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Back to SearchDeep into that Darkness Peering
Book Riot's managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, returns to re-examine the strange and influential life of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
National Book Award Announces Host, B&N Discover Prize, and more book news.
Jeff and Rebecca applaud the news that Jeff Hiller will be hosting the National Book Awards in November before talking about more book news from the week.
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Published on 2 months ago
The Seventeen Year-Old Who Invented Science Fiction
With Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in the news, we thought we would bring out an episode we did for Annotated several years ago. It's a great story and we had…
Published on 2 months ago
How Much Does Genre Matter to Readers?
Prof. Laura McGrath joins Jeff and Rebecca to talk about what some studies can tell us about just how much readers care (and don't) about genre.
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Published on 2 months ago
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, NBA Finalists, and more award season news. PLUS: Hachette CEO David Shelley
Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about the 2025 Nobel for Literature, National Book Award finalists and more award season news. Then, Hachette CEO David Shelly talks to Jeff about book banning, i…
Published on 2 months ago
Zero to Well-Read: TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer
A drop-in of the most recent episode of Zero to Well-Read, in which Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinksy are joined by Book Riot editors Vanessa Diaz and Kelly Jensen to talk about Stephanie Meyer's cult…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Anthropic Settlement Portal Shows All. Mostly.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the opening of the portal to submit claims against the $1.5 Billion Anthropic settlement, Reading Rainbow's relaunch, One Battle After Another, and more of the week's book…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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 2 months, 2 weeks 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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Ready for a cozy, bookish au…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks 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 2 months, 3 weeks ago