Book Riot - The Podcast

#196: Not a Woman, a Bra

13 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#195: Antibiotics for the Soul

07 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#194: That's How Counting Works

31 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#193: It's All About the Casting

23 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 m...

#192: Maw of Anticipation

16 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#191: A Little Sweary

09 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 librar...

#190: Predictions and Wishes for 2017

02 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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. Mille...

#189: 2016 Year in Review

26 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 episod...

#188: Psychic Flannel Pajamas

19 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk best-selling audiobooks of 2016, the 2017 Read Harder challenge, Croatia's free ebook experiment, and much more.   ...

#187: The Best Books of 2016

12 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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, turnin...

#186: Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 2

05 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca and Jeff do another episode of listener holiday recommendation requests.  For a list of the books recommended in this episode, go here.   Th...

#185: 2016 Holiday Recommendation Show

28 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca answer listeners' holiday book recommendation requests.  For a list of the books recommended, go here.  This episode is ...

#184: Feelings Narrative

21 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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.  Th...

#183: The Denim Version of Girding Your Loins

14 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca record live from the show floor at Book Riot Live.  This episode is sponsored by The Tourist by Robert Dickinson. See omnystudio.co...

Book Riot Interviews: Zen Cho

11 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca and Amanda talk to Zen Cho, author of Sorcerer to the Crown.    This episode is sponsored by Heartless by Marissa Meyer. See omnystudio.com...

#182: Slightly Misguided Tirade

07 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Goodreads choice awards, Amazon Prime bookstore pricing, books with "girl" in the title, and much more.    Th...

BR Interviews: Sui Li

04 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

#181: Gory Droopeth

31 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Paul Beatty winning the Man Booker Prize, President Obama's list of essential reading, James Patterson's diagno...

#180: She Does Not Mess Around

24 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 medi...

Book Riot Interviews: Ashley Ford, host of AUTHORIZED

20 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Rebecca talk with Ashley Ford about her Audible Channel podcast, "Authorized," and her work with Matter Studios.  This episode is sponsored ...

#179: Obscure European Whatevers

17 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#178: The "How" Matters

10 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 exci...

BR Interviews: Making Children's Books, with Minh Le and Rita Meade

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#177: Berking Stephen King

03 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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....

#176: Startup Douchebag Jargon

26 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk 10 best U.S. cities for book lovers, publishing industry salaries, MacArthur genius winners, the expansion of Google ...

#175: Fast-Paced Human Closeness

19 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 be...

BR Podcast Interviews: Icema Gibbs from JetBlue about Soar with Reading

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, Rebecca and Jeff talk to Icema Gibbs, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and JetBlue, about the Soar with Reading pr...

#174: I've Got a Rant in Me

12 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 e...

#173: Birds and Nerd Stuff

05 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 we...

#172: Progressively More Progressive

29 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss victories for women and people of color at the Hugo Awards, Harry Potter's effect on Americans' attitudes towar...

#171: J.K. Ledecky

22 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

Book Riot Podcast Interviews: CURSED CHILD discussion with Jackson Bird

19 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#170: A/B Universe

17 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 spon...

#169: Respectacles

08 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#168: The Biggest Book of the Year

01 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#167: Competitive Spreadsheeting

25 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the last Divergent movie going straight to TV, one-hour book delivery, audiobook listening by state, how romanc...

#166: Crossing The Streams

18 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about beauty products in Barnes & Noble, the best debut novels of 2016, James Patterson hanging some serious paper, a...

#165: Speaking of Dander...

11 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Book Riot Podcast Interviews: 2016 Halftime Show with Lisa Lucas and Kevin Nguyen

08 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#164: Notoriously Grumpy

05 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#163: A Soft Spot for Barnes & Noble

27 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Book Riot Podcast Interviews: N.K. Jemisin on Patreon

22 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#162: The Social Norms of Quietude

20 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about autism-friendly libraries, local book delivery, waving late fees for kids, soft censorship, and much more. This...

#161: Guttural Side-Eye

13 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 mu...

#160: Corporeal Flesh Bag

06 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 Hollywo...

#159: The Fridayiest of Thursdays

30 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

� This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Patreon and the publishing industry, Comixology's new subscription service, the difficulty of the ebook mar...

#158: The Train to Moneyville

23 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the difficulty of reviewing audiobooks, Goodreads getting into the discounted ebook game, Lena Dunham publishing her ...

#157: What Rabbit Hole Shall We Explore?

17 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#156: Elon Musk Take the Wheel

09 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Google AI reading romance novels, algorithms picking books, Ian McKellan's Shakespeare apps, and much more. Thi...

#155: Narnes & Bloble

02 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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.Th...

#154: The Bermuda Triangle, In a Good Way

25 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#153: Intentional Whimsy

18 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about stunt literary prizes, the most challenged books of 2015, the Man Booker International Shortlist, the graying o...

#152: The Nazi Witch Book Threshold

11 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#151: One Chart to Rule Them All

04 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The week, Jeff and Rebecca talk this year's VIDA count, bookstore bookmobiles, James Patterson reups library giving, whispers of a new Marylinne Robin...

#150: Creativity Hucksterism

28 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about five-star restaurants in a Barnes & Noble, Penguin Random House profits, adult coloring books flyng off the she...

#149: Assumptive Leap of Fear

21 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#148: I Just Assume Japan Beats Us

14 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#147: Fire-Hand Shadow-Puppet Wolf

07 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#146: Magic Internet Dust

29 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#145: Pot Committed

22 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about not talking about "rediscovered" literary works, Kobo in trouble, War & Peace on bestseller lists, the remarkab...

#144: Jed Bartlet's Patronus

15 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

#143: Hop in the Delorean

08 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#142: Peter Flabbit

01 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 compre...

#141: Pajama Hierarchy

25 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca an early frontrunner for hero of the year, author getting paid for appearances, Pottermore downsizing, loosening job requi...

#140: Stay Woke, Holly Madison

18 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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, borrow...

#139: The Internet Illuminati

11 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss an author catfishing bloggers to get reviews, Emma Watson's feminist book club, and more. This episode is sponso...

#138: Year in Review

28 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca look back at the year the coolest, most frustrating, most interesting, and most notable stories from 2015.  This episode ...

#137: Lexical Acrobatics

21 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca follow up on James Patterson's grants to indie booksellers, the possibilities and pitfalls of subscription services ...

#136: A Hole in Your Flaw

14 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

#135: 2015 Holiday Recommendation Show

07 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 Pen...

#134: The Pod is Modular

30 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Clare Vaye Watkins' essay in TIN HOUSE, a modular reading station, most valuable 20th century books, erotica au...

#133: There's Only One Pie

23 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 recom...

#132: I'm Funny, You're Sad

16 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

#131: Working Super Blue

09 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode taped at Book Riot Live, Jeff and Rebecca talk the Amazon bookstore, quarterbacks recommending books, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS going to T...

#130: Hunkering

02 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

#129: Reverse Goldilocks

26 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 boo...

#128: Where Do You Even Get Papyrus?

19 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about President Obama interviewing Marilynne Robinson, Marlon James winning the Booker Prize, more Salander books com...

#127: Something Nerdy This Way Comes...

12 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk indies not stocking particular books, gender-bent Twilight, kids and reading, new books, and much more. This episode ...

Ep. 126: Taking Off Their Smelly Socks

06 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 Glea...

#125: Hella Whoa

28 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rebecca and Amanda talk about the latest report on ebook & print book sales, the bestselling books of Amazon's first twenty years, Harlequ...

#124: Are These the REAL Reasons?

21 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about declining library attendance, not starting books, the Man Booker shortlist, new books, and much more. This week'...

#123: Gateway Underthings

14 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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, ne...

#122: No News is Good News

08 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about no new Harper Lee novels, protesting 9/11 literature without reading it, PRH book sales, public libraries getti...

#121: Engage Your Core

31 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book lord of Bogota, book on bikes (stationary or otherwise), banned manga in Japan, the startling permissi...

#120: The Most Predictable of Bummers

24 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 Rom...

Introducing: Get Booked!

20 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca and Amanda preview Amanda's new podcast Get Booked, a bi-weekly show of personalized book recommendations. Get Booked launches September 10...

#119: I Would Not Be This Nice

16 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Amanda and Jeff follow up with the Nazi romance story, talk about indie bookstores getting into politics, the rise of phone reading, buildi...

#118: Metaphorically Afflutter

10 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

#117: Mangalf the Beige

03 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 bo...

#116: Your Anecdata is Invalid

27 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 mor...

#115: All the Asterisks

20 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 Scri...

#114: Happier Sausage-Making

13 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 publ...

#113: Snowshoe Fascinator

05 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#112: The Opposite of Boggart

29 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#111: Full Up on Jonathans

22 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 muc...

#110: Extremely Corporeal

15 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#109: Just Burn the Whole Thing Down

08 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 winni...

#108: Gardening by Astral Projection

02 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

#107: Marples and Holmeses

25 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

#106: The Warhorse of Literary Criticism

18 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 (?), t...