Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca talk Amazon's best books of the year, The National Book Award winners, Goodreads Choice Award nominees, 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!It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:TBR!First Edition!The Book Riot Podcast PatreonBook Riot’s Best Books of 2023Rebecca’s victory lap for the Barnes & Noble Book of the YearA sigh of relief for Jeff, Paul Harding did not win the NBAAnd Amazon editors agree - their best books of 2023Goodreads Choice Awards kick offData Baby by Susannah BreslinThe Vulnerables by Sigrid NunezHidden Potential by Adam GrantHow to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairEverything I Learned I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble's finalists for Book of the Year, a treasure trove of literary awards data, the stunning catalog of audiobooks from Spotify, 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!It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.Discussed in this Episode:TBR!First Edition!The Book Riot Podcast PatreonFinalists for Barnes & Noble Book of the YearWNDB launches Indigenous Reads Rising35 years of National Book Awards dataA Look at audiobook economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the sales numbers for The Woman in Me, PW's best books of the year list, the Fourth Wing adaptation announcement, 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!It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!The Book Riot Podcast PatreonBritney sales numbersPW’s best books of 2023There’s a Fourth Wing adaptation comingHighlights of a couple new studies about Americans’ reading habitsBarnes & Noble Discover Prize goes to The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters12 Things Rebecca Learned in 12 Years of Book RiotBlackouts by Justin TorresThe Woman in Me by Britney SpearsLet Us Descend by Jesmyn WardKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jenn Northington discuss Scholastic's decision to walk back the plan to silo diverse books, BookTok's takedown of a Taylor-Travis fanfic, and more. Then Rebecca is joined by Kelly Jensen for a conversation about Britney Spears's new memoir, The Woman in Me.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Links Discussed in the Episode:Michelle Williams impersonates Justin Timberlake in Britney Spears’s memoirNailed it: Oprah selects Let Us Descend for final book club of 2023Update: Scholastic walks back separate diversity collectionYA author opens bookstore dedicated to banned books & marginalized authorsBookTok takes down a Tayvis romanceHow much should books cost?"Purge the Poison" by MarinaA Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the celebrity memoir boomlet, Levar Burton hosting the National Book Awards, renovating Barnes & Noble, Scholastic separating LBGTQ+ and other marginalized books, the Lessons in Chemistry adaptation, 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!Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!The Book Riot Podcast PatreonRIP Louise GlückUpdate: Michelle Williams is the support narrator for Britney’s memoirUpdate: LeVar Burton to host NBA ceremonyScholastic confirms option to withhold LGBTQ+ titles from book fairsBarnes & Noble’s new looks seem to be paying offThat American Fiction trailer thoFamily Meal by Bryan WashingtonBlackouts by Justin TorresMCULessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The podcast covers listener feedback, interesting book announcements, recent reading, and more. Topics discussed include Spotify audiobook licensing, Salman Rushdie's memoir about being stabbed, and notable book titles. Other topics covered include sleep hygiene, mental tattoos, the challenges faced by ebook subscription services, and the concerns raised by the Society of Authors about streaming audiobooks.

American poet and 2020 Nobel Laureate Louise Glück has passed away. She was something of a house favorite here, so we thought we'd share a rebroadcast of the time Jeff and Rebecca talked about the life and work of Louise Glück, plus an extended discussion of her 1993 poem, “Vespers.” RIP, Louise Glück, we are so grateful for your work and your life.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The Collected Poems of Louise Glück“The Body Artist” by Dan Chiasson“Vespers” by Louise Glück Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the honoree of the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature, the National Book Award finalists, free audiobooks coming to Spotify subscribers, 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!Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!The Book Riot Podcast PatreonNobel winner Jon Fosse NBA finalists Spotify to make audiobooks free for premium usersLeave the World Behind trailerMaking It So by Patrick StewartLand of Milk and Honey by C Pam ZhangGoing Infinite by Michael Lewis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Book3 (and reactions to it), a survey about what libraries think of book bans, the U.S. suing Amazon, 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!Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!The Book Riot Podcast PatreonResults of the parent perceptions survey BR partnered on with EveryLibraryThe Atlantic got the data about the 183,000 books in Books3 AI training setFTC sues Amazon for unlawful monopolyThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffThe Book of (More) Delights by Ross GayThis Other Eden by Paul HardingLand of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang How to Fight Book Bans & Censorship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As an extra for you this week, we are delighted to share the first episode of Borrowed and Banned, a new podcast made by our friends at the Brooklyn Public Library. This 7-episode limited series, hosted by Virginia Marshall and Adwoa Adusei, tells the story of America's ideological war with its bookshelves by talking with students on the frontlines, the librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and the writers whose books have become a political battleground.Learn more about Borrowed and Banned at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices