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Spiritual Cheese
16 november 2020 · 57 min
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. Lees meer
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This episode is sponsored by Just the Two of Us by Ryu Hyang, Bombas, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and Emporia State University’s School of Library & Information Manageme
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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Buy, Sell, Hold: 2020's Notable Books
11 november 2020 · 1 uur 10 min
Jeff and Rebecca play a round of Buy/Sell/Hold with some of 2020’s most notable books. Lees meer
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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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One Hour of Podcasting
9 november 2020 · 57 min
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. Lees meer
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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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Adaptation Wish List
4 november 2020 · 57 min
Jeff and Rebecca list their most-wished for bookish adaptations. Lees meer
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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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You Need Three for a Parade
2 november 2020 · 55 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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
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JACK by Marilynne Robinson
28 oktober 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Jeff and Rebecca discuss Jack by Marilynne Robinson. Lees meer
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This episode is sponsored by Book Trip, by C.J. Duarte, Penguin Random House Audio, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and Book Riot Insiders.
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Gird Your Whatevers
26 oktober 2020 · 52 min
Jeff and Rebecca mostly respond to listener ideas for bonus episodes. Some of it is even about books. Lees meer
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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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Adaptation Nation: Little Fires Everywhere, High Fidelity, and Enola Holmes
21 oktober 2020 · 1 uur
Jeff and Rebecca discuss the recent adaptations of Little Fires Everywhere, High Fidelity, and Enola Holmes. Lees meer
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This episode is sponsored by Yen Press, Nothing Like I Imagined by Mindy Kaling, Penguin Random House Audio, and Book Riot Insiders.
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Word of Mouth for Robots
19 oktober 2020 · 46 min
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. Lees meer
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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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(Re)Introducing Ourselves to Louise Glück
14 oktober 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the life and work of 2020 Nobel Laureate Louise Glück, plus an extended discussion of her 1993 poem, “Vespers.” Lees meer
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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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30 Dirty Spoons
12 oktober 2020 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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Half Baked Ideas, Volume 2
7 oktober 2020 · 1 uur
Jeff and Rebecca pitch ideas that are not quite ready for prime-time. Lees meer
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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A Mighty Hrrumpff
5 oktober 2020 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
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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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It Book: TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM by Yaa Gyasi
30 september 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Liberty Hardy of All the Books! and Rincey Abrams of Read or Dead join Jeff to talk about Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Lees meer
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY:
This episode is sponsored by The Return by Nicholas Sparks , Fence: Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan, TBR, and Book Riot Insiders
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Sand Forward
28 september 2020 · 43 min
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. Lees meer
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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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EAT A PEACH by David Chang and DUNE Trailer Talk
23 september 2020 · 59 min
Jeff and Rebecca discuss Eat a Peach by David Chang. Then Jenn Northington comes on to talk to Jeff about that Dune trailer. Lees meer
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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German Flotilla
21 september 2020 · 54 min
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. Lees meer
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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Book Nerd Movie Club: The Princess Bride
16 september 2020 · 1 uur 27 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book and the movie versions of The Princess Bride. Lees meer
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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The Tyranny of Khaki
14 september 2020 · 45 min
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. Lees meer
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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Deals Deals Deals
9 september 2020 · 1 uur 13 min
Jeff presents Rebecca with a host of recently announced book deals of varying interest. Lees meer
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 Char…
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2020 Fall Preview
2 september 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Jeff and Rebecca highlight the most interesting, noteworthy, and exciting books being released this fall. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by;
Book Riot InsidersNow 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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A Very Quiet Heist
30 augustus 2020 · 49 min
Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about the Future Library, are surprised by the NBCC vote, get excited for Enola Holmes, and much more. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
TBRThe 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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Our Favorite Summer Reads of 2020
26 augustus 2020 · 49 min
Jeff and Rebecca review their favorite reads from the most unusual summer of 2020. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
TBRThe 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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Me No Likey
24 augustus 2020 · 53 min
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. Lees meer
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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High-Brow Scream Queen
17 augustus 2020 · 56 min
Jeff and Rebecca discuss some listener feedback, some bookseller discontent with Bookshop, Stephanie Meyer selling 1 million books in a week, and more. Lees meer
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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V Plus Three
10 augustus 2020 · 55 min
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. Lees meer
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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Gotta Fund These Shenanigans
3 augustus 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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A Lifeboat Made of Thorns
27 juli 2020 · 55 min
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. Lees meer
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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New Nonsense
20 juli 2020 · 55 min
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. Lees meer
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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The Egg and the Wall
13 juli 2020 · 1 uur 8 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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It's An Honest Moustache
6 juli 2020 · 44 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk some new Trump books, some non-fun Dan Brown news, a hero of the week, and much more. Lees meer
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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The B is for Beats
29 juni 2020 · 47 min
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. Lees meer
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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THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett
24 juni 2020 · 56 min
Rebecca, Vanessa, and Sharifah discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Lees meer
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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Stealthily Moving Needles
22 juni 2020 · 55 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the NBCC imploding, campaigns to buy books by Black authors, Marley Dias continuing awesomeness, and much more. Lees meer
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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A Bunch of Whatever Nimrods
15 juni 2020 · 49 min
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. Lees meer
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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You Should Be Uncomfortable
8 juni 2020 · 58 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
Bombas Pride
Don’t Make a Sound: A Sawyer Brooks Thriller Kindle Edition
by T.R. RaganThe 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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Whatever Falls Your Crest
1 juni 2020 · 58 min
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. Lees meer
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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What's Getting Us Through Right Now
27 mei 2020 · 1 uur 3 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about non-book things that are helping them get through the day these days. Lees meer
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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2020 Moms, Dads, and Grad Recommendation Show
20 mei 2020 · 1 uur 22 min
Jeff and Rebecca field listener recommendation requests. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
TBR
Libro.fm
Book Riot Insiders
Devoted by Dean Koontz
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Worse Than a Promise
18 mei 2020 · 46 min
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. Lees meer
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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Fried Green Tomatoes (at the Whistle Stop Cafe)
13 mei 2020 · 1 uur 35 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book and movie, Fried Green Tomatoes (at the Whistle Stop Cafe). Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
Always Human, Volume 1 by Ari North
Libro.fm
Book Riot Insiders
TBR
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We're Coming For You, Columbus
11 mei 2020 · 48 min
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. Lees meer
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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The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes
6 mei 2020 · 54 min
Jeff and Rebecca react to the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes. At least the ones they had reactions to. Lees meer
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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The Other Side of Vocational Awe
4 mei 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
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. Lees meer
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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Influential Sweaters
26 april 2020 · 40 min
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. Lees meer
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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Iceland's 2nd Most Famous Sweater
20 april 2020 · 48 min
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. Lees meer
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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Deals, Deals, Deals
15 april 2020 · 55 min
Jeff presents Rebecca with 16 recently announced book deals and then....well that's it. That's the schtick. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
Kim Jiyoung by Cho Nam-Joo
Libro.fm
TBR
Book Riot Insiders
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Oh, The Places You Won't Go
13 april 2020 · 44 min
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. Lees meer
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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Welcome to the Book Riot Podcast!
11 april 2020 · 2 min
The Book Riot Podcast is a bi-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 Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky of Book Riot. Listen as we break down industry news, lists, recommendations, power rankings, and more. Plus, bonus episodes air regularly on Patreon, digging into everything from adaptations to book clubs to interviews and more: https://www.patreon.com/bookriotpodcast
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Help Us Pick the Next Book Nerd Movie Club Episode
9 april 2020 · 25 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about five candidates for the next installment of Book Nerd Movie Club and ask readers to vote for a winner. Lees meer
The candidates are:
The English Patient
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Devil Wears Prada
Field of Dreams
The Remains of the DayThis episode is sponsored by:
The Malevolent Volume by Justin Phillip ReedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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