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February "It Book" Knockout Round

After a ho-hum January slate of new releases, Jeff and Rebecca are back to working their way through a much stronger slate of It Book candidates.

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Adapted Screenplay Nominees, Big 5 Really Just as Big, NBCC Award Finalists, and more

Jeff and Rebecca helpfully wade into the Adapted Screenplay Discourse, question framing 2023 as anything other than dominance for the Big 5, peruse t…

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THE INTUITIONIST at 25 [Teaser]

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of The Intuitionist, Jeff and Rebecca dive deep on Colson Whitehead's debut novel.

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Winter/Spring 2024 Adaptation Preview

Jeff and Rebecca talk about notable adaptations coming out over the next few months.

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Circuit Court Declares Texas Book Ban Law Unconstitutional, Barnes & Noble Opening New Stores, LA Public Library Buys a Publishing House, and more

Jeff and Rebecca talk about some good legal news, B&N's announced plans to open 50 new stores, quashing (and starting?) some Argylle authorship rumor…

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What Are the 50 Hottest Books of the Moment? [Teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca check in on the Hot 50, their running list of the biggest/buzziest/most acclaimed books in the zeitgeist.


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Power Ranking the Books of 2019

Jeff and Rebecca try to power rank the top books of 2019.

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The Most Popular Books of the Last 10 years, a Keanu Reeves/China Mieville Team-Up, Banning Dictionaries, and Being Dumb about Oprah, and More

Jeff and Rebecca kick themselves for not seeing the obvious reason Oprah might be stumping extra-hard for The Covenant of Water, marvel at Keanu Reev…

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Our Most Anticipated Books of 2024 (The First Bit of It, At Least)

Jeff and Rebecca run through some of their personally most-anticipated books of the first-ish half of 2024. Plus, they have some other Book Riot edit…

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Obama's Favorite Books of 2023, Iowa Book Banning Law Partially Stopped, Recent Reading, and more.

Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinksy talk about Obama's favorite books of 2023, the best-selling books of 2023 in the U.S., some good news in Iowa, our w…

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