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Why Literary Agents Matter with Laura McGrath
29 april 2026 · 48 min
Prof. Laura McGrath joins Jeff to talk about her new book, Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction. Literary agents try to stay out of the spotlight, but they shape what you read. We talk about why agents came into being, how they have developed over time, and how American fiction wouldn't be the same without them. Lees meer
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People Know Reading is Good and Still Don't Do It.
27 april 2026 · 44 min
Vanessa Diaz sits in for Rebecca to talk with Jeff about The Women's Prize shortlist, Practical Magic 2, the most banned books of 2025, how human it is for people to know that reading is good for them and still not do it, recent reading, and more. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Women’s Prize Shortlist
World Book Day Study aka nothing means anything
2026 Hugo Awards finalists
top 11 banned books of 2025 (ALA)
The Crystal Light collab, because sure, why not (wider trend of ‘interesting’ collabs - Hellmans’ Mayo, Yankee Candle, Prego - see block in flagship )
Practical Magic 2 trailer (vanessa hyperventilating)
The Pitt’s Dr Abbott (Shawn Hatosy) voicing audio erotica on Quinn app
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Ranking the Fiction Pultizer Prize Winners of the Century So Far.
22 april 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
Jeff and Rebecca look at the Pulitzer-prize winning books of the century so far and rank them. Some surprises at the top. Lees meer
Discussed in this episode:
Klara and the Sun release date
Latest Pew research on Americans’ reading habits
Spotify launches option to purchase physical books
Tayari Jones, Freida McFadden, and Yiyun Li named to TIME 100
Character.ai
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Surprising (Maybe) Data About American Reading Habits
20 april 2026 · 1 uur
Jeff and Rebecca mull over Pew's most recent data about American reading habits, Spotify launches physical book buying, authors on the TIME100 list, listener feedback, and more. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Klara and the Sun release date
Latest Pew research on Americans’ reading habits
Spotify launches option to purchase physical books
Tayari Jones, Freida McFadden, and Yiyun Li named to TIME 100
Character.ai
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The Hot List: April 2026
15 april 2026 · 40 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the books that have the heat this month. Lees meer
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MCD Shutters, Audible's Story House, and More of the Week's Book News.
13 april 2026 · 1 uur 20 min
Jeff and Rebecca note the closing of MCD, talk about The Correspondent's rise, Paramount gets back into books, scratch their heads over Audible's Story House, recent reading, and more. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Shout-out to The Millions spring preview
Pour one out for MCD
The Correspondent wins inaugural James Patterson/Bookshop debut novel prize
Indies Choice Book Awards winners
Audible launches Story House listening lounge
Paramount is getting back into the books business
Warner Brothers developing House in the Cerulean Sea animated series
Parable of the Sower adaptation is coming
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You Have Heard of Lord Byron. But You Have No Idea.
8 april 2026 · 46 min
Vanessa Diaz is back to walk Jeff and Rebecca through the turbulent, wild, and saucy times of one George Gordon, Lord Byron. They don't make them like this anymore. Lees meer
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Book Sales Are Softening, NBCC Winners, and More Book News.
6 april 2026 · 53 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about a transitional moment in book sales, National Book Critics Circle Winners, National Black Bookstore Day, recent reading, and much more. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
NBCC winners
April 7 is the first National Black Bookstore Day
PRH profits dropped 4.7% in 2025
Print sales fell 3.1% in first quarter of 2026
First Pynchon, now it turns out we’ve been saying Thoreau wrong
Harlequin to co-produce AI-generated microdramas
A24 picks up London Falling for adaptation
The Corrections series starring Meryl Streep lands at Netflix
Peacock picks up Dungeon Crawler Carl
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The It Books of April 2026
1 april 2026 · 53 min
Jeff and Rebecca really get themselves tied up trying to pick the It Book of April. Lees meer
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The Lambda Literary Awards, Messy Internet Discourse, the Latest A.I. Panic, and More
30 maart 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz is joined by Associate Editor Erica Ezeifedi to discuss the Lambda Literary Award finalists, the latest A.I. publishing freakout, messy internet discourse, and more. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Don DeLillo’s hockey romance Amazons will return to stores
Lambda Literary finalists
Librarian Luanne James Fights Censorship Demands of Rutherford County Library System’s Board
Lindy West’s How-Not-To Guide to Polyamory
ICYMI Podcast: Why the Internet Is Arguing About Its Favorite Feminist
Bridgerton Season 5 announcement trailer dropped
AI is Writing Fiction. Publishers are Unprepared
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Alien Jazz Hands for PROJECT HAIL MARY
25 maart 2026 · 40 min
Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a conversation about the new adaptation of Project Hail Mary. They talk about what the filmmakers kept from the book and what they cut, how the science translated from page to screen, and the magic of an interstellar, interspecies bromance. Lees meer
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Wait, How Many Books Were Published in 2025? PLUS: Louise Erdrich!
23 maart 2026 · 1 uur 23 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about book-adjacent Oscar news, the staggering number of books published in 2025, adaptation news, and more. Then, they are joined by Louise Erdrich to talk about her new short story collection, Python's Kiss. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Here are books to read if you loved SINNERS
Jane Fonda to star in adaptation of The Correspondent
Lord of the Flies series coming to Netflix May 4
Judge in YA romantasy plagiarism case: “hot, sexy, dangerous boys…cannot be copyrighted”
Book output topped four million 2025
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The Hot List March 2026
18 maart 2026 · 50 min
We bring the Hot List out to the main feed to talk about what books are trending, selling, being talked about, being awarded, and in other ways have some heat. Lees meer
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Blume is a Big "No Comment" on her biography, ACOTAR adaptation takes a step backward, and more.
16 maart 2026 · 1 uur
Jeff and Rebecca try to read the tea-leaves from Judy Blume's biography silence, ACOTAR rights reversion, and more of the week's book news. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Judy Blume is declining to comment on Mark Oppenheimer’s new biography of her
That ACOTAR series is really never going to happen
Sarah Polley is directing an adaptation of The Bell Jar starring Billie Eilish
New CEO of S & S announced
10,000 authors publish empty book to protest AI
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Markus Zusak on THE BOOK THIEF at 20
11 maart 2026 · 30 min
Book Riot Senior Editor Kelly Jensen talks to author Markus Zusak on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of The Book Thief. Lees meer
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UPDATED The Audiobook Wars Rage On, Big ACOTAR Announcement, and More
9 maart 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the big ACOTAR update, Audible dropping the price on its standard product, market trends, recent reading, and much more. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Shout-out to this Aeon piece about how we’re thinking about the decline of literacy wrong
Sarah J. Maas announces next 2 ACOTAR books
Market trends from Circana’s report to booksellers
Audible has launched a Standard Membership Plan for $8.99/month
2026 Audie Award winners
Utah has banned 4 more books from public schools
Lee & Low pauses diversity baseline survey to focus on fighting book bans
First comprehensive report on the state of America’s Black-owned bookstores
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The It Books of March 2026
4 maart 2026 · 53 min
Jeff and Rebecca dive in to uncover the It Book of March 2026. Lees meer
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A Proposed Nationwide Book Ban, The NYPL's Most Checked Out Books of All-Time, and more
2 maart 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
Jeff and Sharifah talk about a new sweeping federal book ban law that was introduced in Congress, The New York Public Library's 10 Most Checked-Out Books of All-Time, bookstores buying their buildings, recent reading, and more. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
The New York Public Library's Most Checked Out Books of All-Time
A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives
Netflix’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE Has A Trailer and Get Ready for Another JANE EYRE
Spotify Launches Audiobooks Charts
The Booker Prize released its longlist for the 2026 fiction prize today.
UK Launches National Year of Reading
Should indie bookstores all try to buy their buildings?
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How Much Are You Like The Characters You Read About?
25 februari 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Prof. Laura McGrath returns to talk with Jeff and Rebecca about statistics that show just how much readers read what they are. Mostly. For some readers. Most readers. But not all. It's complicated. Lees meer
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DNF Shelves Coming to Goodreads and The War For Your Ears Continues
23 februari 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the news that Goodreads is rumored to be launching an official Did Not Finish category, Audible and Spotify innovations, recent reading, and more book news. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
Spotify rolls out Page Match to sync print & audio reading
Audible launches Read & Listen immersive reading
Is Bindery’s influencer-led publishing startup working? Who can tell.
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Ranking Amazon's Best Books of the Century
18 februari 2026 · 39 min
Jeff and Rebecca power rank the top 10 of Amazon's 25 Book of the Year picks from the last 25 years. Lees meer
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Another Book Section Bites the Dust and A Romance Writer Dances with the AI Devil
16 februari 2026 · 1 uur 27 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Washington Post Books section shutting down, a NYT profile of a romance writer diving into AI with both feet, recent reading, and more. Then Rebecca and Vanessa talk about seeing Wuthering Heights. Lees meer
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Discussed in this episode:
We’re hiring a Digital Content Specialist
Washington Post cuts Book World section
The romance industry is embracing AI
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Power Ranking the Books of 2016
11 februari 2026 · 59 min
Jeff and Rebecca power rank the 10 most important, influential, and otherwise impactful books of 2016. Lees meer
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Librarians on the Front Lines
9 februari 2026 · 57 min
Vanessa sits down with director Kim A. Snyder and librarians Martha Hickson and Carolyn Foote to discuss the film The Librarians: how it came to be, where to watch it, and why its message is such an urgent one for our times. Lees meer
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The Librarians premieres on PBS on February 9, 2026
Where to watch The Librarians screening near you
All 850 Books Texas Lawmaker Matt Krause Wants to Ban: An Analysis (2021)
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The It Books of February 2026
4 februari 2026 · 35 min
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 finalists for the title It Book of February. Lees meer
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Making Sense of Franchise Adaptation News
2 februari 2026 · 48 min
Jeff and Rebecca try to make sense of a bunch of adaptation news before talking about recent reads, Don DeLillo's hockey smut, and more. Lees meer
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Updates on the Fourth Wing adaptation
The Testaments is coming to Hulu April 8
Brandon Sanderson’s unprecedented adaptation deal with Apple TV
Percival Everett was the bestselling Black author of 2025
Don DeLillo wrote hockey smut in 1980
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VIGIL by George Saunders
28 januari 2026 · 51 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about George Saunders' new novel, Vigil. Lees meer
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The Best-Selling Publishers of the Year, NBCC Finalists, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Noms, and more.
26 januari 2026 · 2 uur 4 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists, which publishers had the most best-sellers in 2025, Katie Couric's book club, and usher in the era of The Big 6. Lees meer
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NBCC Awards finalists
Libro.fm has launched an annual subscription
Ranking the bestselling adult publishers of 2025
Katie Couric launches book club
James Daunt sees bright future for Barnes & Noble
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Lit History Corner: Christopher Marlowe
21 januari 2026 · 45 min
Vanessa returns with another surprise topic from literary history: Christopher Marlowe: Playwright, lover, thinker, spy (?). Lees meer
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How Are We Feeling About Book Sales Right Now?
19 januari 2026 · 52 min
Jeff and Rebecca look at some 2025 sales numbers, are astounded by the rise of Heated Rivalry, applaud a new subscription box, have some harsh words for Oreo, and more. Lees meer
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Print book sales rose slightly in 2025
There’s a new Heated Rivalry book coming later this year
Bridgerton author Julia Quinn has launched a romance subscription box
Book Riot’s best fantasy books of the century so far
The Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing Hamnet to U.S. stages
Give yourself the gift of this George Saunders interview
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2026 Adaptation Preview
14 januari 2026 · 49 min
Jeff and Rebecca run through the notable adaptations coming this year (at least the ones we know about). Lees meer
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The Latest in American Reading Habits, 2026 Adaptations, and More
12 januari 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Vanessa and Sharifah sit in for Jeff and Rebecca to discuss a poll on American reading habits, this year's most anticipated books and adaptations, and more. Lees meer
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A survey of American reading habits reveals 40% of Americans didn't read a single book in 2025.
