Podcast Episodes

The Big 5 Are Indeed Big, First Major AI Verdict Comes In, Remembering Tom Robbins, and more.

First up, Jeff offers his remembrances of reading Tom Robbins. Then, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the hardcover dominance of the Big 5, the first land…

1 year ago

Everything Romance with Jessica Pryde

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by romance expert Jessica Pryde to talk about romantasy, current trends in romance, category romance, navigating commerci…

1 year ago

Deals Deals Deals for February 2025 [Teaser]

Jeff is back with his quarterly pile of recent book deal announcements to bounce off Rebecca. One of our favorite recurring episodes.

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1 year ago

Gaiman Sued, Blurbs Deprecated, and A Book Sales Check-In

Jeff and Rebecca spend more time than they would like in legal-land before talking about how everybody hates blurbs, recent reading, and other book n…

1 year ago

The It Books of February 2025

Jeff and Rebecca consider ten contenders to be the It Book of the Month.

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1 year ago

We Talk About WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang [Teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the new novel by the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Han Kang.

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1 year ago

Dark Horse Drops Gaiman, Ebooks Come to Bookshop, ONYX STORM is the Fastest-Selling Books in 20 years, and more.

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Dark Horse parting ways with Neil Gaiman, get off some hot takes about bookish social media, go through the ins-and-outs …

1 year ago

Writers to Watch, 2025 Edition

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of early-ish career writers to keep your eye on.

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1 year ago

ONYX STORM Rolls In, It's a Very Bookish Oscars, and Making Your Own Book Fair

Jeff and Rebecca note some side-effects of Onyx Storm's huge release before talking about Oscars nominations, NBCC finalists, recent reading and more…

1 year ago

Power Ranking the Books of 2015

Jeff and Rebecca look back and power-rank the books of 2015. Ten picks each, minimal cheating.

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