Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca tally up their favorite reads of the year so far. Yes, James is at the top of the 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

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a mixed bag of topics this week: James getting a major adaptation deal, Hilary Clinton is publishing a new mem.....YAWN, and Frieda McFadden looks to go full grocery store.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this Episode:Visit mytbr.co to subscribe today – it only takes a few minutes. That’s mytbr.co!Stephen Spielberg to direct adaptation of JAMES with Taika Waititi in early talks to directNew Hillary Clinton memoir coming this fallThe new queen of the bestseller list isn’t a TikTok romantasy hitSlow Productivity by Cal NewportLies and Weddings by Kevin KwanSame As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca look back at their It Book selections so far, see what they got right and wrong, and then talk about which books have been the books of the year thus 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 Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca dive into an extremely busy week of book news. Barnes & Noble buys Tattered Cover. April book sales are up so much it's hard to believe. And published books have gotten way more diverse over the last 5 years, but there is more work to be done and reason to wonder if the progress will continue.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 PatreonBarnes & Noble buys Tattered CoverAmazon’s best books of 2024 so farSales were way up in April and print sales were up 5% in MayNew data on DEI in publishingFrontlist Foyer, brought to you by ThriftbooksLong Island by Colm TóibínBite by Bite by Aimee NezhukumatathilConsent by Jill CimentMargo's Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the people they think are doing the most interesting stuff in the world of books (less writing, more making of the books you know?).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 Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca discuss one of the most anticipated books of the season, Exhibit by R.O. Kwon.Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and all bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/bookriotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Jeff's breakdown of a bunch of Best of 2024 So Far lists, dive into a listener-created spreadsheet of It Books, talk about Oprah's summer book club selection, and much 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:Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange)The Book Riot Podcast PatreonOprah’s summer book club pick is…woofGoodreads’ most popular books of the year so farJeff rounded up the best-of-2024-so-far listsLet’s talk about Sophia’s amazing It Book tracker Pod newsletter with the explainer for itGrief is For People by Sloane CrosleyThere's Always This Year by Hanif AbdurraqibI'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca rank the 10 most important, lasting, and otherwise notable books from 2014. 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 PatreonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeBad Feminist by Roxane GayMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitLila by Marilynne RobinsonEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgMilk and Honey by Rupi KuarBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyAll The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca get a little unhinged imagining some of their favorite authors trying out each others' styles.Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and all bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/bookriotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca discuss Barnes & Noble's list of the Best Books of the Year (So Far), dissect Costco's new book-selling strategy, wonder about the price Apple paid to host Reese's Book Club (Audio-only), 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:Barnes & Noble’s best of 2024 so farCostco to stop selling books year-roundUS Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2023Apple Books becomes official audiobooks home for Reese’s Book ClubThe Winner by Teddy Wayneyouthjuice by E.K. SathueKairos by Jenny ErpenbeckGreta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices