Book Riot - The Podcast

The Summer 2025 Draft [Teaser]

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca each select 10 books to win your vote in our Summer Preview draft. To listen to the full episode and all of the bonus content from T...

JAMES Wins the Pulitzer & Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendations Part 2

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

First, Jeff and Rebecca digest Percival Everett's Pulitzer win (including a little palace intrigue of the literary variety). Then, they conclude this ...

2025 Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendation Show, Part 1

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca respond to a range of listener recommendation requests, including, but not exclusively, for moms, dads, and grads. Subscribe to the ...

The It Books of May 2025

30 Apr 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca try to determine what the It Book of May 2025 will be. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for t...

Ranking the Stories of EXIT ZERO by Marie-Helene Bertino by How Marie-Helene Bertino They Are [Teaser]

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a preview of the Patreon-only episode in which Jeff and Rebecca talk about Bertino's new short story collection by ranking the stories in Exit...

Celebrity Book Clubs GO IRL, Literary Grudges, and more book news

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about still being pissed off about the 2012 non-pulitzer, Gaiman seemingly throwing in the image rehab towel, legal challenges a...

The 10 Best Winners of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction of the Century So Far

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca continue to get mileage out of the "Of the Century so Far" framing, this time by ranking the fiction winners of the Pulitzer prize. T...

NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro, the book and the movie [Teaser]

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the 20th anniversary of the publication of Kazuo Ishiguro's modern classic, Never Let Me Go. Jeff and Rebecca recorded this episode diving into t...

Study Shows Book Bans Lead to Increased Readership, the "Shadow Daddies" of Romantasy, and More

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca sits down with Vanessa Diaz to discuss a new study that shows book bans lead to increased readership of inclusive content, the men cashing in ...

Talking Bibliotherapy with Emely Rumble

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca talks with Emely Rumble, author of Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, about using books as a tool for individual and collective healing, social justi...

Americans Want To Read More Books. Or Do They?

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a big new survey of Americans' feelings about reading, before talking about a small but interesting change at PW, recent r...

AUDITION by Katie Kitamura & and the Documentary BANNED TOGETHER

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca discuss Katie Kitamura's new novel, Audition. Then, Rebecca talks to Allyson Rice and Tom Wiggins, producers of the new documentary, ...

National Book Critics Circle Winners, Censorship Cases on a Collision Course with the Supreme Court, and more of the week's book news

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff is back from vacation and joins Rebecca to talk NBCC winners, escalating legal challenges to book bans, Penguin Random House sales info, recent r...

The It Books of April

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca consider contenders for the It Book of April, 2025. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the...

The Reading Life of Stephen Graham Jones

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff is out this week reading on a beach, so we are sharing this rerun from the First Edition podcast in which Jeff talks to Stephen Graham Jones abou...

5 Fascinating Stats About Modern Reading Habits, with Laura McGrath

26 Mar 2025

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Author, literary historian, and data scientist Laura McGrath joins Jeff and Rebecca to share some of the most interesting, surprising, and curious sta...

Which Classics Should You Read to Be "Well-Read"? [Teaser]

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus preview of the most recent Patreon-only episode of The Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca tackle an impossible question. To listen to ...

The Long Odds of the Slushpile, Adaptation News, and Picking Vacation Reading

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the stunning reality of getting published from the slushpile, noodle about being well-read, and try to figure out what Jef...

Things We Love and Things We Hate About Talking About Books Online with Traci Thomas

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast joins Jeff and Rebecca to talk about things we love (and hate) about talking about books online. Mostly it is reall...

The Book Riot Podcast Live at Powell's! [Teaser]

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a preview of our live recording of the Most Recommendable Books of the Century (so far) at Powell's in beautiful downtown Portland, Oregon. If...

The GILEAD Adaptation is Real, Meta Streisands Itself, Powells Event Debrief and More of the Week's Book News.

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca debrief a little about their live recording at Powell's last week before talking about Meta Streisanding itself, the exciting/scary n...

Book Club: THE ANTIDOTE

14 Mar 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Antidote by Karen Russell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Po...

New York Report, New Harper Lee Collection Announced, Golden Ticket Strategies, and more

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff fills Rebecca on his recent trip to New York for publishing meetings before they talk about the newly announced Harper Lee collection and other i...

The It Books of March 2025

05 Mar 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca get ready for Spring with March's It Book Knockout Round. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for ...

Give Me Liberty AND Give Me Jeff

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Rebecca out, Liberty Hardy joins Jeff on the occasion of the 500th episode of All the Books! They talk about being book podcasters and a host of ...

Who Will The Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay?

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca run though the nominees for the 2025 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and assign each of them a win probability. Please do n...

Will Romantasy Get a Shot at a Big-Time Adaptation?

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca digest a bunch of high-profile adaptation news which leads them to wonder about the prospects of a big-budget romantasy series ever c...

Which Writers Could Most Benefit from a Signal Adaptation?

19 Feb 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about authors they think would most benefit from (or they would just personally like to see have) a signal adaptation. Subscribe...

Deep Dive into LIFE IN THREE DIMENSIONS by Shigehiro Oishi [Teaser]

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a preview of our Patreon-only discussion of Shigehiro Oishi's Life in Three Dimensions. Listen to the rest by becoming a member of The Book Ri...

The Big 5 Are Indeed Big, First Major AI Verdict Comes In, Remembering Tom Robbins, and more.

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

First up, Jeff offers his remembrances of reading Tom Robbins. Then, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the hardcover dominance of the Big 5, the first landm...

Everything Romance with Jessica Pryde

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by romance expert Jessica Pryde to talk about romantasy, current trends in romance, category romance, navigating commercia...

Deals Deals Deals for February 2025 [Teaser]

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff is back with his quarterly pile of recent book deal announcements to bounce off Rebecca. One of our favorite recurring episodes. To listen to the...

Gaiman Sued, Blurbs Deprecated, and A Book Sales Check-In

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca spend more time than they would like in legal-land before talking about how everybody hates blurbs, recent reading, and other book ne...

The It Books of February 2025

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca consider ten contenders to be the It Book of the Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for th...

We Talk About WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang [Teaser]

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the new novel by the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Han Kang. To listen to the full episode, become a member of the Book ...

Dark Horse Drops Gaiman, Ebooks Come to Bookshop, ONYX STORM is the Fastest-Selling Books in 20 years, and more.

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Dark Horse parting ways with Neil Gaiman, get off some hot takes about bookish social media, go through the ins-and-outs o...

Writers to Watch, 2025 Edition

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of early-ish career writers to keep your eye on. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Si...

ONYX STORM Rolls In, It's a Very Bookish Oscars, and Making Your Own Book Fair

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca note some side-effects of Onyx Storm's huge release before talking about Oscars nominations, NBCC finalists, recent reading and more....

Power Ranking the Books of 2015

22 Jan 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca look back and power-rank the books of 2015. Ten picks each, minimal cheating. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and S...

Hot List Check in for January 2025 [Teaser]

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a preview of our most recent bonus episode for Patreon members: The January 2025 Hot List Check-in. This is where Jeff offers Rebecca a list o...

The Neil Gaiman Story Gets Worse, Best-Selling Books of 2024, and The Price of Books with Kathleen Schmidt

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the very, very ugly details emerging about Neil Gaiman, 2024's best-selling books, audio-first publishing, and more. Then,...

Spring 2025 Adaptation Preview

15 Jan 2025

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Randy Winston of The Black List joins Rebecca and Jeff to preview the spring's most interesting literary adaptations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS...

FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros [Teaser]

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about their experience reading Fourth Wing. A word of caution: the book didn't work for them. If hearing honest, free-ranging di...

Book Riot's Most Anticipated Books of 2025, The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards and...Jeff read ALL FOURS. And Jeff and Rebecca Both Read FOURTH WING

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off the new year in book news by talking about Book Riot's own list of the most anticipated books of 2025, a look at the whiteout that was the...

More of Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Blitman of the Gays Reading podcast joins Jeff and Rebecca to talk about more books to watch for in 2025. Jeff and Rebecca also joined Jason on ...

The It Books of January 2025

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca ring in the new year with another It Book knockout round. A storm gathers. Can anyone sail through it? Subscribe to the podcast via R...

The 2025 Winter Preview Draft [Teaser]

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A preview of our 2025 Winter Preview Draft on our Patreon. Jeff and Rebecca draft 10 books each and then ask listeners to vote on which list they want...

NIGHTBITCH is in the Wild. Is it Good?

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca sits down with Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz to discuss Marielle Heller's adaptation of Nightbitch starring Amy Adams and Scoot McN...

The Books To Watch for in 2025

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca preview the books of 2025 (that we know about) that will be on the reading world's radar in 2025. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, A...

The Best of the Rest of 2024 [Teaser]

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A little teaser for our Best of the Rest of 2024 episode over on the Book Riot podcast Patreon. Rebecca and Jeff talk about their favorite non-book th...

Emergency Podcast: On Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 [Teaser]

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A preview of the first-ever EMERGENCY bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. Obama released his favorite books of 2024. Let's just say there were surp...

The Year in Review

23 Dec 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca look back at the books & stories that defined 2024. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry ...

The Books We Missed This Year [Teaser]

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A preview of our most recent Patreon-only episode about the books we missed this year (though, maybe we will get to a few of them? maybe?). Join us on...

Taking Stock of the Year in Adaptations

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca take a look at the hits, misses, and favorites from the year in literary adaptations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcast...

The Books of the Year

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca settle in to figure what 10 books from 2024 defined the year. Not the best (necessarily), the most popular (though could be), or most...

How THE NEW YORK TIMES Picks The 100 Notable, and 10 Best, Books of the Year

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, joins Jeff to talk about the colossal undertaking that is making its 100 Notable Books List an...

Our Favorite Books of the Year

11 Dec 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca reveal their favorite books of 2024. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up f...

The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2024, Goodreads Choice Winners, Spotify's Most-Listened Audiobooks, and more.

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca get into the NYT's 100 Notable and 10 Best Books of the Year list, Goodreads Choice winners, Cormac McCarthy's distressing hidden rel...

Looking Back at Our It Book Picks of the Year, Interesting December Releases, and a Few More Holiday Recommendations

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca do a few more holiday recommendations before talking about nine interesting new books coming in December and then taking stock of the...

2024 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part the Second

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca return for the second half of our 2024 Recommendation Extravaganza. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Fo...

The Best Gift Books of 2024

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca recommend books released in 2024 that would make great gifts — for a bunch of different kinds of readers. Subscribe to the podcast ...

2024 Holiday Recommendation Show (Part 1) + the 2024 National Book Awards

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the winners of the 2024 National Book Awards a little before embarking on the first of two rounds of answering listener ho...

Power Ranking the Books of 1994

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca look back 30 years to 1994 and power-rank the year's most influential, important, and memorable titles. Subscribe to the podcast via ...

Amazon's Best Books of the Year, Goodreads Choice Voting, and More

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Amazon's best books of the year list, the pros and cons of the Goodreads Choice Awards, PW's annual salary survey, recent ...

The Books Most Likely to Be on THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 Notable Books of 2024 List

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We consider The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year list to be the book list of record. In this episode, we make our picks for locks, likelie...

The Black List

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Schinksy talks to Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston about The Black List, a project to get exceptional, unproduced work into the world. Subs...

The It Books of November 2024

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca decide the It Book of November. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for ...

B&N's Book of the Year Finalists, PW's Books of the Year, Recent Reading, and What It's Like to Be a Newcomer in the World of Literary Agencies

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about B&N's finalists for their book of the year, why PW's best books of the year lists are so great and recent reading before t...

The Impossible Book Questions We Want Answered

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff offers Rebecca a list of questions about the world of books and reading that he would love to have answered but knows are impossible. Subscribe ...

Barnes & Noble's Books of the Year, INTERIOR CHINATOWN and SAY NOTHING Look Promising, and More Book News

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about B&N's Best Books of the Year list, promising trailers, PRH's new boilerplate AI language, and more of the w...

Author Buy/Sell/Hold: 2024 Edition

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca head down to the literary trading floor and evaluate their portfolio to determine which authors to buy, sell, or hold. Subscribe to ...

JAMES Kicks off Award Season, Taylor Swift's Book Makes Waves, TikTok's First Slate of Titles, and more.

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca mark the beginning of what should be a busy awards season for James, talk about Taylor Swift's notable book release strategy, get rea...

35 Years of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a shared favorite movie, 1989's When Harry Met Sally. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For...

Han Kang Wins the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Sharifah talk about Han Kang's Nobel win, the twenty-thousands serious and dedicated readers of literary fiction, a Book It! Program misdirec...

What Are The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading?

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca go through Jeff's recent piece, The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading? Subscribe to the podcast via RS...

National Book Award Finalists, MacArthur Geniuses, THE CORRECTIONS bags Streep, and More Book News

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca digest the finalists for the 2024 National Book Award in fiction, envy and admire MacArthur winners, get pumped for The Corrections o...

The It Books of October 2024

02 Oct 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 books and crown one of them the It Book of the Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Fo...

Booker Prize Shortlist, a new WUTHERING HEIGHTS Adaptation, and More Book News of the Week

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca digest the five finalists for the 2024 Booker Prize, talk about some upcoming literary adaptations, developments in the world of book...

Half-Baked Ideas, 2024 Edition [Teaser]

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca share half-baked brainstorms about ways to make life better. Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and all bonu...

Is It Good?: INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca debut a new format, "Is It Good?," with the most-hyped book of the fall: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney. Subscribe to the podcast via R...

Notes from a Trip to New York, Recent Reading, and Amanda Litman from RUN FOR SOMETHING

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk about their time in New York last week, recount some recent reading, and then Rebecca talks with Amanda Litman from Run for Some...

Power-Ranking the Books of 2004

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca turn the time-machine dial to "2004" to pick the 10 books from that year that mattered the most. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, A...

The 2024 National Book Award Longlist, GOOD OMENS Season Three 'Paused,' Rachel Kushner's CREATION LAKE, and More

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the 10 selections for The National Book Awards Fiction Longlist along with their mostly wrong guesses, Good Omens ...

Fall Adaptation Preview

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca preview the always-busy fall adaptation slate, after paying respects to James Earl Jones as he fades into the cornfield. Subscribe t...

NaNoWriMo's AI Controversy, The Internet Archive Loses in Court, Recent Reading, and Other Book News of the Week

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca mull NaNoWriMo's AI blunder, note the passing of Len Riggio, talk about recent reading, and much more. Subscribe to the podcast via ...

The "It" Books of September 2024

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk through 10 contenders for the "It" book of September. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more ...

The Fall 2024 New Release Draft [Teaser]

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca and Jeff compete to draft the best collection of 10 new releases for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Predicting the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction Longlist

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca embark upon a fool's errand: trying to guess the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. Subscribe to the podcast via...

Breaking Down Obama's Summer Reading List, NYT's Article on Publishing Departures, Anthropic's Legal Challenge, and More

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca are back to talk about Obama's summer reading list, what is new and what isn't in a New York Times article about recent publishing la...

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at 30

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Shawshank Redemption, here is our Book Nerd Movie Club episode about the nove...

The List of the Best-Selling Books in the UK from the Last 50 Years is Wild.

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa joins Jeff to stare slack-jawed at a list of the best-selling books from the last five decades in the UK, talk about recent book-banning news,...

We Saw IT ENDS WITH US So You Don't Have To

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca is joined by Book Riot's intrepid managing editor Vanessa Diaz for a conversation about the new adaptation of Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us...

The Bookish Movies of 1999

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Looking back at one of the great movie years for book lovers: 1999. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry...

Project 2025's Impact on Books and Education, Spotify Adds to Catalog, a Little Time on the Soap Box, and More

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca tour the week in books, check in with Project 2025's dastardly plans and Spotify's continued growth, enjoy a little rant time, and mu...

The It Books of August, 2024

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the It Book of August. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry ...

Harris Book Sales Spike, the Hugos Catch Some Bad Cheaters, and More Book News

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca respond to some listener feedback, talk about the sales spike of Kamala Harris books, some truly amateur hour cheating in the Hugo Aw...

Our Ballots for the NYT's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century [Teaser]

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Sharifah Williams to discuss the books they selected for in The New York Times's 100 best books of the 21st century, ho...

Book Nerd Movie Club: THE NEVERENDING STORY

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the film release of The NeverEnding Story, Jeff, Rebecca, and Sharifah talk about the book, movie, and its ...

The Readers' List of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Predicting Obama's Summer Reading List, and more.

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca are back to do more discussion of The New York Times's list of the Best Books of the 21st Century, go over the reader version of the ...

Building The 100 Best Books of the Century with Gilbert Cruz, Editor of THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, to talk about the construction, philos...