Podcast Episodes

The It Books of October 2025

Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 candidates for the title, It Book of October 2025.

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Published on 1 month ago

The Booker Prize Finalists, Judge Shades Trump's Lawsuit Against PRH, and More Book News

Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Booker Prize finalists, a judicial brow-beating, soft book sales, and more.

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Published on 1 month ago

The Books That Matter: THE SNOWY DAY

Today we have for you an episode from the Brooklyn Public Library’s Borrowed & Returned podcast series, looking back on Ezra Jack Keats' trailblazing picture book and how it continues to resonate wit…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Trump Sues PRH, The National Book Award Fiction Longlist, and More Book News

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the week's book news, from Trump flimsy lawsuit against PRH and The New York Times (and why it matters, flimsy as it is), break down a couple of award lists, do some Jefft…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Book Club: THE SECRET OF SECRETS by Dan Brown

Jeff, Rebecca, and Vanessa gather in a secret chamber to discuss the wonderfully absurd mysteries of Dan Brown's latest, The Secret of Secrets.

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

National Book Awards Longlists, a Journey Into Literary History, and More

Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a discussion about the National Book Awards longlists, authors' big settlement from Anthropic, and exciting adaptation news. Then, Vanessa t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Introducing Zero to Well-Read, a New Podcast from Book Riot

Jeff and Rebecca introduce their new podcast, Zero to Well-Read, with its inaugural episode about The Great Gatsby. We dig into what makes Gatsby a classic, why it’s all over high school reading list…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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 month, 3 weeks ago

The It Books of September 2025

Jeff and Rebecca crown the It Book of September 2025.

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Published on 2 months 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 2 months ago