letter about their ebook embargo, wade briefly into a battle over Little Free Libraries, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot's YA Instagram
The Great Courses Plus
The Make New Mistakes Podcast
The Escape of Light by Fred Venturini
Links discussed in this episode:
Macmillan CEO writes letter to libraries as embargo takes effect
First of HBO’s GoT spinoffs is dead
And one is ordered to series
Little Free Library, Founder’s Family, Clash Over Future Direction
Little more info about Bookshop
New! Marie! Kondo!
Book returns increased by 240% since Chicago libraries eliminated late fees
Boston Public Library eliminates fines for people under 18
Self-publishers making big money on blank books
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Where to Begin by Cleo Wade
Relevant Link:
The Beautiful Power of Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the ALA's report on anti-competitive practices in the digital library market, exciting adaptation casting news, additional agita about the Booker prize, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Win a Blind Date with a Book!
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
Spalding University
Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
Links discussed in this episode:
NYT Book Review launching first-chapter excerpt thing
Leander, TX library director fired over pride story hour
Congress looking into anti-competitive behavior in digital library market
Mackenzie Davis is starring in Station 11 on HBO Max and now I’m mad that I really will have to get HBO Max
Foundation Casting
More agita re: Split Booker
Hero of the week: Patagonia to stop printing galleys
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Jeff throws half-baked ideas about things that should exist in the world of books and reading at Rebecca to see which, if any, aren't horrible.
This episode is sponsored by:
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Where to Begin by Cleo Wade
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Jeff and Rebecca lament the double Booker prize and, to be honest, are just sort of bummed out by it and other stories this week.
This episode is sponsored by:
Win a Blind Date with a Book!
Quantum by Patricia Cornwell
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chobsky
Best American Short Stories 2019 on Audio
Links discussed in this episode:
The double Booker..and the backlash
George college students burn books by Latina author
Major library system says it will boycott Macmillan ebooks
Stephen King’s pad to be open for visitors
Some Australian book outlets refusing to sell Ronan Farrow book b/c of legal threats
Interesting #metoo followup in classrooms w/ some sales data re: Diaz & Alexie
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Jeff and Rebecca try to make sense of this year's double Nobel Prize in Literature.
This episode is sponsored by:
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
Where to Begin by Cleo Wade
The Dolly Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Links discussed in this episode:
Two Nobel Prizes Awarded in Literature
Ron Charles on the Double Nobel
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Jeff and Rebecca briefly discuss the double Nobel, wonder about a strange The Testaments deployment, consider the National Book Award longlist, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Fabulous Monsters by Alberto Manguel
Dad's Maybe Book by Tim O'Brien
The Great Courses Plus
No Judgements by Meg Cabot
Links discussed in this episode:
The double Nobel happened
The BBC abridged the audio of Testaments down to 3.5 hours
Michelle Obama publishing companion journal for Becoming
Schools in Columbia County, GA limiting students’ book selections
57 public libraries get funding to encourage enrollment in ACA
National Book Awards finalists
Heroes of the week: high school students who became best friends running a bookish charity together
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Jeff and Rebecca read and watch The Shawshank Redemption.
This episode is sponsored by:
Where to Begin by Cleo Wade
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Mrs. Everythingby Jennifer Weiner
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Jeff and Vanessa consider a list of the 100 Best Books of the 20th Century, do another round of Bookshop.org talk, get another perspective on throttling books at libraries, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Great Courses Plus
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
All the Devils by Barry Eisler
Links discussed in this episode:
Petition to reinstate Trans 101 at Missouri Library
The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
The Case for Not Charging Fines for Overdue Library Books
One in 5 Americans now listen to audiobooks
The Case for Not Charging Fines for Overdue Library Books
One in 5 Americans now listen to audiobooks
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. What is it about? Is it good? Why is selling faster than fresh-dug swamp mussels? Answers and more than a few questions in this episode.
This episode is sponsored by:
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Link discussed in this episode:
The Dark History Behind the Year’s Bestselling Debut Novel
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Jeff and Rebecca get to a bunch of listener follow-up, dive back into the Macmillan's new ebook policy for libraries, try to decide if Oprah's Book Club on Apple TV+ is a big deal, and are in vehement agreement about letting people know that most books aren't fact checked.
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The Undoing of Thistle Tate by Katelyn Detweiler
A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill
Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Our giveaway of the best mysteries and thrillers of the year so far!
Links:
Imagination library does have audio/braille books available
My local library starts petition against Macmillan’s ebook throttling
This piece about Reese’s book club actually has some before & after numbers
Oprah re-launching her book club on Apple TV+
Pressure building for publishers to do better w/ fact checking
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about how The Handmaid's Tale has become a cultural icon and also give their thoughts on the sequel, The Testaments.
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Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
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Jeff and Rebecca talk a lot about audiobooks, VERY high expectations for The Testaments, a pestering move by the DOJ, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Equinox Books
What They Meant for Evil by Rebecca Deng
The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: get it while it’s hot: Interpreter of Maladies deep discounted on Kindle and Audible
Follow-up: Audible says captions are fair use
Shouts to Rioter Christina Orlando
Goodreads partners w/ Little Free for Give a Good Read Week
The Testaments came out hot
Can now use Audible credits right in the app
US govt suing Edward Snowden for his book profits
Milton’s copy of Shakespeare found?
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Jeff and Amanda dive (!) into the book and let's face it, MOSTLY, the movie: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER.
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
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This week, Jeff and Jenn talk for a loonggg time about Bookshop.org, but also manage to squeeze in some consideration of audiobooks becoming more like podcasts, a big publisher dipping its toe into Spotify, and much more.
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
The Great Courses Plus
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Taina by Ernesto Quiñonez
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up Apple TV+ stuff, the adaptation of Ghostwriter
Follow-up: audible pausing caption feature
Bookshop.org
EpicReads curates audiobook list on Spotify
Speaking of audiobook innovation
Wizard of EarthSea coming to TV
Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale Sequel Is Already Being Developed by Hulu
TD Grade One Book Giveaway
Waffle House names a poet laureate, whose mission is to travel to rural Georgia schools and promote the arts
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Jeff and Rebecca have gone back and read a mutual favorite, Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of it's publication.
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Tidelands by Philippa Greggory
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon breaking the Atwood embargo, listener feedback, their fall preview picks already looking bad, get mad about bad analysis of celebrity book clubs, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Our mystery & thriller giveaway
The Great Courses Plus
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
All That’s Dead by Stuart MacBride
Links discussed in this episode:
The Bloggess Jenny Lawson to open bookstore/bar in San Antonio
Follow-up: Audible to exclude publishers’ works from caption program for now
Amazon breaks Atwood embargo
A few stats here about how celebrity book clubs impact sales
School takes Harry Potter books off shelves b/c risk of conjuring spirits
The Sally Rooney craze is mostly just instagram buzz
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Jeff and Rebecca go through 14 of the fall's buzziest books and declare whether or not they would buy, hold, or sell them.
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk audiobooks and copyright, podcasts and reading, a head-scratching Emily Dickinson trailer, and more. Jeff also talks to Leah Price about her new book, What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.
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The Ventriloquist by E.R. Ramzipoor
Win the Best Mystery/Thrillers of the Year So Far!
Book Riot's Recommended Podcast
Links discussed in this episode:
Copyright expiration/public domain as a chance to rectify turning down a classic
Apple’s show about Emily Dickinson looks very confusing
Major publishers sue Audible over text-to-speech feature
Science! Brain maps look alike for podcasts and reading
Hero of the Week: 101-year-old woman releases her first collection of poetry
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about people buying Toni Morrison books, a publishing #metoo injustice, Amazon choosing interesting neighbors, and much more.
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Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jensen
Circe by Madeline Miller
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
Knopf printing 225k new copies of ToMo books
GRRM says he can finish GoT now that the show is over
Unintended intersection of #metoo and publishing contracts
Next Amazon bookstore set to open in Nashville, across from Parnassus
Heroes of the Week: Teens who founded Adopt a Book nonprofit are looking for new leaders to take it over
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow up about The Da Vinci Code, consider the latest iteration of Obama's reading list, talk about increased pushback against Drag Queen Story Hour, and more.
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TBR
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
Florida DoC has banned more than 22,000 books
Protest seeks to stop libraries from supporting Drag Queen Story Hour Obama’s summer reading list
Tucson school lets students trade in good behavior chips for free books
JD Salinger finally coming to ebooks
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Rebecca and Sharifah pay tribute to Toni Morrison's life and work, discuss Barnes & Noble's post-acquisition future, speculate about Lisa-Marie Presley's forthcoming memoir, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
Libro FM
TBR - Tailored Book Recommendations
News discussed on the show:
Rest in Power, Toni Morrison
Barnes & Noble Acquisition by Elliott Advisors is complete
Unsatisfying sentence for the Iowa man who burned LGBTQ library books
Lisa-Marie Presley gets $3million deal for forthcoming "tell-all" memoir
Scholastic pulls book after author is accused of inappropriate behavior
A whole lot of books are now in the public domain because of failure to renew copyrights
Hero of the Week
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss the book, the movie, the phenomenon: The Da Vinci Code.
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One Good Dead by David Baldacci
TBR
Book Riot Insiders
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Booker Prize long-list, a best-selling author going to Amazon, a shady event cancellation at a library, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
Libro.fm
Boys Will Be Boys by Clementine Ford
Links discussed in this episode:
Megan! Rapinoe! Book deal!
Dean Koontz signs 5-book deal with Amazon
Texax library cancels even w/ trans author
Avon is accepting unagented submissions with #ownvoices emphasis
French army hiring sci-fi writers
Booker Prize longlist
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a fancy Song of Ice and Fire edition, Apple getting into original podcasts, a cool new bookstore in Chicago, and more. Then, Jeff talk with Gretchen McCulloch about her new book Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
Libro.fm
Links discussed in this episode:
Bookstores Against Borders is still going, over 100k
New $1,000 special edition of Song of Ice and Fire already sold out
Now Apple is going to make original podcasts
Chicago’s only black woman-owned bookstore is open!
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of the year, follow up about THE STARLESS SEA, go over the ethics of ARCs, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Libro.fm
The Great Courses Plus
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
PW breaks down the bestsellers of the year so far
Ongoing: Iowa man accused of burning LGBTQ books loses motion to dismiss
Follow-up: if an HP tv show is going to happen it will be here
Amazon is making a LoTR MMO
Annotated #21: Viral
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This week's topics include the faintest rumblings of a Harry Potter television show, Book Riot's favorite books of 2019 so far, a ridiculously though plausibly effective pair of motion-sickness reducing glasses, and more.
This week's episode is sponsored by:
Libro.fm
Finale by Stephanie Garbar
The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean
Links discussed in this episode:
Warner Brothers developing a Harry Potter TV show
Book Riot’s Best Books of the Year So Far
Another bookstore asks for community support, this time with a clear message
Texas school district banned an LGBT-themed book and covered it up
Crazy motion-sickness fighting glasses
Closure of Microsoft bookstore shows fundamental problem with ebooks and DRM
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about divergent solutions to the same indie bookstore problem, Scribd's new digest feature, joining libraries to other social services, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Some Like it Scandalous by Maya Rodale
The Share Triumph Virtual Conference
Libro.fm
Links discussed in this episode:
Ongoing: Prisons now banning books that teach how to code
Another story from that BN-sponsored fellowship
Chicago Finds a Way to Improve Public Housing
Scribd launches “Snapshots” providing 15-minute summaries
Indie Bookstore Sankofa Wins Tax Break
Book Culture makes public plea for….help?
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the announced HUNGER GAMES prequel, Amazon's best books of the year so far list, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
FKA USA by Reed King
Amazon Publishing's Summer Reading Initiative
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow up: Nicholas Sparks is sorry he appeared intolerant
Amazon’s 10 best books of the year so far
Joy Harjo becomes first Native American US Poet Laureate!
Suzanne Collins announces 2020 Hunger Games prequel
Harry Potter Pokemon-Go style game launches (a day early)
Petition to Cancel Good Omens petitions wrong company
Controversy over displaying gay books in Maine library, with a side of “good job, trustees” for supporting the library
This week in bananapants: A secret fellowship funded by the Riggios
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Barnes & Noble's buyout options, Goodreads's list of the hit books of 2019 so far, damning allegations against Nicholas Sparks, and more.
This episode sponsored by:
Fall or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
In at the Deep End by Kate Davies
Bombas
Links Discussed:
Bidding War for Barnes & Noble?
Progressive church steps in to host Drag Queen Story Hour
Nicholas Sparks accused of harassment, racism, and anti-LGBT actions
Goodreads reveals the hit books of 2019 so far
Study finds increasing marginalization of female and PoC characters in children's books
Hero of the Week: Kentucky teacher partners with barber shop to reward kids for reading
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Barnes & Noble gets sold! The Obamas join the podcasting revolution! Robert Langdon is coming to TV!
This episode is sponsored by:
All the Books!
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Book of the Month Club
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
Links discussed in this episode:
Barnes & Noble selling to private equity firm
Obamas strike exclusive podcast deal with Spotify
NBC gives commitment for Robert Langdon Lost Symbol series
Hero of the Week: Founder of nonprofit who engages prisoners w/ books, poetry, and writing
Annotated Episode #25: Books Behind Bars
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Book Expo America, Mindy Kaling doing an Amazon exclusive, breaking the Scripps Spelling Bee, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
All the Books
Rebel by Beverly Jenkins
The Summer We Lost Her by Tish Cohen
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Links discussed in this episode:
Mindy Kaling to publish new essay collection w/ Amazon Publishing summer 2020
8 Kids Break the Scripps Spelling Bee
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about podcast platforms, worry about George RR Martin's new deadline, admire and critique Bill Gates' new book recommendation video, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Birthday by Meredith Russo
The Guest Book by Sarah Blake
Links discussed in this episode:
New Bill Gates summer reading recs video
GRRM sets March 2020 deadline for Winds of Winter
Barnes & Noble brings Nook back with a bigger screen
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk music streaming services, the wider podcast landscape, and even some talk about books.