Barnes & Noble's most anticipated fiction and nonfiction of 2026
Book Riot's Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Utah bans three more books at all public schools, leading the U.S. in book bans
Book Riot's guide to fighting book bans and censorship
2026 adaptation roundups from The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter
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The Winter 2026 New Release Draft [Teaser]
9 januari 2026 · 5 min
This is a bonus preview of our Patreon-only episode in which Rebecca and Jeff compete to compile the best basket of 10 new releases for the season. Lees meer
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The It Books of January 2026
7 januari 2026 · 50 min
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 finalists for the title It Book of January. Lees meer
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Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026
5 januari 2026 · 47 min
Jeff and Rebecca look at what we know of the 2026 publishing calendar to pick 10 books we are most excited about (with some quibbling and caveats). Lots to like this year. Lees meer
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Come to Powell's to see Gabriel Tallent in Conversation with Jeff O'Neal
Vigil by George Saunders
On Morrison by Namwalli Serpell
Language as Liberation by Toni Morrison
Kin by Tayari Jones
Brawler by Lauren Groff
Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
My Dear You by Rachel Khong
Go Gentle by Maria Semple
On Witness and Respair by Jesmyn Ward
Country People by Daniel Mason
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
Exit Party Emily St. John Mandel
American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Transcription by Ben Lerner
Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez
Depths of Wikipedia by Annie Rauwerda
Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
The Glorians by Terry Tempest Williams
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
Screen People by Megan Garber
Inside the Box by David Epstein
Land by Maggie O'Farrell
The Missed Connection by Tia Williams
The Typing Lady by Ruth Ozeki
Whistler by Ann Patchett
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Zero to Well-Read's 2025 Canon Contenders
29 december 2025 · 1 uur
Jeff and Rebecca discuss the award-winning books, pop culture phenomena, book club picks, and crossover hits of 2025 and attempt to identify the ones that might someday join the canon. Lees meer
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AI Was The Story of the Year
22 december 2025 · 52 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about how the story of the year in books was that there really wasn't a story. Except the big one. AI. Plus, NBCC longlists, getting boomers off slop, recent reading, and more. Lees meer
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NBCC fiction longlist
PW names the top 10 bookselling stories of the year
The Wedding Date is getting a Netflix adaptation
The Book Gossip of 2025
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The Books We Missed in 2025 [Teaser]
19 december 2025 · 7 min
This is a bonus preview of our Patreon-only episode in which Jeff and Rebecca talked about the books they wanted to read but didn't, they want to read and might still, they definitely are OK not reading, and other subtleties of which books went unread in 2025. Lees meer
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The Best of the Rest of 2025 [Teaser]
18 december 2025 · 6 min
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UPDATED - Our Favorite Books of 2025
17 december 2025 · 1 uur 49 min
Jeff and Rebecca list their favorite books of the year, and then are joined by a series of Book Riot editors to share their picks: Kelly Jensen, Danika Ellis, Erica Ezefedi, Sharifah Williams, and Vanessa Diaz. Lees meer
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The 2025 Read Harder Challenge, How Publishing People Feel about Publishing, and more
15 december 2025 · 57 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Book Riot's 2025 Read Harder Challenge, PW's 2025 Salary & Job Survey, a new Gen Z book club, and resurrect the spirit of Annotated for a very cool story about the women who invented the audiobook. Lees meer
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The 2026 Read Harder Challenge
2025 PW Salary & Jobs Report
Let’s check in on The Odyssey
Hello Sunshine launches Gen-Z book club
Check your sources before you ask a librarian or bookseller for a title AI recommended to you
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So, How's the Hamnet Adaptation?
10 december 2025 · 59 min
Rebecca sits down with Vanessa Diaz to discuss the adaptation of Hamnet, in wide theatrical release this week. They talk about the film as a standalone piece of art, how it works as an adaptation, the key differences between the book and the movie, and how to tell if it's for you. Lees meer
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Goodreads Choice Winners, NYT 10 Best, and Spotify Wrapped for Audiobooks
8 december 2025 · 59 min
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Goodreads Choice Winners, the NYT's 10 Best of the Year, NPR's excellent year-end round-up before talking to Katie del Rosario of Spotify about the year in audiobooks and Spotify's Audiobooks Wrapped. Lees meer
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Spotify Audiobook Trends for 2025
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NYT Top Ten
NPR’s “Books We Love”
WaPo’s top ten
Goodreads Choice Awards
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2025 It Books Scorekeeping and December New Releases
3 december 2025 · 55 min
Jeff and Rebecca look back on their It Books selections from 2025 to see what they got right and wrong. But first, take a look at a pretty uninspiring slate of December new releases. Lees meer
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December Releases:
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk
Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear by Gyles Brandreth
A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls by Adam Morgan
A Long Game by Elizabeth McCracken
The Tower and the Ruin by Michael Drout
Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-Reum
Feast on Your Life by Tamar Adler
An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
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The 2025 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 2
1 december 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Jeff and Rebecca wrap up the 2025 Holiday Recommendations. Lees meer
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In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helen Bertino
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
The Slough House series by Mick Herron
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Jane Harper
Tilt by Emma Pattee
A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean
The Unveiling by Quan Barry
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Riverman by Ben McGrath
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Kevin Wilson
People Like Us by Jason Mott
Marie-Helene Bertino
Katie Kitamura
Colson Whitehead
Tom Robbins
Oreo by Fran Ross
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
Something From Nothing by Alison Roman
Start Here by Sohla El-Waylly
Good Things by Samin Nosrat
Six Seasons of Pasta (and/or Six Seasons of Vegetables) by Josh McFadden
Now & Again by Julia Turshen
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Like a Mother by Angela Garbes
Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
Splinters by Leslie Jamison
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Jonathan Evison
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
Reign & Ruin by J. D. Evans
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
The Imposter Cure by Jessamy Hibberd
Life in Three Dimensions by Shi…
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The 2025 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 1
26 november 2025 · 53 min
Jeff and Rebecca are back with another holiday recommendation show. Part 2 coming on Monday. Lees meer
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Little Blue Truck
Little Pea by Amy Rosenthal
I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Highway 59 series by Attica Locke
Tilt by Emma Pattee
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
We the People by Jill Lepore
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
It’s Only Drowning by David Litt
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
The Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Blob by Maggie Su
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Matrix by Lauren Groff
The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
Survivor’s Guilt by Robyn Gigl
Jinx Ballou series by Dharma Kelleher
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe by Charles Yu
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
Audition by Katie Kitamura
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
Palaver by Bryan Washington
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Mr. Ives' Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Winter by Ali Smith
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Books Of The Year Season Peaks
24 november 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Jeff and Rebecca inhale a slew of best books of the year lists. Lees meer
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Book Riot’s Best Books of 2025
National Book Award winners
Shein partners with Alibris to sell books
Lit Hub’s Book Twitter bracket
Libro.fm's top 10 audiobooks of the year
Audible’s best of 2025
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What is Magical Realism?
19 november 2025 · 58 min
Vanessa Diaz is back to talk with Jeff and Rebecca about what magical realism is, where it comes from, and how to talk about it. Lees meer
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriela Garcia Marquez
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Labyrinths or Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar
The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
Magical/Realism by Angelica Villareal
The Week of Colors by Elena Garro, Megan McDowell (trans.)
The Queen of Swords by Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney (trans.)
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On Putting Together a Best Books of the Year List
17 november 2025 · 57 min
Vanessa Diaz sits in for Rebecca this week and talks to Jeff about the challenges of making a best books of the year list before getting into the news of the week. Lees meer
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Amazon’s best books of the year
David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh
B&N’s best book of the Year is Mona’s Eyes
The 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
I’m bookmarking this deep dive into the fashion industry’s recurrent interest in literature for knife-and-fork reading this weekend
Reader’s Digest asked three professional designers to pick the best book covers of the year
Kindle translate
Somebody is Walking On Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
Stolen Crown by Tracy Borman
Devouring Time by Tod Goddard
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
Flashlight by Susan Choi
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Fall Media Diet Check-In (Plus Other Life Pursuits) [Teaser]
14 november 2025 · 7 min
This is a bonus preview of our Patreon-only episode in which Jeff and Rebecca talk about what they've been doing with their lives recently, outside of the world of books. Lees meer
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