Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchChecking in with We Need Diverse Books
Jeff talks to Dhonielle Clayton and Caroline Richmond of We Need Diverse Books about censorship, book bannings, and the ongoing drive to diversify books and reading in the U.S.
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Published on 6 hours ago
The It Books of November 2025
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the title of It Book of November.
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Published on 4 days, 22 hours ago
The Eye of the Best Books of the Year Storm Approaches
Jeff and Rebecca put on their rain gear as the best books of the year storm approaches.
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Published on 1 week ago
Deep into that Darkness Peering
Book Riot's managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, returns to re-examine the strange and influential life of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
National Book Award Announces Host, B&N Discover Prize, and more book news.
Jeff and Rebecca applaud the news that Jeff Hiller will be hosting the National Book Awards in November before talking about more book news from the week.
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Published on 2 weeks ago
The Seventeen Year-Old Who Invented Science Fiction
With Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in the news, we thought we would bring out an episode we did for Annotated several years ago. It's a great story and we had…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
How Much Does Genre Matter to Readers?
Prof. Laura McGrath joins Jeff and Rebecca to talk about what some studies can tell us about just how much readers care (and don't) about genre.
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Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, NBA Finalists, and more award season news. PLUS: Hachette CEO David Shelley
Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about the 2025 Nobel for Literature, National Book Award finalists and more award season news. Then, Hachette CEO David Shelly talks to Jeff about book banning, i…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Zero to Well-Read: TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer
A drop-in of the most recent episode of Zero to Well-Read, in which Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinksy are joined by Book Riot editors Vanessa Diaz and Kelly Jensen to talk about Stephanie Meyer's cult…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Anthropic Settlement Portal Shows All. Mostly.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the opening of the portal to submit claims against the $1.5 Billion Anthropic settlement, Reading Rainbow's relaunch, One Battle After Another, and more of the week's book…
Published on 4 weeks ago