This episode is sponsored by:
PodX
Only Ever her by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Bombas
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faiza
Links discussed in this episode:
Roxane Gay’s Luminary exclusive
Michael Wolff has a Trump sequel called SIEGE coming out June 4
Barack’s latest reading list
First Audible Originals in partnership w/ Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine revealed
Jimmy P bringing back bookseller bonuses for a 6th year
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The second part of our 2019 Moms, Dads, and Grads recommendation show.
This episode is sponsored by:
BookCon
Again, but Better by Christine Riccio
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Books recommended in this episode:
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang,
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
Men We Reaped by Jesymn Ward.
Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Daisy Jones and the Six
I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin,
Soon the Light Will Be Perfect by Dave Patterson
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle
IQ by Joe Ide
Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Saints for All Occasions by J Courtney Sullivan
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Also LOVE, HATE,
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sadhya Menon
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Swamplandia by Karen Russell
Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
You Don’t Have to Like Me by Alida Nugent
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
This Is How It Feels by Rebecca Barrow
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Jeff and Jenn talk about Baker & Taylor getting out of the retail distribution business (and why you might care), Audible's Alexa experiment, the Tolkien estate being utterly predictable, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Great Courses Plus
Audible
Lola (use offer code BOOKRIOT for 40% off)
Kindle Unlimited
Links discussed in this episode:
Baker & Taylor exiting retail distribution
Tolkien estate disavows "Tolkien"
The Blood Heir controversy
The Smallest Barnes & Noble
Audible's Alexa Customer Support Experiment
Barnes & Noble Launches YA Book Club
1 Game of Thrones Prequel Series Bites the Dust
Companion Manuscript to A Clockwork Orange Found
James Patterson to donate $1.25 million to school libraries and teachers
Obamas' Netflix docket is decidedly bookish
The Toni Morrison documentary
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Our annual Moms, Dads, and Grads recommendation show!
This episode is sponsored by:
Libro.fm
William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls by Ian Doescher
Kindle Unlimited
TBR
Books Recommended in this episode:
Trail Like Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Buckskin by Erika Wurth
The River by Peter Heller
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
Buttermilk by Ed Lee.
Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
I Hear She’s a Real Bitch by Jen Agg
Blood Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
Yes Chef by Marcus Samuelsson
American Spy by lauren wilkinson
The Taipei Night Market series by Ed Lin (starts with Ghost Month)
How Will You Measure Your Life? By Clayton Christenson
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
The Power of Meaning by Emily Eshfahani Smith,
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Chemistry by Weiki Wang
A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC series by VE SCHWAB
Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
Mr Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
A Study in Scarlet by Sherry Thomas
Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
The Greatest Cook in the World by Rick Bragg
The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty
The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis,
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl,
Blueplate Special and How to Cook a Moose by Kate Christensen
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz
Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo
The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about millennial audiobook habits, the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes, Penguin Random House's loyalty program, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Great Courses Plus
Kindle Unlimited
Libro.fm
TBR
Links discussed in this episode:
Pulitzers announced
OverDrive report on audiobooks habits
Random House begins loyalty program
The library on the moon
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca relay listener feedback about Scribd's original content move, the most banned books of 2018, a major audiobook publisher moving into print and ebooks, progress on a Washington ban on books from non-profits in prisons, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Center of the Universe by Ria Voros
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
Links discussed in this episode:
Update: Washington State DOC amends policy to allow prisoners to receive used books
First AI generated textbook
Blackstone moves from audio only to print and ebook. Poaches PRH authors
Audible to give out 12 million audiobooks in class action settlement
ALA’s 10 most challenged books of 2018
Hero of the week: Jeopardy champion who gets all his knowledge from children’s books
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about more book bans in prisons, Scribd getting into original content, listener feedback, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
The Great Courses Plus
The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves
Book Riot's TBR
Links discussed in this episode:
KidLit These Days mention
Washington State DOC bans prisoners from receiving used books
Kelly’s piece
Scribd kicks off original content
Mary Norris and Swati Teerthala on Recommended
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This week, Rebecca and Jenn discuss the latest in Jay Asher's defamation suit, a Michigan bill that would make it easier to ban books, Harper Lee's get-off-my-lawn letter, and more.
This episode sponsored by:
Internment by Samira Ahmed
The Fifth Doctrine by Karen Robards
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Bombas
Links discussed in the show:
SCBWI attorneys seek to have Jay Asher suit thrown out
Dan Mallory, who once faked being British, nominated for British Book Award
Florida bill would make banning books easier
Michigan bill would make librarians essential school staff
Marquette University's cool oral history project about Tolkien
Harper Lee did not want her hometown to be a tourist attraction
Meanwhile, Nora Roberts has basically built a town around herself (and it sounds awesome)
Heroes of the week: Women who couldn't find bilingual books for kids published their own and made $1 Million.
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Due to a series of scheduling shenanigans and technical snafus, there is no new episode this week. Have no fear, we'll be back next Monday, April 1, with more of what's new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk a major change to Amazon's pricing policy, an obvious but nonetheless interesting comment from George RR Martin, a library robot, the power and responsibility of tech platforms, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
Lola
Mem by Bethany Morrow
The Great Courses
Links discussed in this episode:
Amazon changing pricing policy
George RR Martin really wishes he finished the books already
Meet the BookBot!
WH Smith reports no gender pay gap for second consecutive year
...as opposed to the gaps that exist in US publishing
Arthur A. Levine leaves Scholastic to start an independent publishing venture
Amazon pulls promoting autism cures and vaccine misinformation
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about AI and copyright, Barnes & Noble's #bookhaul, Amazon goings-on, a genuinely interesting adaptation news story, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
If You're Out There
Blinkist
Girls Burn Brighter by Shoba Rao
Help Me by Marianne Power
Links discussed in this episode:
Update: the Nobel is back
Update: Court rules that Shitty Media Men list creator can’t be sued for emotional distress
Amazon closing 87 pop-up stores and rethinking brick-and-mortar retail
Students at all-boys catholic school started a feminist book club
One Hundred Years of Solitude coming to Netflix
Hero of the week: Texas principal reads books online in her PJs so students can have bedtime stories
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the incredible legacy of Betty Ballantine, a few book-collecting related stories, listener feedback about listening to pucks, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot's Read Harder Journal
Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Great Courses
Links discussed in this episode:
RIP Betty Ballantine
A bot wrote a scary-good LoTR scene
Dozens of Indie Bookstores to Host Well-Read Black Girl Book Clubs
HMH to (finally) start publishing their own audiobooks
Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize
Master Magician’s Library
Blaze in Michigan will sell you books and “gift” you weed
Hero of the Week: 5-year-old couldn’t find a library nearby, so he opened one
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In episode 300, we talk a couple of knotty Amazon stories, a UK university decolonizing the canon, good news from Kansas, and much more.
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Audible
The Umbrella Academy
The Night Tiger by Yangze Choo
Zola
Links discussed in this episode:
Business Fingers commemorative gear!
Happy follow-up: Andover, KS library will keep children’s books about trans characters in the kids section
Amazon pulls plan for HQ2 in New York
Audible emerging playwrights commissions
Swansea University in the UK calls for “decolonized” English curriculum
First trailer for the Tolkien biopic is alive
And trailer for Clooney’s Catch-22 mini-series on Hulu
Heroes of the week: this couple driving across India to give away poetry books
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up on defamation, try to wrap their heads around the Dan Mallory/A.J. Finn story, eulogize the Ancient Lore Village, and much more.
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Suspense Reads from BookClubbish
$100 Amazon Giveaway
EveryPlate (use offer code BOOKRIOT6)
TBR
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up on Jay Asher
“Ancient Lore” land of the Nobbins is on hold due to concerns about noise, traffic, environmental impact
Writer who publishes as AJ Finn is a bonkers-big liar
And his publisher is...keeping his books on plan
This important piece about what it’s like to be a woman of color in publishing
Choose Your Own Adventure audiobooks on Alexa
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Jay Asher suing for defamation, the un-Manning of the Booker Prize, a couple of heroes of the week, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
The Great Courses Plus
The Plotters by Un-Su Kim
Links discussed in this episode:
Jay Asher files defamation suit over #metoo allegations
Armed man disrupts library Drag Queen Storytime
Man Booker Prize loses Man Group as sponsor
Scribd has crossed 1 million subscribers
Hero of the week: 9-year-old Maryland girl publishes book of poetry tackling politics, feminism, and more
And an Arkansas schoolbus driver with a ‘bucket of books’
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about another case of harassment against LGBTQ titles in libraries, the rising sales of mental health books, a new E.L. James book on the horizon, a hero of the week, and much more.
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Golden State by Ben Winters
The Great Courses Plus
Blinkist
The Read Harder Journal
Links discussed in this episode:
Iowa man pleads not-guilty to book burning, trial begins March 26
A new EL James book is coming
WattPad to launch publishing division
Books about mental health outsell diet & exercise books at Barnes & Noble
Harlequin “Feel Good Project” launches creator fund
Heroes of the week: women creating a Black Feminist Bookmobile
Hallmark to publish audiobooks
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Jeff and Rebecca offer their appreciation for Mary Oliver, wonder at the continued strength of BECOMING, hope for the failure of another attempt to marginalize transgender kids books, appreciate Drag Queen story hour, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Read Harder Journal
The Last Woman Standing by Amy Gentry
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
Blinkist
Links discussed in this episode:
RIP Mary Oliver
Becoming has longest run atop Amazon sales charts since 50 Shades
KS library considers moving transgender kids’ books to separate area
ACLU sues Louisiana library over Drag Queen Story Hour ban
Tennessee man planning $40million “ancient lore” resort that is basically The Shire behind a Walmart
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Jeff and Rebecca take much longer than they supposed talking about Publisher's Weekly acquiring The Millions and the state of book blogging.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Read Harder Journal by Book Riot
The Great Courses Plus
The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
Links discussed in this episode:
Vulture article on The Millions Being Acquired
Barnes & Noble reports holiday numbers
Bad job, publishing: author who admitted to stalking a Goodreads user gets a book deal about it
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about books coming into the public domain, Obama's 2018 reading list, Amazon's best-selling books of 2018 and much more.
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The Great Courses Plus
The Read Harder Journal
Links discussed in this episode:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD becomes highest-grossing American play in Broadway history
Barack Obama’s best-of-2018 reading list
Highlights from what’s hitting public domain this year
Tweet thread breaking down the bestselling (UK) books of 2018
Amazon’s 2018 bestsellers
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While Jeff and Rebecca take a week off, Jeff presents an episode of Book Riot's Recommended podcast series that he produced.
This episode is sponsored by:
The One You Fight For by Roni Loren
Links discussed in this episode:
Book Riot's Recommended Podcast
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about their favorite non-bookish things of 2018.
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G.H. Mumm
The Great Courses Plus
Zola
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Jeff and Rebecca review the most memorable stories from the year in books.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca get back to the news with a bunch of listener feedback, B&N announces largest number of new store openings in years, Atwood writing a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, and much more.
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Book Riot's TBR
The Great Courses Plus
Bombas
Links discussed in this episode:
Becoming is the bestselling book of 2018
NYT picks the 10 best books of the year
Bill Gates Best of 2018 Youtube Video
Barnes & Noble to open up to 15 new stores in 2019
Margaret Atwood writing Handmaid’s Tale sequel
Hero of the week: Baltimore’s longest-serving employee is a librarian who’s been on the job for 56 years
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Jeff and Rebecca wrap up their 2018 holiday recommendations.
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Fight Like a Girl by Clementine Ford
Wizard Pins
Penguin Random House Audio's Holiday Guide
Books recommended in this episode:
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Pere Giorot by Balzac
Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger
The Emperor of All Maladies or The Gene
Naked at Lunch
The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead
The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Fit by Rebekah Weatherspoon
The Nest by Cynthia d'Aprix Sweeny
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Beverly Jenkins romances
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
SPQR by Mary Beard
Long Division by Kiese Laymon
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Music for Wartime
Time and Again by Jack Finney
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give
How to Be Married
The H-Spot by Jill Filopvic
Educated by Tara Westover
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Killing It by Camas Davis
Negroland by Margo Jefferson
Sapiens by Yonah Nuval Harari
Saga by Vaughn and Staples
Gridiron Genius by Mike Lombard
The Console Wars
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Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener recommendation requests.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot's TBR
Park Row Books and Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony
Care/of
Bombas
Books recommended in this episode:
Yes We Still Can by Dan Pfeiffer
How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson
Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik
A Nation Forged by Crisis by Jay Sexton
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott
A Separation by Katie Kitamura
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
James S.A. Corey’s Expanse series
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Good and Mad and Eloquent Rage by Rebecca Traister
American Overdose by Chris McGreal
Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
Dog Songs by Mary Oliver
Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
Flush by Virginia Woolf
Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
Hammerhead by Nina Maclaughlin
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibrahim X. Kendi
Lumberjanes
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cat Valente
Atlas Obscura's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Publisher’s Weekly’s 2018 Salary Survey, the National Book Award winners, WH Smith’s new bookstore format, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
Julian is a Mermaid by Rebecca Love
In/Half by Jasmin B. Frelih
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed in this episode:
WH Smith Least Popular UK Retailer
BR’s own Kelly Jensen featured on WaPo 10 Best Kids Books of 2018 for Don’t Call Me Crazy
National Book Award Winners
Michelle Obama’s memoir is BECOMING a sensation
Sorkin’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD play opens Dec 13 (and therefore apparently was not struck down when performed in court)
PW Publishing Salary Survey 2018
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca take a second look and Indigo's financial results, the news the WHSmith was the "book retailer" interested in buying Barnes & Noble, look over Amazon's 20 Best Books of the Year list, and much more.
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Book Riot Insiders
Inkshares Horror Contest
Bombas
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: but is Indigo doing well?
Barnes & Noble’s mysterious would-be buyer was WH Smith
Update: Pennsylvania walks back plan to restrict prisoners’ access to books
Amazon releases 20 Best Books of 2018
Another woman quits the Swedish Academy
Antiquarian booksellers prevail after worldwide strike against Amazon subsidiary AbeBooks
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca continue to follow the increasingly nasty Barnes & Noble lawsuit, look over the Goodreads Choice Awards nominees, give an up date on Moira Donegan's book deal, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Great Courses Plus
Chooseco, publisher of the Weregirl trilogy, Weregirl: Typhon
The Darkest Star by Jennifer R. Armentrout
Penguin Random House Audio
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: Moira Donegan gets a book deal about dealing w/ sexual harassment
Barnes & Noble details sexual harassment claims against Parneros
Goodreads choice awards are open
Bananapants news: Arctic scientist stabs colleague who kept telling him the end of books
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca spend most of the time on reader feedback, but then also finally get to the talk about the winner of the Great American Read.
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Midterm Elections HQ from Oxford University Press
What Would Cleopatra Do? by Elizabeth Foley and Beth Coates
The Great Courses Plus
Bombas
Links discussed in this episode:
Jessica's Indigo Slideshow!
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD wins Great American Read b/c of course it does
Stephen King lets teens option a story for $1
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This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about the suit against Moire Donegan, talk about the Man Booker 2018 winner, give first reactions to the Indigo opening in Short Hills, NJ, and much more.
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The Kingfisher Secret from McClelland & Stewart
Penguin Random House Audio
Links discussed in this episode:
Man Booker winner announced:
Time’s Up founder to represent Moira Donegan:
Indigo NJ is open!
New kindle paperwhite is finally waterproof
BBC Sherlock’s Creative Team Is Bringing Us Dracula
Research Study Finds People Who Grow Up With Home Libraries
The hexing, though
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This week, Sharifah joins Jeff to talk the awarding of the New Academy Prize (aka, The Alternative Nobel), the meh-tastic finalists of The Great American Read, rage-inducing #metoo responses, Macarthur "Genius" winners, and much more.
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The Devil's Thief by Lisa Maxwell
Curtain Call by Wilifred Lupano
Bombas
Links discussed in this episode:
Alternative Nobel goes to Maryse Conde
Nobel shenanigans: Swedish Academy elects new members
Great American Read top 10 finalists
Stephen Elliott sues Moira Donegan
Amazon gives employees another pay bump to make up for lost bonuses
Kelly Link among MacArthur Genius Grant Winners
2018 National Book Award finalists
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In this episode, Barnes & Noble lurches towards a sale, Amazon raises wages, a notable new poetry podcast, and much more.
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TBR
The Rule of One by Ashley and Leslie Saunders
Blood Communion by Anne Rice
Legendary by Stephanie Garbar
Links discussed in this episode:
Annotated Episode #16: The Patron Saint of Libraries
Barnes & Noble still searching for a firm...to help search for a new CEO
Aaaaaaand BN is considering a sale
Amazon raises wages, takes away some perks
Stephen Colbert makes a children’s book out of Trump comments on Hurricane Florence
US Poet Laureate brings poetry to podcast audience
Carnegie Medal (UK’s oldest prize for children’s books) promises immediate action on lack of diversity
Campaign launches to promote physical bookstores
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Kirkus prize finalists, yet another Amazon store format, ebooks in prisons, listener follow-up, and much more.
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TBR
Vampires Like It Hot by Lynsay Sands
A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed in this episode:
Murakami withdraws from "alternative Nobel"
Ongoing: Nobel Prize for Literature could be suspended for more than a year
Audible comes to the Apple Watch
Kirkus Prize finalists
New Amazon concept store only sells products with 4-star ratings and above
Nominate a bookseller for a holiday bonus from James Patterson
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca find a Barnes & Noble experiment they like, express almost total ignorance about the National Book Award longlists, are dumbfounded by Amazon's store expansion plans, and much more.
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TBR
Rule by Ellen Goodlett
This is a Whoopsie by Andrew Cangelose
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: FEAR is best-selling book in Simon & Schuster company history
Barnes & Noble opens new concept store in Maryland
Meanwhile, Amazon planning 3,000 more cashier-less stores by 2021
National Book Awards longlists
Target accused of redacting words from certain book descriptions
Americans are reading more poetry, less fiction
Pennsylvania to ban free book donations to prisons
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca mull Barnes & Noble's current "plan," show their ignorance of the bookselling landscape in the United Kingdom, marvel at the sales figures of Bob Woodward's Fear, and much more.
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The Great American Read
Upgrade Soul by Ezra Clayton Daniels
The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman
The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Links discussed in this episode:
Book Riot's TBR
For some reason, Barnes & Noble sees better times ahead
Waterstones buys Foyles
Strong start for Woodward’s FEAR
Customer wins bookstore in raffle
Owners of Ripped Bodice bookstore sign overall deal with Sony Pictures TV
Data! Study of NYT’s “By the Book” column shows male writers are FOUR TIMES more likely to recommend books by men
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk more about Barnes & Noble suitors, Barnes & Noble's eroding finances, a big new Book Riot project, and much more.
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The Great American Read
The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King, narrated by LeVar Burton
The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles
Links discussed in this episode:
TBR (Tailored Book Recommendations)
Take our reader/listener survey!
Follow-up: Publishers are also confused & frustrated by Parneros B&N Lawsuit
And BN’s Q1 numbers are in
PRH teams up with HeadCount to create Book the Vote for voter registration
PRH updates library ebook lending (and it’s not like Tor)
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about juicy drama at Barnes & Noble, The New Academy shortlist, and much more.
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Google Play
Nobody Real by Steven Camden
Read Harder Book Long
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Links discussed in this episode:
Take our reader/listener survey
Barnes & Noble drama! Former CEO sues for defamation and reveals a deal to sell the company fell through in June
And B & N responds
Finalists announced for the New Academy Prize in Literature (alternate Nobel)
The Toronto Public Library has a bedtime story hotline
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Due to extraordinary circumstances, Jeff flies solo on this episode and monologues on ebook pricing for libraries, what a Netflix for books would now mean, the future of print sales, and more.
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The Read Harder Journal
Google Play Books
Magination Press
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
Recommended Giveaway
Books are the only form of physical media whose sales are growing
Len Riggio taking heat as Barnes & Noble flounders
CKBK, “Spotify for Cookbooks” prepares to launch
The instagram book exchange is not a scam
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This week, Rebecca and Sharifah discuss Barack Obama's latest summer reading list, the nominees for the Alternative Nobel, a feminist response to the New York Times's "By the Book" column, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot's Recommended podcast
Google Play
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed:
Obama's Africa-themed summer reading list
New Academy opens voting for Alternative Nobel
Cooking & sci-fi are hot print segments so far this year
UK survey shows massive lack of representation in kidlit
Electric Lit introducing feminist alternative to 'By the Book'
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the alternative Nobel, B&N fires its CEO, Bourdain bio in the works, South Caroline police challenge reading choices, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Legendary by Stephanie Gerber
Mack Weldon
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: AWP conference director steps down after allegations of bullying, gender discrimination, retaliation
Follow-up: Alternative Nobel Prize for literature planned in Sweden
B&N CEO fired
South Carolina police challenge summer reading titles
Bourdain biography coming in 2019
Leisure reading in the US is at an all-time low
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the 2017 VIDA count, Diaz keeping his MIT job, Jimmy Fallon's book club, ALA removes Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from its book award, a hero of the week, and much more.
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The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed in this episode:
MIT keeping Junot Diaz on faculty
2017 VIDA Count
And the BR highlights
ALA removes Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from award in response to concerns about racism
Jimmy Fallon Show launches book club
Hero of the Week: Teen collects 25,000 books to donate to Cleveland children in need
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This week, Rebecca and special guest co-host Josh Christie discuss bookstores offering Airbnb rentals, Barack Obama's recent reading list, the ongoing audiobook boom, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen
Me, Myself and Them by Dan Mooney
Remind Me Again What Happened by Joanna Luloff
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed:
Josh's bookstore Print in Portland, ME
Georgiabookstore to welcome guests overnight
BookBar/BookBeds in Denver, CO
Barack Obama's recent reading list
Audiobooks generated $2.8 billion in 2017
Study shows emotional responses to audiobooks are stronger than those to movies
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss Anthony Bourdain's legacy (literary and otherwise), the book Bill Gates is gifting to college graduates, the latest weird book thing you can do with your smart speaker, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Mack Weldon
Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed:
Book Riot's $500 giveaway to the bookstore of your choice
Bill Gates giving free book to every 2018 US college graduate
Lionel Shriver dropped by Mslexia Magazine writing competition after remarks about diversity
Bill Clinton - James Patterson collaboration sells 250K copies in first week
Stephen King Library debuts on smart speakers
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Boston Review's Junot Diaz decision, an unprecedented Amazon scam, Michael Lewis' Audible original, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Visible Empire by Hannah Pittard
Recommended
The Great Courses Plus
Links discussed in this episode:
Boston Review decides to keep Junot Diaz in editorial position
In response, the poetry editors resign
And VIDA responds
Amazon boots notorious KU abuser
Audible Originals follow-up: Michael Lewis & Ada Calhoun publishing new books here
New UK publisher will offer budding authors 24K salary
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a major embezzling scandal, The Golden Man Booker, listener follow-up, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
StoryWorth
In The Distance With You by Carla Guelfelnbein
Links discussed in this show:
Man Booker Prize reveals “Golden” shortlist for titles that have “best stood the test of time”....and most of them are pretty recent?
Accountant embezzles $3.4million from literary agency, including Chuck Palahniuk
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the passing of Philip Roth, Sean Spicer coming to BEA, Watchmen's TV reboot, a hero of the week, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
$500 Giveaway to the bookstore of your choice!
Legendary by Stephane Garber
Annotated: A Podcast Series about Books, Language, and Reading
Links discussed in this episode:
RIP Philip Roth
Jason Diamond on Philip Roth
Bookseller organizes protest against Sean Spicer’s Book Expo appearance
And here is the FB listing for the event
Lindelhof rebooting Watchmen, starring Regina King
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine partners with Audible
Pennsylvania nonprofit creates libraries at laundromats
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca stay on the #metoo in publishing trail, discuss the rumors about the direction of Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS series, mark the passing of Tom Wolfe, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
Penguin Random House Audio for Book Clubs
Links discussed in this podcast:
Follow-up: Junot Diaz quits as Pulitzer chair
Follow-up on firing of AWP exec director
RIP Tom Wolfe
Waterstone's Accused of Pledge Not to Take on Independents
Amazon’s new LOTR series to focus on young Aragorn
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about Junot Diaz and the TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD trial, go over 2017 publishing sales statistics, and blessedly find a hero of the week.
This episode is sponsored by:
The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker
The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein
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Recommended is back! Season 2 will start on May 16, so there’s no time like the present to catch up with Season 1. Get more details and subscribe at bookriot.com/recommended or on the podcatcher of your choice.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca wrestle with #metoo accusations against Junot Diaz, process the news that there will be no 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, acknowledge that Amazon doing a kids books subscription service is probably smart, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Nocturnal Meetings of Misplaced by R.J Garcia
StoryWorth
The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
Links discussed in this episode:
Annotated Episode #10: The Original Gone Girl
Follow-up: Nobel Prize in lit canceled b/c of #metoo
Publishers adding morality clauses to contracts in wake of #metoo
Junot Diaz accused of #metoo misconduct
Amazon’s new kids book subscription
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This week, Jeff and Sharifah talk about big Comey sales numbers, Circe tops the NYT list, The Great American Read, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk
Girls Burn Brighter by Siobha Rao
Links discussed in this episode:
Comey book sells more than 600K copies in first week
Follow-up: How #metoo has affected sales for Alexie, Dashner, others in publishing
PBS releases Top 100 for Great American Read
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about this year's Pulitzer winners, Amazon Prime subscriber stats, and reading....IN SPACE.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
Book Riot's Mystery/Thriller giveaway
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: literal courtroom drama as producers offer to stage Mockingbird adaptation for judge
Pulitzer winners
New Google tool Talk to Books scans 100,000 volumes to answer your questions
Amazon says it has 100 million amazon prime subscribers
PRH UK launches a scheme to get more diverse candidates into publishing. Literally. It is called THE SCHEME.
Cool thing: Story Time….in SPACE
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca get Rebecca up to speed on Nobel nuttiness and Circe mysteries, try to digest huge adaptation news, puzzle out another Amazon dust-up, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
Circe by Madeline Miller
Book Riot's Mystery Giveaway
Links discussed in this episode:
King of Sweden steps in to break Nobel deadlock
Amazon temporarily de-lists new Cassandra Clare book over confusion about self-publishing venture
Amazon to produce $1 Billion Adaptation of The Three-Body Problem
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This week, Jeff and Jenn talk about a strange snag in Circe pricing and #metoo related turmoil at the Nobel.
This episode is sponsored by:
Book Riot Insiders
Links discussed in this episode:
Will & Grace showrunner donates a whole bunch of Marlon Bundo books
metoo comes to the Nobel Prize
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk season 2 of Annotated, the difficulty of doing personalized book recommendations at scale, the on-going concern about Amazon buy buttons, The New York Times coverage of #metoo in publishing, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
The Vestigial Heart by Carme Torras
Instaread
Links discussed in this episode:
Annotated Season 2!
NYT covers publishing’s response to sexual harassment
Follow-up: Publishers urged to monitor Amazon buy buttons
New Barnes & Noble app intended to make finding your next read less overwhelming
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This week, Rebecca and Jenn discuss the rescinding of awards, diversity in romance, books about Marlon Bundo, and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Disarmedby Izzy Ezagui
Educated by Tara Westover
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: American Indian Literature Association rescinds Alexie’s 2008 Book of the Year Award
Follow-up: The Paris Review seeks woman editor
AWP dismisses executive director of more than 20 years
Romance so white?
John Oliver’s Mike Pence-trolling Bunny Book Steals #1 Spot from Comey
Don Quixote helps uncensor a book
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca begrudgingly discuss the Harper Lee estate, imagine terrifying robot booksellers, express adaptation fatigue, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
All Grown Up by Jamie Attenberg
The Neighbors by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: Little Fires Everywhere goes to Hulu
Alexie declines Carnegie Medal
Harper Lee’s estate sues over Broadway version of Mockingbird
Stats! Nearly 1 in 5 American now listen to audiobooks
Bookstore staffed with robots to open in Beijing
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca digest some new Barnes & Noble projects, get welcome good news in the form of a new Marilynne Robinson novel, and continue to be frustrated by New York Times bestseller lists.
This episode is sponsored by:
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: Sherman Alexie’s accusers go on record
MARILYNNE ROBINSONNNNNNNNNNNN
And plans to open new prototype stores
Barnes & Noble announces new in-store book clubs
And adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere, yay Celeste Ng!
NYT to introduce audiobooks bestsellers list
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This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about Scribd, try to figure out how to feel about Sherman Alexie’s statement, praise Dolly Parton, and much more.
Book Riot Podcast BINGO
This episode is sponsored by:
Girls Burn Brighter by Shoba Rao
A Lab of One’s Own by Patricia Fara
I Stop Somewhere by TE Carter
Links discussed in this episode:
Sherman Alexie….says something
Michelle Obama memoir, BECOMING, due in November
Dolly Parton donates 100 Millionth (!) book and announces partnership with Library of Congress
Golden Man Booker
Joe Hill releases vinyl-first short story audiobook
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about further #metoo fallout, relay some info about B&N from little birdies, ponder the hair-sharing economy of revolutionary America, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by:
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
Libby
A Girl Like That by Banaz Thathena
Links discussed in this episode:
Follow-up: James Dashner dropped by publisher
The Lemony Snicket problem
Jon Scalzi gives Myke Cole a big blog feature…about writing strong female characters….after Cole apologizes for sexual harassment
Follow-up: He Who Shall Not Be Named drops suit against S & S
Iowa citizens petitioning to separate LGBTQ books from collection and halt new acquisitions without public input
Copies of Mary Shelley’s original Frankenstein text to be published
Weird: George Washington’s hair found in old NY library book
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about some tangible repercussions of #metoo in children's publishing, consider a new rationale for taking To Kill a Mockingbird out of school curricula, and get very nervous about the fate of Barnes & Noble. This episode is sponsored by: Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson Win $500 in Penguin Clothbound Classics The When in Romance Podcast Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: James Dashner dropped by agent Ditto for Jay Asher NYC teacher banned from teaching Harlem Renaissance Minnesota school district pulls TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and Huck Finn because “hurtful” Barnes & Noble cuts staff after dismal holiday sales A Barnes & Noble employee's inside look
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca discuss #metoo coming to the world of children's publishing, Scribd tries "unlimited" reading, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate American Panda by Gloria Chao Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Jamie Canaves crunches numbers on violence against women in thrillers Scribd brings back unlimited access subscription Sexual harassment in children’s book industry Names get named in comments section of School Library Journal post
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Kobo and Wal-Mart teaming up, bad adaptations, the National Book Award adding a translation prize, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy with Ali Fadhil Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: EarthSea books WERE adapted, and Ursula K Le Guin hated it Walmart to begin selling Kobo ereaders & ebooks National Book Award for works in translation New prize launched for thrillers that don’t involve violence against women Boston Public Library launches crowdsourced project to transcribe anti-slavery documents Kwame Alexander to start imprint Versify
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca pay tribute to Ursula K Le Guin, say goodbye and hello to Sue Grafton, recount a major book heist, consider Amazon's first cashierless store, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp Libby It Should Have Been You by Lynn Slaughter Links discussed in this episode: RIP Ursula K Le Guin Everything I Never Told You optioned for film Harry Potter collectors’ “holy grail” stolen by burglars Amazon opens first cashier-less store Heroes of the week: book club for minority boys becomes school’s most popular group
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk Fire and Fury's continued run, more details about PBS' Great American Read, Ferrante going to The Guardian, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Walking the Bones by Randall Silvis Happiness is a Choice You Make by John Leland The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Holt ships 700k copies of Fire and Fury Intel on how Michael Wolff got White House access And the TV rights have been picked up Follow-up: Voldemort fan film is live Follow-up: Margaret Atwood and George R R Martin booked for PBS’s “Great American Read” competition Elena Ferrante to become weekend columnist at the Guardian Conservative group protests Scholastic for selling books about transgender kids Deep dive: what gets a book banned from prisons
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This week, Jeff welcomes Rebecca back from vacation, and then they talk about the Garth Brooks anthology, Barack Obama's favorite books of 2017, PBS and the NYT teaming up for an online book club, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders The Best of 2017 Box Links discussed in this episode: Obama’s favorite books of 2017 Fire and Fury sells 28k copies in two days PBS and NYT launch monthly book club Oozes charm: Johannesburg woman celebrates 60th birthday by getting locked into bookstore overnight
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This week, Jeff and Jenn talk about Fire & Fury hype, new books from Lindy West, a bookselling giant's passing, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Book Riot Insiders Links discussed in this episode: Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury blows up Jacqueline Woodson named National Ambassador for Young People Lindy West publishing two new books Fred Bass of The Strand dies Spouses of Dying Memoirists Fall in Love App Replaces Twitter with Kindle
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca close out 2017 with some of our favorite non-book things of the year: This episode is sponsored by: Reckless: The Petrified Flesh by Cornelia Funke Bark Box Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig Stuff discussed in this episode: Halt and Catch Fire The Hot Sardines Apple AirPods Cravings by Chrissy Teigen Rainbow by Ke$ha The Punisher on Netflix Monument Valley 2
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca look back at the notable bookish stories of the year. This episode is sponsored by: Reckless: The Petrified Flesh by Cornelia Funke Bookaxe Podkin One-Ear by Kiernan Larwood Links discussed in this episode: JRR Tolkien’s son resigns as director of estate Indigo plans to enter US market New Barnes & Noble concept store w/ restaurant opens in Plano, TX Audible lets romance readers skip to the good parts Most deserved million-dollar book deal: Colin Kaepernick When the chickens come home to roost: UNH gets raked for spending librarian’s donation on stadium sign The story that just won’t die about the YA book that bought its way onto the NYT list Turkey of the Year, redux: NYT’s debut romance coverage New York times awkwardly covers romance for the first time Terry Pratchett’s unfinished works destroyed by steamroller, per his wishes Readers’ Rights story that didn’t actually become a thing: TSA canceling pilot of procedures requiring passengers to remove books from carry-on for screening Most surprising team-up: Bill Clinton working on novel w/ Jimmy P Lorin Stein resigning from Paris Review for sexual misconduct
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca finish up holiday recommendation requests and share some long-overdue listener feedback. This episode is sponsored by: Casper Reckless: The Petrified Flesh by Cornelia Funke OwlCrate Jr. Books recommended in this episode: I Contain Multitudes by Ed Young Incarceration Nations Who Thought This Would Be a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hours Bookstore by Robin Sloan Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler, Alibis by André Aciman Unbound by Steph Jagger Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole The Force by Don Winslow IQ by Joe Ide What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky Children of the New World The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss Sorceror to the Crown by Zen Cho Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series Roomies by Christina Lauren Beverly Jenkins The Wars of the Roses series by Conn Iggulen How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian
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Jeff and Rebecca wrap up their 2017 Holiday recommendations. This episode is sponsored by: TryAudiobooks.com Reckless: The Petrified Flesh by Cornelia Funke Books recommended in this episode: Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas From the Hips by Rebecca Odes Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Joy On Demand The Uterus is a Feature, not a Bug by Sarah Lacy The Startup Way by Eric Ries Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell Beloved by Toni Morrison Hunger by Roxane gay Night Comes to the Cumberlands by Henry Caudil An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Ramp Hollow by Steven Stoll You Had Me at Woof Afterglow by Eileen Myles Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozah Dumas The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsberg The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser Alive Life of Pi by Yann Martel The Martian by Andy Weir The Dog Stars by Peter Heller Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Complications by Atul Gawande You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie An Adoption Story by Marianne Richmond The White Swan Express: a story about adoption by Jean Davies Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale by Karen Katz Burning Bright: Four Chanukah Love Stories The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng The Turner House by Angela Flourney Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson Some Assembly Required by Anne Lamott
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Jeff and Rebecca kick off this year's holiday recommendation extravaganza... This episode is sponsored by: Men & Dogs Penguin Random House Audio Books recommended in this episode: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown What If by Randall Munroe Schott's Original Miscellany by Ben Schott Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat and Wendy McNaughton The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern History of the World in Six Cups by Tom Standige Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books The Fate of the West by Bill Emmott, No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-nehisi Coates Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey When Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Yoga Bodies by Laura Lipton and Jamie Beard Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan The Changeling by Victor Lavalle Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughn Bec McMaster Psy Changeling by Nalini Singh The Woman Next Door by Yewende Omatoso Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman Liane Moriarty Negroland by Margo Jefferson A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah Out of Africa by Karen Blixen This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett In the Language of Miracles by Rajia Hassib Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Bright Lines by Tanwin Nadini Islam 2am at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helena Bertino One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca recap the National Book Awards, tackle a pair of grim publishing industry surveys, realize how little they know about Spanish-language publishing in the U.S., and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Libby PRH Audio The Illustrated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Links discussed in this episode: National Book Award winners Bilingual book about Selena is outselling everyone, including Harry Potter PW’s 2017 salary survey shows publishing is still super white & the wage gap is huge More than half of the respondents to a UK publishing industry survey report experiencing sexual harassment California will be first state to require LGBTQ-inclusive history texts JRR Tolkien’s son resigns as director of estate
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca mull Barnes & Noble's new concept stores opening, Pokemon go but for Harry Potter, a new entrant in the US bookstore market, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Renegades by Marissa Meyer The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl by Paige Mckenzie OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: Amazon best books of the year Indigo plans to enter US market LORD OF THE RINGS series at amazon? Harry Potter AR game coming from makers of Pokemon Go And all 8 HP movies coming to HBO in January New Barnes & Noble concept store w/ restaurant opens in Plano, TX
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca nervously discuss a series adaptation of Invisible Man, survey the 2017 Goodreads Choice nominees, ponder Audible's new romance subscription, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Frankie by Shivaun Plozza Casper Our own $500 Bookstore giveaway Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Comey memoir has a title and May 2018 release date Hulu developing an adaptation of Invisible Man Zadie Smith awarded the 2017 Langston Hughes Medal Next Dragon Tattoo book will be Lagercrantz’s last Voting opens for Goodreads Choice Awards Audible developing tech to let romance fans “skip to the good parts”
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about Reading Rainbow beef, gripe about sales figures, mark the departure of a couple of gross dudes in books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Ready Player One by Ernie Cline HelloFresh (use offer code bookriot30) Haven by Mary Lindsey Win 500 Bucks to spend at the bookstore of your choice! Links discussed in this episode: Update: LeVar Burton no longer being sued over Reading Rainbow catchphrase Colin Kaepernick gets $1million book deal Talking numbers: new John Green helps lift sales 8% in early October. But really it's Dan Brown. Gross Bill O’Reilly gets his ass dropped Gross Harvey Weinstein used book deals to buy silence Angela Flournoy developing an HBO show with Issa Rae Hallmark is accepting submissions for romance & mystery novels
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca sink their teeth into the new VIDA numbers, quickly mention the 2017 Man Booker Prize announcement, roll around in some book sales data, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater Libby The Lost Causes by Etting & Schwartz Links discussed in this episode: Win 500 Bucks to spend at the bookstore of your choice! George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize 2016 VIDA count NYC libraries to forgive all children’s fines Riz Ahmed as Hamlet for Netflix!? Mississippi school district pulls TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD from curriculum because it offends peopleFlorida school district bans all books with “profanity, cursing, or inappropriate subject matter” Kickstarter for a queer feminist bookstore in Mississippi Library of Congress begins Librarians in Residence pilot program
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about a long profile of the UNH librarian who gave the school $4MM, welcome waterproof Kindles, celebrate literary Macarthur winners, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Quackery by Kang & Pederson The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater Forest of a Thousand Laterns by Julie C. Dao Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up on the librarian who left $4 million to UNH and now it’s funding football The results of the Ripped Bodice study on diversity in romance are...very bad Jesmyn Ward & Viet Thanh Nguyen win Macarthur Genius grants Hachette Book Group terminates Weinstein imprint Amazon finally introduces a waterproof Kindle AmazonCrossing goes multilingual Another shifted-perspective 50 Shades book is coming in November New York times awkwardly covers romance for the first time
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca revel in Dan Brown week, approve of this year's Nobel Laureate in Literature, run-down more awards lists, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence Book of the Month 27 Hours by Tristina Wright Links discussed in this episode: Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize for Literature NBA finalists Profile of Rupi Kaur, who has a new book out and is outselling Homer ten to one
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This week, Jeff and Jenn talk about this year's 5 under 35 honorees, dissect some upcoming adaptation news, ponder audiobooks, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser The Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel Casper Links discussed in this episode: Work for Book Riot! Book of Mormon becomes most expensive book ever sold 5 Under 35 List Artemis movie already in the works A Brief History of Seven Killings being adapted tooTrailer for ANNIHILATION Buy books for disaster relief
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about shortlists and finalists in fall awards season, audiobook growth, HRC selling some units, Google serving library results, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Wonderling by Mira Bartok Provenance by Ann Leckie Kobo Audiobooks Lit Chat Links discussed in this episode: Kirkus Prize finalists National Book Award longlists Hillary Clinton’s book has sold more than 300K copies Books win big at Emmy’s Cool tech thing: Google search now checks your local library for ebooks A look at growth in a downloadable audiobooks in an otherwise flat market
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca put the discussion of gaming the NYT bestseller list to bed, note Amazon's policing of reviews of What Happened, shrug their shoulder over the Man Booker shortlist, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Golden House by Salman Rushdie Lit Chat The Book of Separation by Tova Miris Links discussed in this episode: Lani Sarem is still defending her gaming of the NYT bestseller list Amazon defends deleting 1-star reviews of HRC’s book New documentary film about the NYPL 5 previously unpublished Kurt Vonnegut stories coming Casey Affleck to star in STONER, which is just very wrong Kirkus has added diversity/identification tagging to reviews
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In this episode, Jeff and Amanda consider a conservative publisher giving the NYT bestseller list the brush off, worry over Barnes & Noble's continued slide, anticipate Roxane Gay's forthcoming advice column, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Nocturnal Journal by Lee Crutchley CopyCat by Alex Lake A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Libba Bray on the all-girl remake of Lord of the Flies Roxane Gay gets NYT advice column Conservative publisher bouncing from caring about NYT bestseller list Barnes & Noble continues to fade even as publishing grows New Emily Mandel book coming Book doulasRosario Dawson to narrate ARTEMIS
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about a Pepe the Frog rip-off children's book, disagree about destroying Terry Pratchett's work, consider a world in which a $1 million advance isn't all that much, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Book of the Month The End of the World Running Club by Adrian Walker Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller Libby Links discussed in this episode: Weird follow-up: creator of Pepe the Frog makes children’s book author donate profits to Muslim rights group Terry Pratchett’s unfinished works destroyed by steamroller, per his wishes VE SCHWAB’s big book deal World’s 50 largest publishers CA library goes private Warner Brothers bringing all-female adaptation of Lord of the Flies Details on the YA/PEN scandal
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca spend most of the episode gawking at one of the strangest book-world stories they've yet covered. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Links discussed in this episode: YA Author Briefly Scams Way Onto NYT Bestseller List Celebrity Instagrams Sell Books...Don't They?
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about follow up about Audible for dogs and coloring book sales, unpack the non-profit Voldemort movie, Michiku Kakutani's forthcoming book, swearing in books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio The Hawkweed Legacy by Irina Bringnull The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin Links discussed in this episode: Unofficial Harry Potter movie about Voldemort gets Warner Brothers approval Do a thing: $5 for every copy of new Ta-Nehisi Coates sold at Print going to African American Teaching Fellows Michiko Kakutani has a book deal Assistant Principal fired for writing children’s book about Pepe the Frog American books are getting more profane The Ripped Bodice is creating a community for romance readers
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca anticipate a shared favorite coming to Netflix, bag on fixing book prices, scratch their heads over Audible for dogs, and decide that suing Levar Burton is ill-advised. This episode is sponsored by: Genius: The Con by Leopoldo Gout Book of the Month Caraval by Stephanie Garber Links discussed in this episode: Annotated #4: The United States V. One Book Called Ulysses Our Souls at Night coming to Netflix Ava Duvernay adapting Octavia Butler's Dawn for television LeVar Burton sued for using his Reading Rainbow catchphrase on his podcast Philip Pulman calls for return of fixed pricing Audible for Dogs is a real thing New Yorkers can stream 30K movies free with a library card Generating Romance titles with AI
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca mull PBS' upcoming The Great American Read and ponder the world's highest earning authors. This episode is sponsored by: Casper The Dying Game by Asa Avidic Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Comey has a $2m+ book deal PBS’s Great American Read series World’s highest paid authors
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This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about ambiguous pen-names, go over the 2017 Man Booker longlist, mark Michiko Kakutani's retirement from the New York Times Book Review, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: BookPop Book of the Month The Secret Agent Training Manual Links discussed in this episode: Is Trump hurting book sales? Michiko Kakutani stepping down from NYTBR Man Booker Prize longlist announced Neil Degrasse Tyson and George RR Martin teaming up for video game Audiobook/scavenger hunt mash-up
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about police distributing books to kids, relay the strange case of Dracula in Icelandic, round-up a bunch of adaptation news, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by: It All Comes Down to This by Karen English The Rise and Fall of DODO by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson Links discussed in this episode: Why Didn't Independent Bookstores Go Extinct? Continued: translation of Dracula in Icelandic is...a totally different book Joe Biden will tour for his new book, kicks off with Oprah interview Male writers taking ambiguous pen names to sell psychological thrillers Comey’s writing a book Writer claims Chelsea Clinton stole his book idea Bird Box movie with Sandra Bullock
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about sales numbers for BEHOLD THE DREAMERS post-Oprah selection, a good year so far for print sales, the opening of the new largest bookstore in the world, and try to get you to listen to Annotated (if you haven't already). This episode is sponsored by: Levar Burton Reads Unraveling by Sara Ella Book of the Month Links discussed in this episode: Annotated Episode 2: How did Independent Bookstore Avoid Going Extinct? Pulitzer Prize gets new administratorWorld’s largest bookstore opens in Iran New Maurice Sendak book discovered 10.9% of the translation of The Vegetarian is wrong?! Wichita Police Department using book-delivery service for outreach North American comics market hit $1.085 billion in 2016
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This week's episode is a little delayed due to summer scheduling and will be out Tues/Wed, but a little something that can tide you over until then. Annotated Annotated on Apple Podcasts Annotated on Overcast
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This week, Rebecca and guest co-host Jenn discuss new standards for ebook accessibility, the men's rights activists who took on a feminist bookstore, and more. This episode sponsored by: The Cameron Brothers by Angelin Sydney Penguin Random House Audio Links discussed on the show: Follow-up: TSA cancelling pilot of screening procedure requiring passengers to remove books from carry-ons New standards for ebook accessibility MRAs take on a feminist bookstore and lose EarlyWord creates diversity catalogs HarperCollins diversity catalog Ingram diversity catalog Macmillan diversity catalog Norton diversity catalog PRH diversity catalog Humble Bundle's brag-worthy stats Game of Thrones episodes could be feature-length JRR Tolkien estate & Warner Brothers settle over LoTR slot games
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the launch of Annotated, tastefully gloat about guessing Oprah's next book club selection, appreciate the bookishness of Sarah Jessica Parker, and much more. We hope you’ll check out the first episode of Annotated: “Is It 1984 Yet?” It’s about the resurgence of interest in George Orwell’s 1984 and the story of how 1984 came to be in the first place. The next five episodes in the series will come out every other week, and you can subscribe to Annotated in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your podcast player of choice. Find out more about Annotated here This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Leaving Lucy Pear by Anna Solomon Libby Links discussed in this episode: New Oprah pick (we nailed it) Audiences at 1984 on Broadway vomiting & fainting Sarah Jessica Parker’s first acquisition for Hogarth imprint Millennials most likely generation to use public libraries Macmillan offers scholarships to professional development events for booksellers from marginalized backgrounds TSA testing new screening that requires removing books from packed bags LeVar Burton reads to us in his new podcast
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about our new podcast series, Emma Watson's ascent to the Mount Rushmore of celebrity book nerds, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O Swimming Home OwlCrate Ploughshares Solos Links discussed in this episode: New Podcast Series: Annotated Emma Watson hiding books around Paris NEW JOHN GREEN Amazon Buys Whole Foods Pottermore launches official book club
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about JULIUS CAESAR backlash, Amazon being the fifth largest bookstore chain in the U.S, Trump blocking Stephen King on Twitter, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson ThirdLove Audiobooks.com Links discussed in this episode: Big-time sponsors pull support of Julius Caesar production inspired by Trump Trump Block Stephen King on Twitter 20,000 libraries participating in world’s largest book club Amazon will be fifth-largest bookstore chain Hero of the week: trainer promotes “books before boxing”
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss new info about the the Game of Thrones Extended Universe, Oprah's Book Club rumblings, Well-Read Black Girl's conference, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's New Science Fiction & Fantasy Podcast: SFF Yeah Book Riot New Mystery/Thriller Podcast: Read or Dead Follow-up on Game of Thrones prequels Update: Author who shall not be name will self-publish New Oprah pick coming 6/26 Well-Read Black Girl literary festival Harper Lee estate endorses graphic novel adaptation Hero of the week: 9-year-old girl sells lemonade to keep her library from closing
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This week Jeff and Rebecca talk about listener feedback on Little Free Libraries and the Amazon Buy Button, the coming GAME OF THRONES adaptation multiverse, Audible experiments, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Third Love OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: The Game of Thrones Spin-Off Industry That JK Rowling/Stephen Fry Revenge Story Isn’t True New sponsorship model for Women’s Prize for Fiction Audible launches $5 million fund to pay playwrights to write audio dramas
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the surprising strength of Scribd's subscribership, Little Free Library backlash, Bill Gates' recommended summer reading, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkaupf OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: Alias Grace going to Netflix
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talking about Author Who Shall Not Be Named suing his former publisher. changes to Amazon's "buy" button, James Patterson and Bill Clinton teaming up to write a thriller, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Audiobooks.com Grand Central Instant Book Club Links discussed in this episode: He Who Shall Not Be Named sues S & S for $10mil for canceled book deal Bill Clinton working on novel w/ Jimmy P Amazon Buy Button Changes Andrew Luck starts book podcast Matthew Weiner has written a novel, and we have a rant about pricing
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Rebecca and Jeff wrap up this year's moms, dads, and grads recommendation bonanza. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Protect America Grand Central Book Club Books mentioned in this show: The Mothers The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Saints for All Occasions Orhan’s Inheritance George A Boy Like Me Redefining Realness A Darker Shade of Magic Sorceror to the Crown Paper Girls The Magicians Shadowshaper Every Body Yoga Wisdom of Yoga Silence Start Where You Are Presence Speak A Brief History of Nearly Everything Ready Player One Barkskins The Luminaries The Noble Hustle Hammerhead The Year of Living Biblically Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast Our Souls at Night Another Brooklyn The Inseparables Maine The Turner House Doc The Ok Corral The Kid The Sisters Brothers Battleborn The Water Museum Peak Grit Known and Strange Things Big Magic
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Jeff and Rebecca answer listener recommendation requests for summer holidays and graduation. This episode is sponsored by: Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener Out of the Box by Jemma Westing Books recommended in this show: The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Leavers by Lisa Ko The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR by Scott Hawkins An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam’ I Crawl Through It by A.S. King The Martian by Andy Weir The Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? By Mindy Kaling OUR MAN IN HAVANA by Graham Greene Who Thought This Was a Good Idea by Alyssa Mastromonaco Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Self-Inflicted Wounds by Aisha Tyler AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie Endless Night by Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Penance by Kanae Minato Good as Gone by Amy Gentry H IS FOR HAWK by Helen Macdonald THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER by Lawrence Anthony The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Finding Beauty in a Broken World CALL THE MIDWIFE by Jennifer Werth Cutting for Stone by Abraham Vergese Dancer by Colum McCann I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Neurotribes by Steve Silberman We Gon’ Be Alright by Jeff Chang
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about personalized book recommendation services, Shelfie's tech being integrated at Kobo, approve of Rick Riordan's new imprint, rail against people ignoring the rising prize of ebooks, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Startup by Doree Shafrir I Found You by Lisa Jewell Links discussed in this episode: Follow up in personalized reading recommendations, including The Book Spa and Sarah's Bookshelves Sam Missingham launches Lounge Books Rick Riordan launches imprint Kobo WILL integrate shelfie functinoality into its apps and ereaders Anika Noni Rose options SHADOWSHAPER
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about UK reading habits, a new Fahrenheit 451 adaptation, audiobook recommendations, the Salander dynasty, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick Audible Links discussed in this episode: Knopf announces 5th book in Millennium series Emergency Room for the mindWeird news: Insane Clown Posse being sued for plagiarizing poem from Chicken Soup for the Soul World Book Night Survey HBO making a Fahrenheit 451 movie
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners, the most-challenged books of 2016, Book Riot Insiders, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Links discussed in this episode: 2017 Pulitzer winners ALA List of Most Challenged Books of 2016 The Verge's review of The Handmaid's Tale Book Riot Insiders
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Bidens' book deals, the most "literate" city in the U.S., the absurdity of copyright law, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Casper Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist The Baker Street Four by Olivier Legrand, J.B. Djian, and David Etien. Links discussed in this week's show: Follow-up from listener (Kris) about UK publishing diversity Joe & Jill Biden get multi-book deal Imbolo Mbue wins PEN/Faulkner St. Martin’s Press acquires first “official” Black Lives Matter book Macmillan launches Reading Without Walls Audible maps genre popularity by state Rakuten acquires Shelfie DC reclaims title as America’s most literate city
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Norway's doomsday library, a disco party at the Library of Congress, and more. This episode sponsored by: Third Love Marlena by Julie Buntin Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Links discussed in this episode: NYPL's 2017 Young Lions for Fiction Award New hardcover editions of 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood writes new material for The Handmaid's Tale on Audible Hemingway was a soviet spy Norway has a doomsday library Microsoft's new digital bookstore Disco party at the Library of Congress Hachette UK's new diversity initiative Amazon lands limited series for The Underground Railroad
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about The New York Times' evolving book coverage, Chelsea Clinton's upcoming children's book, Jane Austen's new alt-right fans, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Playster Links discussed in this episode: Chelsea Clinton to write children’s book, She Persisted Alabama 8-year-old writes bestseller about dealing with annoying little brother NYT Match Book Weird news: Black Eyed Peas announce original graphic novel More weird news: Jane Austen has fans on the alt-right Fun with Adverb stats Handmaid’s Tale-inspired robes showing up in political protest Robert Caro’s next books is audiobook only
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about oxford commas, labor laws, ebook sales, a raft of adaptation news, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Caraval by Stephanie Gerber What It Takes by Shannon Stacey Links discussed in this episode: Hero of the week: 11-year-old St Louis boy starts book club for black boys to see themselves in books. Oxford Comma decides court case Kerry Washington to adapt The Mothers Girl in the Spider’s Web will be a total reboot w/ new actors Nnedi Okorafor says publisher whitewashed her cover Ebook sales continue to fall in UK Hachette partners w/ Wattpad to produce audiobooks Libro.fm - audiobook service for indie bookstores
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In this 200th episode, Jeff and Rebecca answer any and all listener questions. _____________________ If you have a moment and are willing to fill out a listener survey, we would greatly appreciated it. Click here. Also, check out our Nolite te bastardes carborundorum t-shirts. _____________________ This episode is sponsored by: Third Love The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the Obamas's record-setting book deals, a bill to ban the work of Howard Zinn, book recommendation algorithms, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar Volumes from Penguin Random House Audio Universal Harvester by John Darnielle Links discussed in this episode: Better Living Through Books Obamas! Book! Deals! Bill to ban Howard Zinn books from Arkansas public schools Changes to NYT book coverage explained Daily Action Launches Book Club Lit Bar hits crowdfunding goal Harper Collins book rec bot on Facebook
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Jeff and Rebecca talk YA ebook pricing, That Book getting cancelled, a (sigh) discovered Walt Whitman novella, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Madison Reed (offer code: BOOKRIOT) Links discussed in this episode: Take a minute to fill out this listener survey? That Book gets cancelled Free 1984 Screenings Mall of America Writer-in-Residence Unknown Walt Whitman novel discovered
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In this week's episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about their new podcast project, bookstore sales up in 2016, new book announcements from Neil Gaiman & Philip Pullman, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed (use offer code BOOKRIOT for 10% off + free shipping) The Girl Who Lied by Sue Fortin Links discussed in this episode: Better Living Through Books, Episode #1 Ongoing: why more public libraries are eliminating late fees Update: Book That Shall Not Be Named is delayed until June. Bookstores sales rose 2.5% in 2016 Free screenings of Hidden Figures in 14 cities for Black History Month New Neil GaimanPhilip Pullman releasing a companion trilogy to His Dark Materials Goodreads finally has a re-reading feature Powell’s launches BOOX, subscription for picture books
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Rushdie taking on U.S. politics, eulogize Shelfie, admire book fairies, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by: Third Love Tragic Kind of Wonderful Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Langston Hughes’s Harlem home now open for literary/community non-profit New Salman Rushdie novel to take on Trump’s US Goodbye, Shelfie Related: failure of print and ebook bundling Epic! app gives kids access to 20,000 ebooks San Francisco book fairy leaves free copies of Atwood & Orwell
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This week, Amanda joins Jeff to talk about Dune getting a film reboot, using books in place of juvenile detention, celebrity book clubs, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed Casper Wires & Nerve by Marissa Meyer Links discussed in this episode: DUNNNNNNEEEEEE A museum of linguistics The Man Who Reinvented How Chinese Was Written Dies at age 111 One Book, One New York New book of Hillary Clinton essays New George RR Martin GAME OF THRONES short story Kim K bookclub This kid
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk more about the fallout of The Book That Must Not Be Named, The New York Times screwing with its bestseller lists, The Lit Bar's crowdfunding campaign, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson Links discussed in this episode: Follow up: S & S says alt-right book won’t include hate speech And Roxane Gay pulls her S & S title NYT changing their bestseller lists again The Lit Bar indiegogo is live! Handmaid’s Tale and Citizen among last week’s bestselling books
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the bookishness of Obama, the 2017 Tournament of Books, digital lending on the rise, a 50 Shades musical, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed It's All Absolutely Fine by Ruby Eliot
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about whispers of The Winds of Winter, best-selling books of 2016, the 2017 Tournament of Books, and much more. Click here for full show notes. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Third Love Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis Penguin Random House Audio
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk an Amazon bookstore coming to NYC, bookstores getting a holiday bounce, the most checked out books at New York libraries, and much more. The episode is sponsored by: Get Your Sht Together by Sarah McKnight Purgatory Road by Samuel Parker The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck by Mark Manson
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca look ahead to 2017 in books and reading. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love The Girl in Green by Derek B. Miller Penguin Random House Audio
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Rebecca and Jeff look back at the year in books and reading. Be sure to enter our $250 Barnes and Noble giveaway: go here to enter. This episode is sponsored by Playster.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk best-selling audiobooks of 2016, the 2017 Read Harder challenge, Croatia's free ebook experiment, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Audible Playster Storyworth
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Book Riot's Best Books of 2016 picks, Amazon's best-selling books of 2016, the Goodreads Choice winners, turning Harper Lee into a tourist attraction, and our pick for strangest book-adjacent story of the year. This episode is sponsored by: Casper TryAudiobooks.com Madison Reed
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Rebecca and Jeff do another episode of listener holiday recommendation requests. For a list of the books recommended in this episode, go here. This episode is sponsored by: Audible Searching for John Hughes by Jason Diamond The Novice by Taran Matharu
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca answer listeners' holiday book recommendation requests. For a list of the books recommended, go here. This episode is sponsored by A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo Retro Photo by David Ellwand The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca recap Book Riot Live, talk about the National Book Awards, do a quick recap of the best books of 2016, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Audible Bookwitty
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Jeff and Rebecca record live from the show floor at Book Riot Live. This episode is sponsored by The Tourist by Robert Dickinson.
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Rebecca and Amanda talk to Zen Cho, author of Sorcerer to the Crown. This episode is sponsored by Heartless by Marissa Meyer.
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This week Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Goodreads choice awards, Amazon Prime bookstore pricing, books with "girl" in the title, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible @NatGeo Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some by Chris Edwards
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Jeff interviews Sui Li, a 2016 5 Under 35 nominee, about his longshot win, his unusual career, and being a doctor who writes. Check out his novel, Transoceanic Lights.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Paul Beatty winning the Man Booker Prize, President Obama's list of essential reading, James Patterson's diagnosis of the 2016 election, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Bombas TryAudiobooks.com/cooking @NatGeo Audible
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Claudia Rankine's plans for her Macarthur money, Bob Dyan's Nobel stand-off, publishing missing on digital media, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: TryAudiobooks.com Playster And the Monkey Learned Nothing by Tom Lutz
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Jeff and Rebecca talk with Ashley Ford about her Audible Channel podcast, "Authorized," and her work with Matter Studios. This episode is sponsored by Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about Bob Dylan's Nobel, discounted haircuts for reading aloud, Arundhati Roy's new novel, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Bombas FabFitFun Audible
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca do a deep dive on the Ferrante unmasking, talk about the National Book Award finalists, find a couple of things to be excited about, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Bombas The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict Casper Penguin Random House Audio
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In this interview episode, Jeff talks with two children's books authors about how children's publishing works, from idea to finished copy: Minh Le and Rita Meade. Minh's book: Let Me Finish Rita's book: Edward Gets Messy This episode is sponsored by Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the announcement of a new Dan Brown novel, the 5 under 35 nominees, librarians getting arrested, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible Bookwitty What the Dickens by Brian Kozlowski
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk 10 best U.S. cities for book lovers, publishing industry salaries, MacArthur genius winners, the expansion of Google Play Books and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo The Courtship of Eva Eldridge by Diane Simmons FabFitFun
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This week, Jeff is joined by Jenn Northington to talk about an AirBnb bookstore, literary award-season in full swing, an algorithm that can predict best-sellers, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible FabFitFun The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker
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In this special episode, Rebecca and Jeff talk to Icema Gibbs, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and JetBlue, about the Soar with Reading program that puts book vending machines in book "deserts." This episode is sponsored by Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk American reading habits, the new Oprah book club pick, the hero of the week, and unexpected heated digression about ebook pricing, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Penguin Random House Audio and Entertainment Digital Membership
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about suing authors to get advances back, books "timed" to your commute, sales down at PRH, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by: Audible The Call by Peadar O'Guilin FabFitFun
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss victories for women and people of color at the Hugo Awards, Harry Potter's effect on Americans' attitudes toward Donald Trump, what to do with Truman Capote's ashes, and more. This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses, Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer, and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the best cities in the world for book lovers, WattPad's new business model for writers, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and The Unseen World by Liz Moore.
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Jackson Bird from The Harry Potter Alliance joins Jeff for an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD and the current state of the Harry Potter Universe. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about our visit to Powell's, rumors of another Oprah pick, librarian Olympics, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: TryAudiobooks.com The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson How to Ruin Everything by George Watsky
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This week, it's all about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and The Underground Railroad. This episode is sponsored by Audible, TryAudiobooks.com, and BookWitty.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the impending release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the Man Booker longlist, and more. This episode is sponsored by: EveryLibrary Maud's Line by Margaret Verble
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the last Divergent movie going straight to TV, one-hour book delivery, audiobook listening by state, how romance gets sold, and much more. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund Everylibrary.org
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about beauty products in Barnes & Noble, the best debut novels of 2016, James Patterson hanging some serious paper, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: EveryLibrary.org Audible The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund What the Dead Want by Norah Olson
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about online pricing, Gay Talese's untrue non-fiction, the first romance-only bookstore in the U.S., and book vending machines in "book deserts." This episode is sponsored by: I'm Your Biggest Fan by Katie Coyne and Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
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Rebecca talks with Lisa Lucas (executive director of the National Book Foundation) and Kevin Nguyen (deputy editor of GQ.com) about the best books of the year so far. This episode is sponsored by Bookwitty. Visit bookwitty.com to set up your free account.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss the town that fired its library cat, what happens when a work of journalism is marketed as memoir, restaurants inside Barnes & Noble stores, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible (go to audiblepodcast.com/bookriot to start your free 30-day trial), Dream Jumper by Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom, and Bookwitty.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the best-selling books of the first half of 2016, the health of Barnes & Noble, celebrity literary philanthropy, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by: Casper (use offer code RIOT for $50 off) and The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
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Jeff talks with N.K. Jemisin about her experience (so far) with Patreon. Relevant links: N.K. Jemisin's Patreon N.K. Jemisin's post-launch blog post on her Patreon
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about autism-friendly libraries, local book delivery, waving late fees for kids, soft censorship, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Girls by Emma Cline Audible
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about a Rotten Tomatoes for books, the opening of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, Independent Bookstore Day, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler Book of the Month TryAudiobooks.com
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Amazon's list of the 20 Most Well-Read Cities in the U.S., art takes another book from us, Wattpad goes Hollywood, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible Pinhole Press Smoke by Dan Vyleta
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� This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Patreon and the publishing industry, Comixology's new subscription service, the difficulty of the ebook market, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Smoke by Dan Vyleta The Fiona Fitzgerald Series by Warren Adler
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the difficulty of reviewing audiobooks, Goodreads getting into the discounted ebook game, Lena Dunham publishing her teenage diary, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible: the world's leading provider of audiobooks. For a free trial, go to audiblepodcast.com/bookriot. Gena/Finn by Kat Helgeson and Hannah Moskowitz. A novel about fan fiction, fan girls and fan fiction. For 25% off and free shipping, go to chroniclebooks.com and use offer code BOOKRIOT.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda debrief from this year's Book Expo America. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood The Killing Forest by Sara Blaedel
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Google AI reading romance novels, algorithms picking books, Ian McKellan's Shakespeare apps, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Book of the Month, and The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the resignation of Barnes& Noble's founder, the Andrew Luck Book Club, the reasonspeople buy books, and more.This episode is sponsored by Book of theMonth and The Killing Forest bySara Blaedel.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Pew's 2015 survey of American reading habits, the most anticipated books of the rest of the year, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma and Before the Fall by Noah Hawley.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about stunt literary prizes, the most challenged books of 2015, the Man Booker International Shortlist, the graying of digital readers, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and the Book Riot family of super useful email newsletters.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk a recovered Shakespeare First Folio, staying in Elsinore for ten bucks, Lena Dunham's new imprint, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses and The Nutmeg Tree by Margery Sharp (which you can for free by clicking this link right here).
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The week, Jeff and Rebecca talk this year's VIDA count, bookstore bookmobiles, James Patterson reups library giving, whispers of a new Marylinne Robinson novel, Nazi witch books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Penguin Random House Audio, and Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about five-star restaurants in a Barnes & Noble, Penguin Random House profits, adult coloring books flyng off the shelves, representations of Native Americans in children's books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and Harry's.
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This week, Amanda and Jeff talk about women who grew up reading Harry Potter, Ireland first book banning in 18 years, Ferrante for kids, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Harry's, A Tyranny of Petticoats, and Warby Parker.
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This week, Amanda and Jeff talk about JK Rowling's new wizarding story, Lionel Shriver's comments, the most literate countries in the world, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Harry's, and Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina.
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This week, Amanda and Jeff talk about book clubs helping people live longer, the best books of the spring, middle grade books getting crazy longer, an ebook program for low-income families. This episode is sponsored by Harry's and Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the most assigned female writers on college courses, a new imprint for Muslim stories, B&N considering opening Amazon-style stores, and much more.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about not talking about "rediscovered" literary works, Kobo in trouble, War & Peace on bestseller lists, the remarkable self-publishing Hausa women of Nigeria, and much more. Sponsors: What's Up in YA: Our new twice monthly newsletter about the world of YA. Book Riot on Instagram
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child coming in book form, Elena Ferrante's miniseries, the most assigned books in college, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and our own Steamy Reading Box.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about best selling genre books of 2015, rumors of a huge rollout of Amazon bookstores, follow up on romance reviewing, new wizarding schools, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Exposure by Chauntelle Tibbals and Casper.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a newly discovered story by Beatrix Potter, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE getting a new movie treatment, a comprehensive survey of the demographics of the publishing industry, title specific ebook giftcards, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Feverborn by Kate Marie Moning, and TryAudiobooks.com
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca an early frontrunner for hero of the year, author getting paid for appearances, Pottermore downsizing, loosening job requirements in publishing, and much more. Plus, Amanda and Swapna drop by for a STAR WARS aftershow. This episode is sponsored by Feverborn by Kate Marie Moning.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about slew of new literary adaptations, the first pick of Emma Watson's book club, the shuttering of Shelfari, borrowing habits at the United Nations, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Jakob's Colors by Lindsay Hawdon and Audible.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss an author catfishing bloggers to get reviews, Emma Watson's feminist book club, and more. This episode is sponsored by This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp and Harry's.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca look back at the year the coolest, most frustrating, most interesting, and most notable stories from 2015. This episode is sponsored by Mad Men Unzipped and Penguin Random House Audio.
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca follow up on James Patterson's grants to indie booksellers, the possibilities and pitfalls of subscription services for romance titles, students at a high school deciding they are uncomfortable with Huck Finn, a bookstore that stocks only books recommended by celebrities, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Mad Men Unzipped and Penguin Random House Audio.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the NYT 100 Notable Books of 2015, a Muppets book banning, signed copies of GO SET A WATCHMAN, Oprah's imprint, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener requests for book recommendations, from self-help to sci-fi. This week's episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio, Audible, and THE EDGE OF LOST by Kristina McMorris.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Clare Vaye Watkins' essay in TIN HOUSE, a modular reading station, most valuable 20th century books, erotica audiobooks are booming, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon and Warby Parker.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award winners, self-publishing keeps growing, Anne Frank gets a co-author, and call for recommendations for our holiday book recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Penguin Random House Audio, and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about declining ebook sales, the Goodreads Choice awards, Amazon's list of the 100 best books of 2015, our hero of the week, Book Riot Live follow-up, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Harry's, Penguin Random House Audio, and Whispers by Lisa Jackson.
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In this episode taped at Book Riot Live, Jeff and Rebecca talk the Amazon bookstore, quarterbacks recommending books, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS going to TV, the history of Book Riot, and much more. This episode is sponsored by THE MURDSTONE TRILOGY by Mal Peet.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca go long on restricting access to books in schools, talk about the prospect of an American Writers Museum, geek out over the second part of President Obama's conversation with Marilynne Robinson, get excited for Book Riot Live, talk new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by On the Origin of Superheroes by Chris Gavaler.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the new Harry Potter play, Shonda Rimes doing a Romeo and Juliet sequel series, the Kirkus book awards, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Casper, Audible, and Penguin Random Audio.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about President Obama interviewing Marilynne Robinson, Marlon James winning the Booker Prize, more Salander books coming, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and We'll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk indies not stocking particular books, gender-bent Twilight, kids and reading, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Penguin Random Audio, and We'll Never Be Apart by by Emiko Jean.
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Amanda and Swapna discuss the week's book news. This episode is sponsored by The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev, The Chess Queen Enigma by Colleen Gleason, and Scribd.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda talk about the latest report on ebook & print book sales, the bestselling books of Amazon's first twenty years, Harlequin's new line of wines, and more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Entry Island by Peter May, and Warby Parker.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about declining library attendance, not starting books, the Man Booker shortlist, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and House of Thieves by Charles Belfoure.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about an honest-to-goodness book ban, identify theft in the world of high profile poetry, reading in the bathroom, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Scribd, Audible, and Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about no new Harper Lee novels, protesting 9/11 literature without reading it, PRH book sales, public libraries getting in on little free library action, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Harry's, and Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book lord of Bogota, book on bikes (stationary or otherwise), banned manga in Japan, the startling permissiveness of Scandanavian children's books, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses, Scribd, and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about giving away ebooks at hotels, a Venice mayor has a banning iniative blow up in his face, free bus rides for Romanian readers, ill-advised literary adaptations and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Scribd, and Everybody Rise by Stephane Clifford.
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Rebecca and Amanda preview Amanda's new podcast Get Booked, a bi-weekly show of personalized book recommendations. Get Booked launches September 10th. Subscribe now!
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This week, Amanda and Jeff follow up with the Nazi romance story, talk about indie bookstores getting into politics, the rise of phone reading, building Minas Tirith, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Scribd, and Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a scandal rocking the romance world, the story of a women who submitted her novel to agents under a man's name, a bookstore giving refunds for Go Set a Watchman, a rediscovered F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Devil Dead by Linda Ladd, Scribd, and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about the Man Booker longlist, a "gritty" reboot of Little Women, selling Between the World and Me at cost, more YA book banning, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz, and No One Needs to Know by Kevin O'Brien.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about audiobooks rising, more data that have books at home is good for kids, 2015 book sales, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and Tryaudiobooks.com
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This week, Rebecca, Jeff, and Amanda do a deep dive on GO SET A WATCHMAN and still manage to get to some other news. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Everything You and I Could Have Been If We Weren’t You and I by Albert Espinosa, and Book Riot Live. Get $20 off your ticket to Book Riot Live with discount code WHEELHOUSE.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the book world getting ready for the new Harper Lee, summer reading stats, 2015 book sales are strong, bad publicity ideas, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Harry's, TryAudiobooks.com, and Scribd.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda talk about the latest numbers on ebook growth, the Kafka-esque story of what's happening to Kafka's papers, Zadie Smith's forthcoming space movie, and more. This episode is sponsored by The Bones of You by Debbie Howell, Scribd, Mãn by Kim Thúy, and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the passing of James Salter, a new Harry Potter play, Grey selling big, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a publisher trying the Year of Only Women challenge, books in barbershops, ToMo at Columbia, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd and You Can't Escape by Nancy Bush.
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This week, Amanda and Jeff talk rising book sales, reverse showrooming, the idea of publishing only women for a year, where the line is in high school reading, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and TryAudiobooks.com
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the new E.L. James book, Amazon's most well-read U.S. cities, a Harper Lee auction, books about women not winning literary awards, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Audible, and When Darkness Ends by Alexandra Ivy
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This week, Amanda, Jeff, and Rebecca talk the news and new books of Book Expo America. This week's episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Scribd, and The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the best book set in each state, a huge book deal, Sam and Frodo walking distances, homophobia in schools, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by: The Novice by Taran Matharu Scribd The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about getting ebooks in museums, Harold Bloom's list of the 12 greatest American authors, Amy Poehler on vinyl (?), the city with the most bookstores per capita in the world, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and The Novice by Taran Matharu.
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Rebecca and Book Riot contributing editor Liberty Hardy announce a new weekly podcast about the most exciting and interesting new releases.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk book gluts, sci-fi awards, romance sales, the McSweeney's kickstarter, Macmillan tries bundling, new books, and much more. This epsiode is sponsored by Scribd, Audible, THE NOVICE by Taran Matharu, and INVICIBLE by Amy Reed.
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This week, Amanda, Rebecca, and Jeff answer reader recommendation requests for summer time holidays and reading. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and Invincible by Amy Reed.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Pulitzer winners, America's most literate cities, Reese Witherspoon narrating the new Harper Lee novel, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, TryAudiobooks.com, The Turner House by Angela Fournoy and Elena Vanishing by Elena and Claire B. Dunkle.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss the 10 most-challenged books of 2014, an airline's plan to host in-flight literary readings, imaginary boxing matches between authors, and more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Random House Audiobooks, and The Revelation of Louisa May by Michaela MacColl.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk Oyster selling ebooks, the 2014 VIDA count, Hugo Awards controvery, Salman Rushdie on Goodreads, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff, Rebecca, and Amanda celebrate 100 episodes by taking listener questions. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Scribd, The Wicked Deceptions by Joanna Shupe, and The West Wing Changed Me.
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In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk READY PLAYER ONE move news, authors opening side businesses, more on libraries as community centers, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, TryAudiobooks, and The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkowski.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about Overdrive being acquired, publisher subscriptions, a final Discworld book, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk Alabama's investigation into the care of Harper Lee, the National Book Critics Circle Awards, VIDA crowdfunding, Andrew Smith's comments about being ignorant about women and girls, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, TryAudiobooks.com, and The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkowski.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about bookstore sponsorships, a new series from Veronica Roth, Jeff Kinney opening a bookstore, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Squarespace, and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Facebook book group fizzling, the resiliance of independent bookstores, the veracy of a discovered Sherlock Holmes story, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda talk about the latest selection in Mark Zuckerberg's book club, new data about representation of diverse people in children's books, a super weird John Green story, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Scribd.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a new literary website, literary adaptation news, a book that judges you back, an all-access library card, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Scribd, Harry's and The Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda devote the entire show to the news that there will be a new Harper Lee novel coming out this summer. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett, and Heart of Hell by Alen Mattich.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the hot and cold book categories of 2014, authors selling courses, an app for shopping at indie bookstores, the return of Lisbeth Salander, new books, and more.
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This week, Amanda and Jeff talk best books of the 21st Century, a big study about kids and reading, digital library usage taking off, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the early returns on Zuckerberg's book club, the bestselling books of 2014, the success of publishing projects on Kickstarter, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and NEAR ENEMY by Adam Sternbergh.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Mark Zuckerberg's book club, Haruki Murakami's advice column, Scribd filling its war chest, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Read It Forward.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca look ahead to 2015. They talk about trends they are watching for, developments they are hoping for, books they are looking forward to, literary adaptations that are on the horizon, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca take back at the best, worst, weirdest, most depressing, and most inspiring bookish stories in 2014. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Kobo, and THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT by Jakob Melander.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk LGBQT diversity in YA, the overall health of the publishing industry, a good year for humble bundle, the IT books of 2014, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace, TryAudiobooks.com, and X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Harper's Magazine investment in a bookstore, controversy surrounding a bestselling book with a ghost writer, the forthcoming Rainbow Rowell novel, and more. This episode is sponsored by Harry's, Word & Film, and X: A Novel.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Jacqueline Woodson's response to Daniel Handler's racist jokes at the National Book Awards, James Patterson's weird new book burning video, the Goodreads Choice Awards winners, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Random House Audiobooks, and The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre.
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Part 2 of our 2014 holiday gift recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Kurgo, and Valiant #1.
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Part 1 of our 2014 holiday gift recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Kobo.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award winners and Daniel Handler's racist comments at the ceremony, Penguin Random House's digital conservatism, the Oyster Review, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Kurgo, Tryaudiobooks.com, Kobo, and Valiant #1.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk more product promotion in books, the Amazon-Hachette truce, The Ampersand getting into the bundling game, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Kurgo, Audible, Kobo, and Valiant #1.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about product placement in ebooks, the "it" book of 2014, the Goodreads Best of 2014 categories, B&N doing some bundling, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, TryAudiobooks.com, and Valiant #1.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about literary crowdfunding, a Barnes and Noble gets saved, exciting TV deals, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Kobo, TryAudiobooks.com, and THE WONDER OF ALL THINGS by Jason Mott.
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In this episode, Jeff and Amanda talk Simon and Schuster reupping with Amazon, another hand-wringing YA essay, an author engaging in "light-stalking," news of a new Toni Morrison novel, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Kobo, and TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about book awards season, new info about Harry Potter spin-offs, data about publisher direct sales, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Warby Parker, Audible and Hit by Lorie Ann Glover.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about big book deals, the library of the future, cops reading to kids, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Love is the Drug by Aalya Dawn Johnson, and Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about 30 years of the Book It program, average consumer spending on books, The Fault in Our Stars getting banned, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by As Long as You Love Me by Anna Guirre, Love is the Drug by Alya Dawn Johnson, and Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about the woeful lack of diversity in the publishing industry, the prospects of American Idol-like contests for writers, the relatively high price of ebooks, Alison Bechdel winning a Macarthur genius award, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Squarespace, and Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan.
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A special episode of the Book Riot podcast: an interview with Rebecca about her reading life. This is sort of Episode Zero to our new Reading Lives podcast, available not at bookriot.com/readinglives. This episode is sponsored by Audible and Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the highest-earning authors, what people say their favorites books are on Facebook, how young people are using libraries, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Destined for Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon.
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This week, Rebecca and guest host Paul Montgomery discuss a new grant that gives writers time to read, diversity in comics publishing, a library's plan to better serve homeless patrons, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, I Want It That Way by Ann Aguirre, and Matched by Ally Condie.
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In this special interlude, Paul Montgomery and Preeti Chhibber give a preview of the weekly podcast about the wild and wooly world of comics they'll be hosting for our new site, Panels.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about a new ebook-only university library, Dan Brown's Inferno coming to the big screen, the onslaught of self-published titles, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace, TryAudiobooks.com, and Bombay Blues by Tanuja Desai Hidier.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk libraries in cabs, floating libraries, waterproof ereaders, bungled bundling, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about how Harry Potter might make you more empathetic, bundling comes to indie bookstores, precision digital book locators at a London bookselling stalwart, Tom Hanks' quixotic iPad app, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk James Patterson playing Jeff Bezos, outdoor reading rooms, JK Rowling being the best, the resilience of print books, interesting new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and TryAudiobooks.com
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about who is most embarrassed about what books they read, who reads what and how much on the toilet, a new Hobbit moviel trailer, 50 Shades back at the top of the bestseller list, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and 99Designs.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the 50 Shades of Grey trailer, HarperCollins dips its toe into print/digital bundling, another Amazon overture to Hachette authors, the reading habits of extreme romance readers, new books, and more. This week's episdoe is sponsored by Squarespace and TryAudioBooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Kindle Unlimited, Marvel's increasing diversity, new Harper Lee drama, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by 99designs.com and Random House Audio.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk new technology to help the visually impaired read, the bestselling books of 2014, plummeting author income, the resliance of print books, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by 99Designs and Random House Audio.
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This week, Rebecca and Amanda talk about authors petitioning to defend Amazon, banned books, the end of World Book Night, the future of reading, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by BookSliced and 99Designs.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble spinning off Nook, ebooks and libraries, big publishers getting bigger, libraries lending things other than books, Judy Blume news, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Random House Audio.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Oyster coming to Android, publishers going to jail, kids' summer reading habits, getting into trouble for having a Little Free Library, what happens when your book has the same title as Stephen King's, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by What Looks Like Toledo From the Night Sky by Lydia Netzer and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about critics hating The Goldfinch, what's at stake for Hachette, Amazon's list of most literature American cities, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Samsung and Barnes & Noble working together for new Nooks, a slew of new literary adaptations, YA shaming, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by I Read YA and One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca are together in New York for Book Expo America. They talk about what they've seen, the escalating Amazon/Hachette face-off, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by I Read YA and One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about books that make readers feel dumb, trigger warnings on syllabi, the intensifying dispute between Amazon and Hachette, Simon & Schuster getting onboard with ebook subscription, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by I Read YA and The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk move adaptation news, Chipotle's literary move, a crazy faked memoir, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible and I Read YA.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about HarperCollins buying Harlequin, Amazon feuds with Hachette, reduced prison sentences for reading in Italy, Book Riot News, a special ereader just for submarines, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Everybody's Baby by Lydia Netzer and the Book Riot Quarterly Box.
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A special episode introducing a new Book Riot project: The Riot Read.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about BookCon, America's favorite novels, a cool library service, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible and Squarespace.
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In this special episode, Jeff and Rebecca field listener book recommendation requests for gifts for moms, dads, and grads. This episode is sponsored by Oyster and our own summer tshirt.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon's acquisition of Comixology, a Hogwarts MOOC, girls seeing themselves in what they read, VIDA for children's books, new books, the passing of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible and Oyster.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about unsubstantiated fears about the internet, new pricing models for books, a Goodreads for kids, an intriguing literary/video game Kickstarter project, the death of Peter Matthiesen, announcements about highly anticipated books, new book releases, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Oyster and Audible.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the acclerating growth of the audiobook market, the changes in money spent on reading materials, our poll about TBR piles, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Oyster.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about books and prisons in the UK, the future of libraries, a Gone with the Wind sequel, bookstores leaving Manhattan, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Oyster and Swoonreads.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about diversity (and lack thereof) in children's books, a bunch of new book news, critical subjectivity, the future of ebooks, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Oyster and Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca dive into a whole bunch of reading statistics and surveys, a woman's $6 million gift to a library, a new daily-reading subscription service, gendered kids books, and more. This week's show is sponsored by Warby Parker and Swoonreads.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the favorites books of each state, a new speed reading app, South Carolina pulling money from a college for recommending FUN HOME, a new "shelving" website, and much more. This week's podcast is sponsored by Audible and The Twitter Fiction Festival.
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The week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about our reader survey, VIDA statistics, an amazing kid organizing a library for the homeless in NYC, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Swoonreads and Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff is joined by guest host Amanda Nelson to talk about exercise equipment in libraries, reading to cats, why prize-winning books get worse reviews, James Patterson's largess to indie bookstores, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and Swoonreads.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk America's most literate cities, self-published author earnings, recommendations from librarians, the last 9 years in bookstore sales, publishers releasing books faster, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Warby Parker.
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The week, Jeff and Rebecca talk Harrymione-gate, Dutch ebook piracy, ad-subsidized books, silent reading parties, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about wearable books, revisionist book awards, awards for noble librarians, a deadly literary dispute, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Bookbub.
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This week, Jeff and guest-host Amanda Nelson talk about a "human" library, the idea of Wal-Mart buying Barnes & Noble, the growth of the publishing industry over the last few years, the bad state of teenager leisure reading, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and BookBub.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the new ending for the GONE GIRL movies, the Tournament of Books, the most checked out library books of 2013, the average length of books by genre, Gillian Anderson's new sci-fi novel, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by BookBub.
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While Jeff is on vacation, Rebecca and special guest host Matt Debenham talk about the science of writing a bestseller, the future of digital publishing, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and BookBub.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca look back at the biggest, weirdest, coolest, most awkward, more interesting, most important, most fun, most innovating, and just downright nerdiest book stories of 2013. This episode is sponsored by BookBub.
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Rebecca and Jeff talk about a new entry into the subscription ebook market, the bestsellers and literary feuds of 2013, free houses for writers in Detroit, a new Lisbeth Salander novel coming, the movie version of SANDMAN, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the best books of 2013, post-Nobel Alice Munro sales, the national library of Norway's 30-year project, the lack of diversity among New York Times Bestselling authors, how important libraries are to Americans, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Call of the Herald by Ben Rathbone.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon drones, young people's stated preference for print books, Goodreads Readers' Choice Awards, and our pick for Person of the Year in Publishing. This week's episode is sponsored by Terminology and TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca take a break from the news to talk about what books to give as gifts this holiday season. They answer listener recommendation requests, give general recommendations, and even give recommendations for each other. This episode is sponsored by Random House's 2013 Holiday Guide.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Awards, Italian literary TV competitions, ebook sales statistics, DRM-free audiobooks, new books, non-fiction backsliding, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Swoon Reads and TryAudiobooks.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the idea of a Hunger Games theme park, a huge book deal, bookstore road trips, Derek Jeter as publisher, Amazon publishing numbers, E.L. James next book (?), and much more. This week's show is sponsored by Swoon Reads and Fangasm by Katherine Larsen and Lynn S. Zubemis.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon trying to get independent bookstores to sell Kindles, ereader accessability, the myth of female-dominated YA authorship, Mackenzie Bezos' 1-star review, an inside look at the Booker Prize process, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Swoon Reads and Fangasm by Katherine Larsen and Lynn S. Zubemis.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the launch of Kindle Matchbook, FAA loosening device restrictions, underrated novels, JJ Abrams' new book, Margaret Mitchell's flaming dress, and much more. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Swoon Reads.
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We interrupt our normal podcast format to bring you a special midweek installment. This is an interview Book Riot's own Edd McCracken did with Neil Gaiman recently at the Edinborough Book Festival. A little something from one of our great fabulists for Halloween.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about ALLEGIANT backlash, the health benefits of reading, the history of publishing, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and If I’d Known You Were Coming by Kate Milliken.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about recent literary prizes, book-loving Iceland, patron-driven library acquisition, self-published literary erotica, Meg Ryan as book editor, new books, and more. The show this week is sponsored by Squarespace and If I’d Known You Were Coming by Kate Milliken.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Alice Munro winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, more ereading statistics, most-loved literary characters, the most powerful literary agent in the world taking shots at Amazon, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Suvudu Universe and Lungs Full of Noise by Tessa Mellas.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about literary fiction making readers more empathetic, masked competitive writing, and awesome 8 year-old reader, new books, and give Tom Clancy a fond farewall. This episode is sponsored by Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling and Lungs Full of Noise by Tessa Mellas.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about new reading statistics, 50 Shades of Grey wine, authors paying for reviews, the MacArthur genius awards, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Suvudu Universe and Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling.
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Rebecca and Jeff talk about Goodreads' new review policy, James Patterson giving $1 million to independent bookstores, bibliotherapists, new books, and the scandalous love-life of H.G. Wells. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Audible.
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Jeff and Rebecca dissect the news that there will be new movies set in the world of Harry Potter and give their impressions of Oyster, the Netflix for ebooks, after one week of use. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon's new MatchBook program, the mysterious trend of the always-returning big book, college summer reading, Dr. Seuss coming to digital, and O. Henry, aka The Most Interesting Short Story Writer in the World. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Audible.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about new Salinger books (!), books people are embarassed to have read, a new site that keeps track of when books go on sale, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Elmore Leonard and Albert Murray, Barnes and Noble's Nook reversal, the largest publishers in the world, high school reading lists through the years, and new ways to experience...well you'll just have to listen. This week's episode is sponsored by Panorama City by Antoine Wilson.
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While Jeff is on vacation, Rebecca and special guest host Ann Kingman from Books On the Nightstand discuss Ron Burgundy's memoir, the top-earning authors of 2013, libraries on (bicycle) wheels, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffee and Panorama City by Antoine Wilson.
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Rebecca and Jeff talk about movie versions of THE GIVER, bookstores that smell like chocolate, Borders bookstore lives on in Singapore, the rise of audiobooks, and the origin of the Playboy interview. This episode is sponsored by Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffe.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Obama visiting Amazon, online price wars, new ereading statistics, bookstores that smell like chocolate, new books, and secret literary societies. This episodes is sponsored by Brilliance by Marcus Sakey.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about books people pretend to have read, the most popular books of 2013, digital comics, book bundles, some interesting new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Brilliance by Marcus Sakey and Audible.com.
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This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the surprise Rowling book, a new device for reading to kids, the crazy prolificness of Alexandre Dumas, and a new book so scary sounding that you'll have to keep in a freezer. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible.com.
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While Jeff enjoys a summer frolic, Rebecca and guest host Andrew Losowsky, Senior Books Editor at The Huffington Post, talk about Apple's ebook price fixing, what to do when you love an author but hate their politics, a giant Mr. Darcy emerging from a lake in England, and more. This episode is sponsored by Fire Knife Dancing by John Enright and Audible.com.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about which countries read the most, Jonathan Franzen's letter to The New York Times, lit snobs, film adaptations of The Grapes of Wrath and The Giver, E.B. White's candy getaway, and new books worth looking into. This episode is sponsored by Fire Knife Dancing by John Enright and Audible.com.
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While Rebecca is off cavorting, this week Jeff is joined by author/blogger/rustabout Chuck Wending. They talk about Barnes & Noble's slow decline, hated/favorite books, the forever war between Amazon and independent bookstores, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by The Diabolist by Layton Green and Audible.com.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a fashion shoot depicting the suicides of some famous women writers, most hated books, new German DRM, new books, and George Orwell the prankster. This week's episode is sponsored by The Diabolist by Layton Green and Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the spike in sales of Orwell's 1984, werewolf erotica, really bad ideas for high school English assignments, vintage YA, being well-read, and the unquestionable awesomeness of Judy Blume. This week's show is sponsored by The Corpse Reader by Antontio Garrido and Audible.com.
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a slew of new bookish websites, the Baileys Women's Fiction Prize, how awesome Dolly Parton is, Nook Snaps, Suzanne Collins' new YA series, and more. This episode is sponsored by The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido and Audible.com.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk highlights from Book Expo America, now-worthless Borders gift cards, Allen Ginsberg's rolodex, and which states have the most bookstores per capita. This week’s episode is sponsored by Nolet’s Silver Dry Gin.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about finishing Dan Brown's Inferno, along with discussions Stephen King's new print-only novel, Amazon's foray into fan-fiction, turning unproduced movies into books, a hypothetical app to see what the people around you are reading, and the vagaries of airplane reading. This week's episode is sponsored by Nolet's Silver Dry Gin and Start Here, Volume 2.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Great Gatsby movie reactions and box office, along with discussions on the new Dan Brown novel, ebook market share, a tool to randomly browse the Amazon bookstore, the trailer for James Franco's As I Lay Dying, and Judy Blume's disavowal of the label "YA writer." This week's episode is sponsored by Nolet's Silver Dry Gin and Start Here, Volume 2.
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In the inaugural Book Riot - The Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca talk about what the podcast will be, Gatsby hype, Harper Lee fights back against copyright grifters, gender-flipping book covers, finding books, Thomas Pynchon's middle name, and newly released books of note. This episode of Book Riot - The Podcast is sponsored by Nolet's Silver Dry Gin and Start Here: Volume 2. Show notes for this episode can be found at http://bookriot.com/category/podcast.
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