Podcast Episodes

Obama's Summer Reading List, B&N Buys Another Indie & More

Jeff and Rebecca announce a couple of new projects before talking about authors settling with Anthropic, Obama's summer reading list, the Kirkus Prize nominees, B&N buying Books Inc, and more of the …

Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago

The It Books of September 2025

Jeff and Rebecca crown the It Book of September 2025.

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Published on 5 days, 20 hours ago

Deals Deals Deals for August 2025 [Teaser]

This is a bonus preview of our Patreon-only episode: Deals Deals Deals for August 2025, in which Jeff presents interesting book deals for Rebecca's consideration.

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Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

KATABASIS by R.F. Kuang

Jeff, Rebecca, and Vanessa talk about Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. Spoiler-free discussion for the first bit, with warning when we wade into deeper plot waters.

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Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

American are Reading for Pleasure Less. A Lot Less.

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a big new survey of American reading habits, the Polari Prize closing up shop for the year, Katabasis getting an adaptation, ghost-written vanity memoirs, and more.

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Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fall Adaptation Preview

Jeff and Rebecca preview a huge season of literary adaptations.

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Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

We Need a Book Review Revolution

An encouraging court win, thoughts on book reviews, direct to Kanopy films, and more of the week's book news.

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Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

"Well-Read" is Hard to Define. But Real.

Jeff and Rebecca process some public comments about the idea of being "well-read," a big influencer book club, a study on the gender of animals in kids books, and more book news of the week.

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Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

The 2025 Booker Longlist Is Here

Jeff and Rebecca break down the 2025 longlist for the Booker Prize, digest the news of a new book from Kamala Harris, lament the demise of class (behavior, not socio-economic status), and much more.

Published on 1 month ago

The It Books of August

Jeff and Rebecca decide what the It Book of August will be.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago