Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat is Magical Realism?
Vanessa Diaz is back to talk with Jeff and Rebecca about what magical realism is, where it comes from, and how to talk about it.
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3 months ago
On Putting Together a Best Books of the Year List
Vanessa Diaz sits in for Rebecca this week and talks to Jeff about the challenges of making a best books of the year list before getting into the new…
3 months, 1 week ago
Fall Media Diet Check-In (Plus Other Life Pursuits) [Teaser]
This is a bonus preview of our Patreon-only episode in which Jeff and Rebecca talk about what they've been doing with their lives recently, outside…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Books We Still Want to Read in 2025
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the books they still want to get to before 2026 gets here.
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3 months, 1 week ago
Speculating on The Book of the Year and the Impacts of AI on Writing
We're in a lull of current publishing industry news, so Jeff and Rebecca speculate about upcoming book awards, year-end announcements, and the book o…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
What We Want from Essays: DEAD & ALIVE by Zadie Smith
Jeff and Rebecca talk Zadie Smith's Dead & Alive.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
Checking in with We Need Diverse Books
Jeff talks to Dhonielle Clayton and Caroline Richmond of We Need Diverse Books about censorship, book bannings, and the ongoing drive to diversify bo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The It Books of November 2025
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the title of It Book of November.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Eye of the Best Books of the Year Storm Approaches
Jeff and Rebecca put on their rain gear as the best books of the year storm approaches.
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3 months, 4 weeks ago
Deep 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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4 months ago