Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff presents Rebecca with 16 recently announced book deals and then....well that's it. That's the schtick. This episode is sponsored by: Kim Jiyoung by Cho Nam-Joo Libro.fm TBR Book Riot Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about five candidates for the next installment of Book Nerd Movie Club and ask readers to vote for a winner. The candidates are: The English Patient Fried Green Tomatoes The Devil Wears Prada Field of Dreams The Remains of the Day This episode is sponsored by: The Malevolent Volume by Justin Phillip Reed See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble closing hundreds of stores, James Patterson riding for indies once again (though also being wrong about some important stuff), heroes of the week, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Libro.fm TBR Book Riot Insiders My Way to You by Catherine Bybee Links discussed in this episode: Barnes & Noble temporarily closes 400 stores Indigo Closes all 199 Stores Powell’s hires back some staff to handle online orders James Patterson spearheads fundraiser for indie bookstores PubWest’s open letter to Amazon Dolly Parton reading bedtime stories And LeVar Burton reading to everyone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca run-down some of their favorite books about being...not where you are. This episode is sponsored by: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Libro.fm The Better Sister by Alafair Burke Dog Diaries: Mission Impawsible by James Patterson and Steven Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca chronicle the continuing effects of COVID-19 on the world of books. This episode is sponsored by: TBR Spalding University The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and by Harper Perennial Links discussed in this episode: Sales of print books held steady last week Unemployed NYC booksellers launch online bookstore Libraries want to turn bookmobiles into free WiFi trucks during COVID-19 Strand lays off 188 booksellers after New York orders lockdown of non-essential businesses Skyhorse Publishing lays off nearly ⅓ of staff Scholastic begins temporary staff reductions Harry Potter Alliance throwing a virtual con JK Rowling allowing read-alouds of HP Diamond Comics Distributors to stop receiving shipments of new comics amid COVID-19 concerns HarperCollins to launch Native-Focused Imprint See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca rate their confidence in this spring and summer's slate of movie adaptations. This episode is sponsored by: Book of the Month TBR Bookmarks Movies discussed in this episode: Emma (March 6) Wendy (Feb 28) The Invisible Man (Feb 28) The Secret Garden (April 17) The Personal History of David Copperfield (May 8) The Woman in the Window (May 15) Artemis Fowl (May 29) The Green Knight (May 29) Greyhound (May 8) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca try to wrap their heads around how Covid-19 is affecting the world of books and reading. This episode is sponsored by: Sisters in Crime by Eleanor Taylor Bland Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's on-going Covid-19 Coverage Barnes & Noble implies layoffs inevitable McNally Jackson & Powell’s layoffs Print: A Bookstore in Portland, Maine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca go deep on Jenny Offill’s masterful new novel, Weather. This episode is sponsored by: TBR Spalding University Libro.fm Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about how coronavirus is affecting the works of books, Hachette dropping Woody Allen’s memoir, Macmillan floating new library licensing terms, and more. This episode is sponsored by: TBR Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Hachette cancels Woody Allen memoir after massive staff walk-out Macmillan seeking librarian input on ebook embargo policy NYC dept of education releases new K-12 book list that is more diverse See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff talks with Guy LeCharles Gonzalez of The Panorama Project about what we do (and mostly don’t) know about the role of libraries in the wider publishing world, Macmillan’s embargo strategy, questions that could use answering, data we don’t have, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders Libro.fm Relevant Links: The Panorama Project Guy’s article in Publisher’s Weekly Is Macmillan Re-Considering Its E-Book Embargo? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jeff talk about Oprah’s forthcoming American Dirt special, Simon & Schuster on the auction block, B&N getting back to basics, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Anna K by Jenny Lee Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski Book Riot Insiders Links discussed in this episode: ViacomCBS looking to sell Simon & Schuster Ronan Farrow cuts ties w/ Hachette over Woody Allen memoir Barnes & Noble’s new strategy WNDM offers new internship grants London Book Fair canceled Hero of the Week: 13-year-old who was bullied for liking books is now rocking instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We offer you a special episode of Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast Novel Gazing. This episode is all about adaptations and features an interview with Autumn de Wilde, director of the new adaptation of Emma. This episode is sponsored by: Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez, on sale now from Catapult See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn Northington joins Jeff today to talk about Bookshop.org launching, the sales success of Barnes & Noble’s 2019 Book of the Year winner, Star Wars books, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen Book Riot Insiders Links discussed in this episode: ToMo Dayyyyyyyyyyyy Bookshop.org is live and Jeff bought a book. A tale. (Jenn created an affiliate account!) Libro.fm’s bookshop.org….competitor? Barnes & Noble’s book of the year is a huge success (jeff has sales numbers). New Star Wars story-telling….wave starts with books Oklahoma school curriculum to (finally) include Tulsa Massacre of 1921, thanks to Watchmen PRH’s pledges to go carbon-neutral by 2030 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Rebecca, and Jeff discuss the book and movie, Jurassic Park. This episode is sponsored by: Book Marks Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara I’m the Story: Alice in Wonderland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a slowish news week, Jeff and Rebecca wonder about books based on podcast, offer a brief fare-thee-well to Charles Portis, name a hero of the week, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace with Fierce Reads Amazon Publishing and Don’t Look Down by Hilary Davidson Amazon Publishing and Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine Links discussed in this episode: RIP Charles Portis Charles Portis Reading Pathway Dan Brown picture book and symphony music?! Flatiron partners with iHeartMedia for new imprint Most stolen Book at SF public library Heroes of the week: Bookstore donates to trans children’s charity for every JK Rowling title sold See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca discuss Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its publication. This episode is sponsored by: Book Marks Spalding University Only Child by Mi-ae So See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the RWA’s accelerating collapse, Colin Kaepernick getting into publishing, Amazon taking a harder look at selling extremist books, libraries trying to get it right, and pay their respects to The Good Place. This episode is sponsored by: Crooked River from Preston & Child Stay Woke by Justin Michael Williams Bombas Book Marks Links discussed in this episode: Update: Full RWA board resigns Update: Kaepernick to publishing his own memoir, inks multi-book deal with Audible Amazon stepping up efforts to remove Nazi and white supremacist content Grand Haven, Michigan parents’ group working to remove “sexually explicit content” from school libraries See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa, Jeff, and Sharifah talk about why Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid is the first “it” book of the year. This episode is sponsored by: Book Marks The Handsell Libro.fm The Novel Gazing Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about The Witcher, Macmillan making American Dirt amends, B&N and PRH teaming up to do something upsetting, EXTREMELY exciting book news, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali Libro.fm The Handsell Links discussed in this episode: The Strand taking over Book Culture space in Columbus Circle PW analyzes the American Dirt situation and tries to talk w/ all the editors who bid Macmillan meets with Presente & #dignidadliteraria, commits to inclusivity efforts This week in #facepalm: PRH introduces “Diverse Editions” of classics with covers that feature PoC And then pulled the initiative Hero of the Week/Cool Tech Thing: The Bookshelf highlights stories by marginalized and underrepresented authors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Jeff dusts off the Reading Lives format to talk with Gabriel Bump, author of Everywhere You Don't Belong (which made our Winter/Spring Preview show). This episode is sponsored by: The Handsell A Divided Loyalty by Charles Todd A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about trends in 2019's bestsellers, Macmillan being banned from an industry conference, the American Dirt apology from Flatiron, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Diamond City by Francisca Flores Spring Rain by Andy Warner The Handsell Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Reagan Arthur to head Knopf Weird update: Digital Book World bans Macmillan employees over ebook lending And Macmillan CEO got into hot water at ALA Interesting breakdown of the 2019 bestsellers The Witcher getting a 500k-copy reprint thanks to Netflix popularity Hunger Games prequel focuses on Coriolanus Snow More Americans visited the library than the movie theater in 2019 And drag queens will protest a bill that could jail librarians hosting Drag Queen Story Hours See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Rebecca Schinsky, Vanessa Diaz, and Jeff O'Neal discuss the publication of American Dirt. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders. The Novel Gazing Podcast Libro.fm The Read Harder Challenge Relevant Links: Dear Oprah Winfrey American Dirt was supposed to be a publishing triumph. What went wrong? Flatiron apologizes for American Dirt rollout mistakes, cancel book tour See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about HBO's stunning adaptation of WATCHMEN. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders. The Novel Gazing Podcast Libro.fm The Read Harder Challenge See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca preview titles coming out in the first four months of 2020 with a little Buy, Sell, Hold. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders. The Novel Gazing Podcast Libro.fm Books discussed in this episode: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Long Bright River by Liz Moore Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey Everywhere You Don’t Belong by Gabriel Bump Weather by Jenny Offill Anna K by Jenny Lee Deacon King Kong by James McBride My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell New Waves by Kevin Nguyen The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel The City We Became by NK Jemisin Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the new head of the ABA starting the gig, Crawdads with a triple crown, more talk about returning Audible credits, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Novel Gazing Podcast Flatiron Books, Publisher of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey, published by Avon Books Book Riot Insiders Links discussed in this episode: Crawdads won the triple crown of sales in 2019 Follow-up: Audible & publishers have settled the suit over captions Follow-up: Loudon County officials vote to keep protested LGBTQ books in schools Record number of library systems top 1 million digital checkouts in 2019 Game of Thrones spin-off coming in 2022 Hero of the week: St Louis teen starts book subscription service for black boys See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the best-selling books of 2019, Obama's 2019 reading recs, the RWA meltdown, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Libro.fm The Read Harder Challenge Book Riot Insiders Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict Links discussed in this episode: RIP Sonny Mehta Bestsellers of 2019 Obama’s favorite books of 2019...and they were finally not just on FB The RWA has a racism problem Romance Writers problem matters because people are watching The Implosion of the RWA Avon & Harlequin pull out of RWA in response: https://twitter.com/avonbooks/status/1214925842830299136?s=20 https://twitter.com/sparkjoyromance/status/1214931763409117185?s=20 Book Culture update See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Amanda Nelson to pick the books the defined the 2010s. This episode is sponsored by: Spalding University The Severed Moon by Leigh Bardugo The Read Harder Journal Books discussed in this episode: 50 Shades of Grey by EL James Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Becoming by Michelle Obama/Fear by Bob Woodward The Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg Wild by Cheryl Strayed the Elena Ferrante quartet (My Brilliant Friend) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The Martian by Andy Weir The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Becoming by Michelle Obama The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur Dogman Volume #1 by Dave Pilkey The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo Hunger by Roxane Gay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca look back that the stories that made 2019 in books and reading. Plus, some of their favorite non-book things of the years. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot’s YA Instagram The Read Harder Journal Sips by Libro.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Goodreads Choice Winners, Bill Gates' recommended books for 2019, more wrong-headed prison books news, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Sips by The Read Harder Journal Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why it Matters Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding Book Riot's YA Instagram Links discussed in this episode: Fresh round of resignations at the Nobel Prize for Lit Goodreads winners The Critics Version Amazon charts of 2019 Bill Gates’s End-of-Year book list West Virginia will charge prisoners by the minute to read ebooks And Kansas still unfairly bans books in prisons Audiobooks predicted to overtake ebooks in UK See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca wrap up their annual Holiday Recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge Books and authors recommended in this episode: Marge Piercy Mary Oliver Elizabeth Bishop Top Gun by Dan Pedersen The Warmth of Other Suns by Isbell Wilkerson Building Stories, Salt Fat Acid Heat, Saga Compendium 1 Monstress Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan All You Can Ever Know 2am at the Cats Pajamas, The Little Bookstore at Big Stone Gap Different Seasons Last Woman Standing My Sister the Serial Killer The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz, A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas Dan Brown!?! Nature Fix, Braiding Sweetgrass On Trails Preparing the Ghost One Giant Leap by Charles Fishman The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Vegan for Everybody Oh She Glows Afro-Vegan Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo CITY OF BRASS by SA Chakraboty Folk of the Air series by Holly Black City of Girls Rich & Pretty HOW TO BAKE EVERYTHING by Mark Bittman Sister Pie Small Victories Dining In HOW TO and WHAT IF by Randall Munroe The $64 Tomato by Bill Alexander A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle Shop Class as Soulcraft Heritage by Sean Brock, Best Cook in the World, Buttermilk Graffiti From Scratch by Tembi Locke See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca tackle the first batch of listener recommendation requests for the 2020 holiday season. This episode is sponsored by: Opus X One - Obsidian Detective by Michael Anderle Bibliostyle by Nina Freudenberger Feminist Book Club Box + Podcast The Great Courses Plus She Said So You Want to Talk About Race Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer We Are Okay by Nina LaCour Dear Madam President Wolfpack by Abby Wambach Power of Meaning Bored & Brilliant The Adventurer’s Son Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel The Master Plan by Chris Wilson Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf Frederick Douglass, Prophet of Freedom by David Blight Hourglass by Dani Shapiro How to Be Married Mating in Captivity Marriageology by Belinda Luscombe The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Hammerhead by Nina Maclaughlin Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee Best American Food Writing 2019 Taste of Country Cooking Notes of a Young Black Chef by Kuame Onuawachi Burn the Place by Iliana Ragan Storied Life of AJ Fikry 84 Charing Cross Road Shadow of the Wind Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Jasmine Guillory Alyssa Cole Helen Hoang Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Most Fun We Ever Had The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Beyond the Bedroom Wall by Larry Woiwode Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill The Mothers by Brit Bennett Perfect Little World Celeste Ng Daisy Jones & The Six Go Like Hell by AJ Baimie How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey What It Is Like to Go To War by Karl Marlantes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Awards, more about the terrible Nobel year, some adaptation news, and more. This episode is sponsored by: The Read Harder Journal American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Sips By Links discussed in this episode: Holy bad looks, Batman: Nobel jurors gave prize to Handke after falling for a conspiracy theory 2019 National Book Awards Announced Author responds after West Virginia library removes LGBT book from shelves And locals are upset b/c the decision has been delayed Memphis Public Libraries joins the overdue fines cancellation trend We have a Daisy Jones! Lord of the Rings series at Amazon already greenlit for Season 2 David! Chang! Memoir! 2019 Publishing Salary Survey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk BN getting on the award train, Amazon releases its best books of the year list, and a weird amount of action in Virginia. This episode is sponsored by: Imaginary Friend by Stephen Cbhosky Eye for Eye by J.K. Franko The Read Harder Journal Links discussed in this episode: Virginia libraries join Macmillan ebook boycott Amazon’s best books of the year list is out, and it is wrong Barnes & Noble introduces Book of the Year Award And a redesigned Barnes & Noble store in Virginia Beach is book-focused Angry parents protest LGBTQ books in Loudon County, Virginia classroom libraries See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca discuss three big new TV adaptions: His Dark Materials (HBO), Watchmen (HBO), and Dickinson (Apple TV+). This episode is sponsored by: Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca watch OverDrive jump into the Macmillan embargo fray, pass along a correction about The Little Free Library story, assess the nominees for the Goodreads choice awards, and ridicule some worse-than-clowns in Florida. This episode is sponsored by: Make New Mistakes The Great Courses Plus The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali Enter to Win $50 to Your Favorite Indie Bookstore! Links discussed in this episode: OverDrive wades into the Macmillan ebook fray Library unsubscribes from NYT because of Trump calling it Fake News Correction re: Little Free Library (thank you, Margret Aldrich) Nashville Public Library suspends macmillan ebook purchases Indianapolis Public Library adjusts ebook circulation limits Goodreads Choice Awards are live Heroes of the week: 650 people form a human chain to move books See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Baz Luhrmann's 1996 adaptation of ROMEO + JULIET. This episode is sponsored by: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Where to Begin by Cleo Wade Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca assess the updates to the Game of Thrones spin-offverse, close-read the CEO of Macmillan's letter about their ebook embargo, wade briefly into a battle over Little Free Libraries, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot's YA Instagram The Great Courses Plus The Make New Mistakes Podcast The Escape of Light by Fred Venturini Links discussed in this episode: Macmillan CEO writes letter to libraries as embargo takes effect First of HBO’s GoT spinoffs is dead And one is ordered to series Little Free Library, Founder’s Family, Clash Over Future Direction Little more info about Bookshop New! Marie! Kondo! Book returns increased by 240% since Chicago libraries eliminated late fees Boston Public Library eliminates fines for people under 18 Self-publishers making big money on blank books See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This episode is sponsored by: The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Where to Begin by Cleo Wade Relevant Link: The Beautiful Power of Ta-Nehisi Coates See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the ALA's report on anti-competitive practices in the digital library market, exciting adaptation casting news, additional agita about the Booker prize, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Win a Blind Date with a Book! Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Spalding University Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo Links discussed in this episode: NYT Book Review launching first-chapter excerpt thing Leander, TX library director fired over pride story hour Congress looking into anti-competitive behavior in digital library market Mackenzie Davis is starring in Station 11 on HBO Max and now I’m mad that I really will have to get HBO Max Foundation Casting More agita re: Split Booker Hero of the week: Patagonia to stop printing galleys See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff throws half-baked ideas about things that should exist in the world of books and reading at Rebecca to see which, if any, aren't horrible. This episode is sponsored by: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Where to Begin by Cleo Wade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca lament the double Booker prize and, to be honest, are just sort of bummed out by it and other stories this week. This episode is sponsored by: Win a Blind Date with a Book! Quantum by Patricia Cornwell Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chobsky Best American Short Stories 2019 on Audio Links discussed in this episode: The double Booker..and the backlash George college students burn books by Latina author Major library system says it will boycott Macmillan ebooks Stephen King’s pad to be open for visitors Some Australian book outlets refusing to sell Ronan Farrow book b/c of legal threats Interesting #metoo followup in classrooms w/ some sales data re: Diaz & Alexie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca try to make sense of this year's double Nobel Prize in Literature. This episode is sponsored by: Tidelands by Philippa Gregory Where to Begin by Cleo Wade The Dolly Factory by Elizabeth Macneal Links discussed in this episode: Two Nobel Prizes Awarded in Literature Ron Charles on the Double Nobel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca briefly discuss the double Nobel, wonder about a strange The Testaments deployment, consider the National Book Award longlist, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Fabulous Monsters by Alberto Manguel Dad's Maybe Book by Tim O'Brien The Great Courses Plus No Judgements by Meg Cabot Links discussed in this episode: The double Nobel happened The BBC abridged the audio of Testaments down to 3.5 hours Michelle Obama publishing companion journal for Becoming Schools in Columbia County, GA limiting students’ book selections 57 public libraries get funding to encourage enrollment in ACA National Book Awards finalists Heroes of the week: high school students who became best friends running a bookish charity together See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca read and watch The Shawshank Redemption. This episode is sponsored by: Where to Begin by Cleo Wade The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Mrs. Everythingby Jennifer Weiner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Vanessa consider a list of the 100 Best Books of the 20th Century, do another round of Bookshop.org talk, get another perspective on throttling books at libraries, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo All the Devils by Barry Eisler Links discussed in this episode: Petition to reinstate Trans 101 at Missouri Library The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The Case for Not Charging Fines for Overdue Library Books One in 5 Americans now listen to audiobooks The Case for Not Charging Fines for Overdue Library Books One in 5 Americans now listen to audiobooks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. What is it about? Is it good? Why is selling faster than fresh-dug swamp mussels? Answers and more than a few questions in this episode. This episode is sponsored by: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Link discussed in this episode: The Dark History Behind the Year’s Bestselling Debut Novel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca get to a bunch of listener follow-up, dive back into the Macmillan's new ebook policy for libraries, try to decide if Oprah's Book Club on Apple TV+ is a big deal, and are in vehement agreement about letting people know that most books aren't fact checked. This episode is sponsored by: The Undoing of Thistle Tate by Katelyn Detweiler A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill Dominicana by Angie Cruz Our giveaway of the best mysteries and thrillers of the year so far! Links: Imagination library does have audio/braille books available My local library starts petition against Macmillan’s ebook throttling This piece about Reese’s book club actually has some before & after numbers Oprah re-launching her book club on Apple TV+ Pressure building for publishers to do better w/ fact checking See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about how The Handmaid's Tale has become a cultural icon and also give their thoughts on the sequel, The Testaments. This episode is sponsored by: Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner Tidelands by Philippa Gregory This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices