Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFebruary "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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2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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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2 years, 1 month ago
Winter/Spring 2024 Adaptation Preview
Jeff and Rebecca talk about notable adaptations coming out over the next few months.
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2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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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2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago