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#280: The Quiver is a Forest
1 oktober 2018 · 48 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Kirkus prize finalists, yet another Amazon store format, ebooks in prisons, listener follow-up, and much more. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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#279: Hierarchy of Eyebrows
24 september 2018 · 1 uur 1 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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#278: Finally, Gravitas
17 september 2018 · 1 uur 5 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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#277: Pondering the Quibbles
10 september 2018 · 57 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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#276: Unexpectedly Juicy
3 september 2018 · 56 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about juicy drama at Barnes & Noble, The New Academy shortlist, and much more. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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#275: The Hope of a Mushroom
27 augustus 2018 · 1 uur
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#274: The Worm I Asked For
21 augustus 2018 · 48 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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#273: Puberty Care Package
13 augustus 2018 · 49 min
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Muppet Arm Confetti Cannon
5 augustus 2018 · 44 min
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#271: Pop a Squat Randomly
30 juli 2018 · 53 min
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#270: Wildly Gesticulating
23 juli 2018 · 49 min
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. Lees meer
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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#269: Charlatanism Quotient
16 juli 2018 · 51 min
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#268: Original Recipe Jerkwad
8 juli 2018 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
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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#267: Antepentultimate Caboose
2 juli 2018 · 50 min
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. Lees meer
This episode is sponsored by:
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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#266: Born in the Hot Seat
24 juni 2018 · 55 min
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. Lees meer
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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#265: Rarefied Air
18 juni 2018 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
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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#264: A Guillotine Moment
12 juni 2018 · 57 min
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. Lees meer
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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#263: Lotta Feet, Lotta Shoes
4 juni 2018 · 48 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a major embezzling scandal, The Golden Man Booker, listener follow-up, and much more. Lees meer
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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#262: Read the Room, BEA
28 mei 2018 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
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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#261: Therapy for Immortals
21 mei 2018 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
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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#260: 12 Angry Meta-Men
14 mei 2018 · 47 min
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. Lees meer
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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Catch Up With Recommended Season 1!
9 mei 2018 · 2 min
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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#259: The Third Way
7 mei 2018 · 57 min
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. Lees meer
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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#258: Something You Can Hold in Your Hands
30 april 2018 · 56 min
This week, Jeff and Sharifah talk about big Comey sales numbers, Circe tops the NYT list, The Great American Read, and much more. Lees meer
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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#257: The Thin Edge of the Camel
23 april 2018 · 40 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about this year's Pulitzer winners, Amazon Prime subscriber stats, and reading....IN SPACE. Lees meer
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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B for Billion
16 april 2018 · 45 min
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. Lees meer
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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Sticking it to the Man
10 april 2018 · 59 min
This week, Jeff and Jenn talk about a strange snag in Circe pricing and #metoo related turmoil at the Nobel. Lees meer
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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#254: Killing Goliath with the Tipping Point
2 april 2018 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
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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#253: Gay Bunnies and Ingenuity
26 maart 2018 · 57 min
This week, Rebecca and Jenn discuss the rescinding of awards, diversity in romance, books about Marlon Bundo, and more. Lees meer
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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A New Meridian
19 maart 2018 · 49 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca begrudgingly discuss the Harper Lee estate, imagine terrifying robot booksellers, express adaptation fatigue, and much more. Lees meer
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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Cathartic Muppet Arms
12 maart 2018 · 1 uur
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. Lees meer
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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You Made It Worse
5 maart 2018 · 1 uur
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. Lees meer
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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A Funereal Mood
26 februari 2018 · 1 uur 9 min
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. Lees meer
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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#248: No Heroes
19 februari 2018 · 53 min
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 Lees meer
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#247: We Don't Know Where We Are
13 februari 2018 · 48 min
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 Lees meer
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#246: Mundus Inversus
5 februari 2018 · 1 uur 3 min
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 Lees meer
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#245: Book Talk and Random Grievances
29 januari 2018 · 52 min
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 Lees meer
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#244: A Sheep, Not a Sheepdog
22 januari 2018 · 47 min
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 Lees meer
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#243: Meat-Related Analogies
16 januari 2018 · 51 min
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 Lees meer
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#242: Let's Eat the Nothingburger
8 januari 2018 · 1 uur 3 min
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 Lees meer
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#241: Bear, Not the Naked Kind
26 december 2017 · 1 uur 14 min
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 Lees meer
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#240: A Hierarchy of Delight: Our 2017 Year in Review
18 december 2017 · 1 uur 8 min
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 Lees meer
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#239: The Squirrel Detective
11 december 2017 · 1 uur 2 min
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 Lees meer
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#238: 2017 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 2
4 december 2017 · 1 uur 9 min
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 Lees meer
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#237: 2017 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 1
27 november 2017 · 1 uur 12 min
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 Lees meer
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#236: One of the Other Toms
20 november 2017 · 59 min
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 Lees meer
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#235: I Think I Hate This
13 november 2017 · 53 min
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 Lees meer
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#234: Something Cotten in the State of Denmark
6 november 2017 · 44 min
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” Lees meer
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#233: Punching Bag Mattress
30 oktober 2017 · 59 min
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 Lees meer
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#232: Slightly Ridiculous
23 oktober 2017 · 1 uur 22 min
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 Lees meer
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