Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award for Fiction longlist, a bunch of red states leaving the American Library Association, a teacher getting fired for teaching The Diary of Anne Frank, and Oprah's next surprising book club pick.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Book Riot’s editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!Discussed in this episode:First Edition!The Book Riot Podcast PatreonDeep Dive shout-out: The Bestseller List is BrokenTexas teacher fired after reading aloud from graphic novel of Anne Frank’s diaryRed states cut ties with ALAReading IT’S PERFECTLY NORMALProject Gutenberg releases 5,000 public domain audiobooks w/ AI narrationBidding opens Tues 9/26, in the Authors for Voices of Color auction to support WNDBOprah’s next pick is also 600+ pages long, and she’s only giving it a monthNational Book Award Longlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of recent reading, Drew Barrymore getting booted from the National Book Awards, and I guess that pretty much covers it.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.The Book Riot Podcast PatreonUpdate: Pulitzer board amends citizenship requirementsOngoing: More authors sue OpenAINational Book Awards drops Drew Barrymore as hostHappiness Falls by Angie KimHow to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairLeave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about book blurbs, book sales, and the fundamental tension of Goodreads.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!Discussed in this episode:First Edition!First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.The Book Riot Podcast PatreonThe Conundrum of BlurbsGoodreads is Terrible for Books: Why Can’t We All Quit It?Wait, how many copies do most books sell?Dictionary.com adds 566 New Words for 2023 Texas Judge Blocks Book Ban Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk early 2023 prize lists, Jeff's trip to the UK, 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!Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this Episode:First Edition!First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.The Book Riot Podcast PatreonListener feedback re: The Book of Hov.Kirkus Prize finalistsThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayThe Great White Bard by Farah Karim-CooperThe Guest by Emma ClineThe Fraud by Zadie SmithLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeOnce Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are out this week, wrapping up the last bits of summer vacation, so we are dropping Jeff's recent interview on First Edition with Josh Cook into the feed.On the occasion of his new book, The Art of Libromancy: Selling Books and Reading Books in the 21st Century, Josh Cook of Porter Square books joins Jeff for a conversation about modern indie bookselling.Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack.Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks.Discussed in this episode:Check out First Edition on Twitter, on Substack, and on Instagram.And if you have a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, please and thank you!Email First Edition at firstedition@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The podcast discusses book banning news, absurd behavior in Texas, and Jay-Z's partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. Topics include parental perceptions of libraries, a school district's approach to banned books, and the erosion of trust in traditional journalism.

Rebecca and Vanessa talk about a trio of AI-related publishing shenanigans, the private equity firm that bought Simon & Schuster, and a cringey moment for the hockey romance community.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox!Links Discussed in the EpisodeBig congrats to Kelly on a well-deserved commendationLiterary Activism NewsletterParamount agrees to sell S & S to private equity firm KKRAI-generated travel books are the latest Amazon scamAuthor fights Amazon to have AI books listed under name removedAI fiction analytics site Prosecraft shut down after author backlashThis hockey romance BookTok stuff is wild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca end up spending most of this episode talking about a new publishing company that is cutting influencers in on the action.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commissionDiscussed in this episode:A New Start-Up Proposes Influencer-Driven PublishingFirst Edition!First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.The Book Riot Podcast PatreonThe Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca spend a long time talking about how the sheer quantity of books published is the central issue in book publishing. Plus, they hit a couple of quick news items and talk about recent reading.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.The Book Riot Podcast PatreonShout-out to PW’s Disability Representation in Publishing featuresBooksellers sue over Texas law requiring them to rate books for appropriateness Javier Zamora on why literary prizes should stop excluding non-citizensCongrats to Libro.fm on their international launch!BINC launches incubator for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ booksellersGRRM says HBO deal is “suspended” and Winds of Winter is still in progressCrook Manifesto by Colson WhiteheadStrip Tees by Kate Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of 2023, Obama's summer reading list, The Covenant of Water, and much more.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:First Edition!First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack.The Book Riot Podcast PatreonThanks to Charley Burlock for featuring us in this! Obama summer reading, babyyyyyyyPW: Best-selling books of 2023 so farGenerational shift at PRH as iconic editors take buyoutThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseCrook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices