Book Riot - The Podcast

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about JULIUS CAESAR backlash, Amazon being the fifth largest bookstore chain in the U.S, Trump blocking Stephen King on Twitter, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson ThirdLove Audiobooks.com Links discussed in this episode: Big-time sponsors pull support of Julius Caesar production inspired by Trump Trump Block Stephen King on Twitter 20,000 libraries participating in world’s largest book club Amazon will be fifth-largest bookstore chain Hero of the week: trainer promotes “books before boxing” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss new info about the the Game of Thrones Extended Universe, Oprah's Book Club rumblings, Well-Read Black Girl's conference, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's New Science Fiction & Fantasy Podcast: SFF Yeah Book Riot New Mystery/Thriller Podcast: Read or Dead Follow-up on Game of Thrones prequels Update: Author who shall not be name will self-publish New Oprah pick coming 6/26 Well-Read Black Girl literary festival Harper Lee estate endorses graphic novel adaptation Hero of the week: 9-year-old girl sells lemonade to keep her library from closing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff and Rebecca talk about listener feedback on Little Free Libraries and the Amazon Buy Button, the coming GAME OF THRONES adaptation multiverse, Audible experiments, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Third Love OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: The Game of Thrones Spin-Off Industry That JK Rowling/Stephen Fry Revenge Story Isn’t True New sponsorship model for Women’s Prize for Fiction Audible launches $5 million fund to pay playwrights to write audio dramas 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 surprising strength of Scribd's subscribership, Little Free Library backlash, Bill Gates' recommended summer reading, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkaupf OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: Alias Grace going to Netflix See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talking about Author Who Shall Not Be Named suing his former publisher. changes to Amazon's "buy" button, James Patterson and Bill Clinton teaming up to write a thriller, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Audiobooks.com Grand Central Instant Book Club Links discussed in this episode: He Who Shall Not Be Named sues S & S for $10mil for canceled book deal Bill Clinton working on novel w/ Jimmy P Amazon Buy Button Changes Andrew Luck starts book podcast Matthew Weiner has written a novel, and we have a rant about pricing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jeff wrap up this year's moms, dads, and grads recommendation bonanza. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Protect America Grand Central Book Club Books mentioned in this show: The Mothers The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Saints for All Occasions Orhan’s Inheritance George A Boy Like Me Redefining Realness A Darker Shade of Magic Sorceror to the Crown Paper Girls The Magicians Shadowshaper Every Body Yoga Wisdom of Yoga Silence Start Where You Are Presence Speak A Brief History of Nearly Everything Ready Player One Barkskins The Luminaries The Noble Hustle Hammerhead The Year of Living Biblically Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast Our Souls at Night Another Brooklyn The Inseparables Maine The Turner House Doc The Ok Corral The Kid The Sisters Brothers Battleborn The Water Museum Peak Grit Known and Strange Things Big Magic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca answer listener recommendation requests for summer holidays and graduation. This episode is sponsored by: Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener Out of the Box by Jemma Westing Books recommended in this show: The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Leavers by Lisa Ko The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR by Scott Hawkins An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam’ I Crawl Through It by A.S. King The Martian by Andy Weir The Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? By Mindy Kaling OUR MAN IN HAVANA by Graham Greene Who Thought This Was a Good Idea by Alyssa Mastromonaco Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Self-Inflicted Wounds by Aisha Tyler AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie Endless Night by Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Penance by Kanae Minato Good as Gone by Amy Gentry H IS FOR HAWK by Helen Macdonald THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER by Lawrence Anthony The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Finding Beauty in a Broken World CALL THE MIDWIFE by Jennifer Werth Cutting for Stone by Abraham Vergese Dancer by Colum McCann I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Neurotribes by Steve Silberman We Gon’ Be Alright by Jeff Chang See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about personalized book recommendation services, Shelfie's tech being integrated at Kobo, approve of Rick Riordan's new imprint, rail against people ignoring the rising prize of ebooks, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Startup by Doree Shafrir I Found You by Lisa Jewell Links discussed in this episode: Follow up in personalized reading recommendations, including The Book Spa and Sarah's Bookshelves Sam Missingham launches Lounge Books Rick Riordan launches imprint Kobo WILL integrate shelfie functinoality into its apps and ereaders Anika Noni Rose options SHADOWSHAPER See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about UK reading habits, a new Fahrenheit 451 adaptation, audiobook recommendations, the Salander dynasty, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick Audible Links discussed in this episode: Knopf announces 5th book in Millennium series Emergency Room for the mindWeird news: Insane Clown Posse being sued for plagiarizing poem from Chicken Soup for the Soul World Book Night Survey HBO making a Fahrenheit 451 movie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners, the most-challenged books of 2016, Book Riot Insiders, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Links discussed in this episode: 2017 Pulitzer winners ALA List of Most Challenged Books of 2016 The Verge's review of The Handmaid's Tale Book Riot Insiders 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 Bidens' book deals, the most "literate" city in the U.S., the absurdity of copyright law, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Casper Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist The Baker Street Four by Olivier Legrand, J.B. Djian, and David Etien. Links discussed in this week's show: Follow-up from listener (Kris) about UK publishing diversity Joe & Jill Biden get multi-book deal Imbolo Mbue wins PEN/Faulkner St. Martin’s Press acquires first “official” Black Lives Matter book Macmillan launches Reading Without Walls Audible maps genre popularity by state Rakuten acquires Shelfie DC reclaims title as America’s most literate city See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Norway's doomsday library, a disco party at the Library of Congress, and more. This episode sponsored by: Third Love Marlena by Julie Buntin Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Links discussed in this episode: NYPL's 2017 Young Lions for Fiction Award New hardcover editions of 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood writes new material for The Handmaid's Tale on Audible Hemingway was a soviet spy Norway has a doomsday library Microsoft's new digital bookstore Disco party at the Library of Congress Hachette UK's new diversity initiative Amazon lands limited series for The Underground Railroad 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 York Times' evolving book coverage, Chelsea Clinton's upcoming children's book, Jane Austen's new alt-right fans, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Playster Links discussed in this episode: Chelsea Clinton to write children’s book, She Persisted Alabama 8-year-old writes bestseller about dealing with annoying little brother NYT Match Book Weird news: Black Eyed Peas announce original graphic novel More weird news: Jane Austen has fans on the alt-right Fun with Adverb stats Handmaid’s Tale-inspired robes showing up in political protest Robert Caro’s next books is audiobook only See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about oxford commas, labor laws, ebook sales, a raft of adaptation news, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Caraval by Stephanie Gerber What It Takes by Shannon Stacey Links discussed in this episode: Hero of the week: 11-year-old St Louis boy starts book club for black boys to see themselves in books. Oxford Comma decides court case Kerry Washington to adapt The Mothers Girl in the Spider’s Web will be a total reboot w/ new actors Nnedi Okorafor says publisher whitewashed her cover Ebook sales continue to fall in UK Hachette partners w/ Wattpad to produce audiobooks Libro.fm - audiobook service for indie bookstores See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this 200th episode, Jeff and Rebecca answer any and all listener questions. _____________________ If you have a moment and are willing to fill out a listener survey, we would greatly appreciated it. Click here. Also, check out our Nolite te bastardes carborundorum t-shirts. _____________________ This episode is sponsored by: Third Love The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the Obamas's record-setting book deals, a bill to ban the work of Howard Zinn, book recommendation algorithms, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar Volumes from Penguin Random House Audio Universal Harvester by John Darnielle Links discussed in this episode: Better Living Through Books Obamas! Book! Deals! Bill to ban Howard Zinn books from Arkansas public schools Changes to NYT book coverage explained Daily Action Launches Book Club Lit Bar hits crowdfunding goal Harper Collins book rec bot on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk YA ebook pricing, That Book getting cancelled, a (sigh) discovered Walt Whitman novella, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Madison Reed (offer code: BOOKRIOT) Links discussed in this episode: Take a minute to fill out this listener survey? That Book gets cancelled Free 1984 Screenings Mall of America Writer-in-Residence Unknown Walt Whitman novel discovered See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about their new podcast project, bookstore sales up in 2016, new book announcements from Neil Gaiman & Philip Pullman, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed (use offer code BOOKRIOT for 10% off + free shipping) The Girl Who Lied by Sue Fortin Links discussed in this episode: Better Living Through Books, Episode #1 Ongoing: why more public libraries are eliminating late fees Update: Book That Shall Not Be Named is delayed until June. Bookstores sales rose 2.5% in 2016 Free screenings of Hidden Figures in 14 cities for Black History Month New Neil GaimanPhilip Pullman releasing a companion trilogy to His Dark Materials Goodreads finally has a re-reading feature Powell’s launches BOOX, subscription for picture books See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Rushdie taking on U.S. politics, eulogize Shelfie, admire book fairies, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by: Third Love Tragic Kind of Wonderful Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Langston Hughes’s Harlem home now open for literary/community non-profit New Salman Rushdie novel to take on Trump’s US Goodbye, Shelfie Related: failure of print and ebook bundling Epic! app gives kids access to 20,000 ebooks San Francisco book fairy leaves free copies of Atwood & Orwell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Amanda joins Jeff to talk about Dune getting a film reboot, using books in place of juvenile detention, celebrity book clubs, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed Casper Wires & Nerve by Marissa Meyer Links discussed in this episode: DUNNNNNNEEEEEE A museum of linguistics The Man Who Reinvented How Chinese Was Written Dies at age 111 One Book, One New York New book of Hillary Clinton essays New George RR Martin GAME OF THRONES short story Kim K bookclub This kid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk more about the fallout of The Book That Must Not Be Named, The New York Times screwing with its bestseller lists, The Lit Bar's crowdfunding campaign, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson Links discussed in this episode: Follow up: S & S says alt-right book won’t include hate speech And Roxane Gay pulls her S & S title NYT changing their bestseller lists again The Lit Bar indiegogo is live! Handmaid’s Tale and Citizen among last week’s bestselling books 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 bookishness of Obama, the 2017 Tournament of Books, digital lending on the rise, a 50 Shades musical, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed It's All Absolutely Fine by Ruby Eliot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about whispers of The Winds of Winter, best-selling books of 2016, the 2017 Tournament of Books, and much more. Click here for full show notes. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Third Love Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis Penguin Random House Audio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk an Amazon bookstore coming to NYC, bookstores getting a holiday bounce, the most checked out books at New York libraries, and much more. The episode is sponsored by: Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah McKnight Purgatory Road by Samuel Parker The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca look ahead to 2017 in books and reading. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love The Girl in Green by Derek B. Miller Penguin Random House Audio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jeff look back at the year in books and reading. Be sure to enter our $250 Barnes and Noble giveaway: go here to enter. This episode is sponsored by Playster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk best-selling audiobooks of 2016, the 2017 Read Harder challenge, Croatia's free ebook experiment, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Audible Playster Storyworth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Book Riot's Best Books of 2016 picks, Amazon's best-selling books of 2016, the Goodreads Choice winners, turning Harper Lee into a tourist attraction, and our pick for strangest book-adjacent story of the year. This episode is sponsored by: Casper TryAudiobooks.com Madison Reed See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jeff do another episode of listener holiday recommendation requests. For a list of the books recommended in this episode, go here. This episode is sponsored by: Audible Searching for John Hughes by Jason Diamond The Novice by Taran Matharu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca answer listeners' holiday book recommendation requests. For a list of the books recommended, go here. This episode is sponsored by A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo Retro Photo by David Ellwand The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca recap Book Riot Live, talk about the National Book Awards, do a quick recap of the best books of 2016, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Audible Bookwitty See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca record live from the show floor at Book Riot Live. This episode is sponsored by The Tourist by Robert Dickinson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Amanda talk to Zen Cho, author of Sorcerer to the Crown. This episode is sponsored by Heartless by Marissa Meyer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Goodreads choice awards, Amazon Prime bookstore pricing, books with "girl" in the title, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible @NatGeo Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some by Chris Edwards See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff interviews Sui Li, a 2016 5 Under 35 nominee, about his longshot win, his unusual career, and being a doctor who writes. Check out his novel, Transoceanic Lights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Paul Beatty winning the Man Booker Prize, President Obama's list of essential reading, James Patterson's diagnosis of the 2016 election, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Bombas TryAudiobooks.com/cooking @NatGeo Audible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Claudia Rankine's plans for her Macarthur money, Bob Dyan's Nobel stand-off, publishing missing on digital media, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: TryAudiobooks.com Playster And the Monkey Learned Nothing by Tom Lutz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk with Ashley Ford about her Audible Channel podcast, "Authorized," and her work with Matter Studios. This episode is sponsored by Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about Bob Dylan's Nobel, discounted haircuts for reading aloud, Arundhati Roy's new novel, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Bombas FabFitFun Audible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca do a deep dive on the Ferrante unmasking, talk about the National Book Award finalists, find a couple of things to be excited about, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Bombas The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict Casper Penguin Random House Audio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview episode, Jeff talks with two children's books authors about how children's publishing works, from idea to finished copy: Minh Le and Rita Meade. Minh's book: Let Me Finish Rita's book: Edward Gets Messy This episode is sponsored by Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles 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 announcement of a new Dan Brown novel, the 5 under 35 nominees, librarians getting arrested, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible Bookwitty What the Dickens by Brian Kozlowski See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk 10 best U.S. cities for book lovers, publishing industry salaries, MacArthur genius winners, the expansion of Google Play Books and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo The Courtship of Eva Eldridge by Diane Simmons FabFitFun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff is joined by Jenn Northington to talk about an AirBnb bookstore, literary award-season in full swing, an algorithm that can predict best-sellers, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible FabFitFun The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, Rebecca and Jeff talk to Icema Gibbs, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and JetBlue, about the Soar with Reading program that puts book vending machines in book "deserts." This episode is sponsored by Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk American reading habits, the new Oprah book club pick, the hero of the week, and unexpected heated digression about ebook pricing, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Penguin Random House Audio and Entertainment Digital Membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about suing authors to get advances back, books "timed" to your commute, sales down at PRH, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by: Audible The Call by Peadar O'Guilin FabFitFun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss victories for women and people of color at the Hugo Awards, Harry Potter's effect on Americans' attitudes toward Donald Trump, what to do with Truman Capote's ashes, and more. This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses, Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer, and Audible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the best cities in the world for book lovers, WattPad's new business model for writers, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and The Unseen World by Liz Moore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackson Bird from The Harry Potter Alliance joins Jeff for an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD and the current state of the Harry Potter Universe. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices