Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the It Book of August.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First EditionMina's Matchbox by Yoko OgawaThere Are Rivers by Elif ShafakApprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole MaehrerThe Art of Power by Nancy PelosiHouse of Bone and Rain by Gabino IglesiasBurn by Peter HellerHum by Helen PhillipsAll That Glitters by Orlando WhitfieldThe Pairing by Casey McQuistonPeggy by Rebecca Godfrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca respond to some listener feedback, talk about the sales spike of Kamala Harris books, some truly amateur hour cheating in the Hugo Awards, and nerd out about some specific sales data related the the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century List.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!Discussed in this episode:What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First Edition***We’re hiring***The NYT list is moving unitsKamala Harris book sales soaringHugo Awards reveal (poorly executed) scheme to get fraudulent votes for one authorNickel Boys adaptation will open the New York Film Festival, hits theaters 10/25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Sharifah Williams to discuss the books they selected for in The New York Times's 100 best books of the 21st century, how they picked, and their reactions to the final list.Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/bookriotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the film release of The NeverEnding Story, Jeff, Rebecca, and Sharifah talk about the book, movie, and its place in pop and nerd culture.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The NeverEnding Story by Michael EndeThe NeverEnding Story Oral HistoryThe Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are back to do more discussion of The New York Times's list of the Best Books of the 21st Century, go over the reader version of the list, predict what books we think are the most likely to make Obama's summer reading list, talk about their recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The Book Riot Podcast PatreonThe 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyNYT reveals readers’ top 100Slow Productivity by Cal NewportState of Paradise by Laura Van Den BergThe Coin by Yasmin ZaherThe Bright Sword by Lev GrossmanThere's Always This Year by Hanif AbdurraquibJames by Percival EverettFire Exit by Morgan TaltyThe Demon of Unrest by Erik LarsonThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Searcher by Tana French Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, to talk about the construction, philosophy, and end result of The New York Times list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!Discussed in this episode:The Book Riot Podcast PatreonThe 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyThe New York Times Book Review Podcast discussion of the list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Book Riot managing editor Vanessa Diaz discuss the NYT's 100 books of the 21st century, sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman, disturbing revelations about Alice Munro, and more.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Visit Thrift Books to see all the titles featured on the show.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this Episode:Reagan Arthur will return to HachetteFoot traffic is also up at Books a Million & Half Price BooksBook Riot’s Best Books of 2024 So FarNYT Top 100 Books of the CenturyNeil Gaiman accused of sexual assaultAlice Munro’s daughter reveals family secret of sexual abuseRomance bookstores on the risePRH Buys Boom! StudiosThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreRuse of Shadows by Sherry ThomasMalas by Marcela Fuentes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Jeff and Rebecca hither and yon, we asked our editors to drop in and talk about their favorite books of the year so far.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange)The Book Riot Podcast PatreonMoon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig RiceShift Happens by J Albert MannKill Her Twice by Stacey LeeA Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun LaiHere We Go Again by Alison CochrunCash Delgado Is Living the Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejiayouthjuice by E.K. SathueMagical/Realism by Vanessa Angelica VillarealA Ruse of Shadows by Sherry ThomasThe Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy SchillaceHirayasumi, Vol. 1 by Keigo Shinzō, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff tells Rebecca about his trip to the American Library Association Annual Convention before a discussion of listener feedback, B&N getting more people into stores, and recent reading.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange)The Book Riot Podcast PatreonFoot traffic up YOY in Barnes & Noble storesWebtoon goes public for $315 millionBarnes & Noble picks God of the Woods as July book club selectionOliver Burkeman’s next book is about meditationGood Material by Dolly Alderton The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca go through 10 contenders to pick the It Book of July.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!Discussed in this episode:Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange)The Book Riot Podcast PatreonThe Coin by Yasmin ZaherI Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreSomeone Like Us by Dinaw MengestuThe Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China MievilleState of Paradise by Laura Van Den BergAll This & More by Peng SheperdLong Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-AknerLiars by Sarah MangusoThe Bright Sword by Lev Grossman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices