Podcast Episodes

The Surprising Origins of Publishing's Seasons

Rebecca and Book Riot's managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, discuss the surprising, boring origins of publishing's seasons, Ken Follett's big move, and mo…

1 year, 9 months ago

Deals, Deals, Deals: May 2024 [teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca review some of the most interesting and exciting book deal announcements from the last few months.

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1 year, 9 months ago

Gone Girl

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Gone Girl movie, and the 12th anniversary of the book's original publication, we're rerunning our Adaptation Nati…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Last of the Recommendation Responses, KNIFE by Salman Rushdie, and more

Jeff and Rebecca finish off the season's recommendation requests, talk about Salman Rushdie's Knife, answer a few mailbag questions, and more.

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1 year, 9 months ago

The 2024 Pulitzer Winners & Part 2 of Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendations

Jeff and Rebecca spend a few minutes talking about yesterday's announcement of the 2024 Pulitzer prizes before getting into more book recommendations…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Summer 2024 New Release Draft [Teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca compete to create the best collection of 10 upcoming releases.

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1 year, 9 months ago

2024 Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendation Extravaganza, Part 1

Part 1 of our 2024 Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendation Extravaganza, in which Jeff and Rebecca answer listener book recommendations requests.

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1 year, 9 months ago

"It Book" Knockout Round for May 2024

Jeff and Rebecca try to figure out what the "it book" of May 2024 will be.

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1 year, 9 months ago

Parenting Books, CRAZY RICH ASIANS as a Musical, and We Want to Know the Fate of the Mouse

Sharifah joins Jeff to talk about parenting books, recent reading, adaptation news, and a scheme involving QR codes that it just might work.

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1 year, 9 months ago

Looking at Bookish Social Media With Fresh Eyes [Updated]

Jeff checks in with Rebecca about re-entering, to a degree, the world of bookish social media.

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1 year, 10 months ago