Book Riot - The Podcast

This week, Jeff and Rebecca find a Barnes & Noble experiment they like, express almost total ignorance about the National Book Award longlists, are dumbfounded by Amazon's store expansion plans, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: TBR Rule by Ellen Goodlett This is a Whoopsie by Andrew Cangelose The Great Courses Plus Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: FEAR is best-selling book in Simon & Schuster company history Barnes & Noble opens new concept store in Maryland Meanwhile, Amazon planning 3,000 more cashier-less stores by 2021 National Book Awards longlists Target accused of redacting words from certain book descriptions Americans are reading more poetry, less fiction Pennsylvania to ban free book donations to prisons See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca mull Barnes & Noble's current "plan," show their ignorance of the bookselling landscape in the United Kingdom, marvel at the sales figures of Bob Woodward's Fear, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Great American Read Upgrade Soul by Ezra Clayton Daniels The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's TBR For some reason, Barnes & Noble sees better times ahead Waterstones buys Foyles Strong start for Woodward’s FEAR Customer wins bookstore in raffle Owners of Ripped Bodice bookstore sign overall deal with Sony Pictures TV Data! Study of NYT’s “By the Book” column shows male writers are FOUR TIMES more likely to recommend books by men See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk more about Barnes & Noble suitors, Barnes & Noble's eroding finances, a big new Book Riot project, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Great American Read The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King, narrated by LeVar Burton The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles Links discussed in this episode: TBR (Tailored Book Recommendations) Take our reader/listener survey! Follow-up: Publishers are also confused & frustrated by Parneros B&N Lawsuit And BN’s Q1 numbers are in PRH teams up with HeadCount to create Book the Vote for voter registration PRH updates library ebook lending (and it’s not like Tor) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about juicy drama at Barnes & Noble, The New Academy shortlist, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: Google Play Nobody Real by Steven Camden Read Harder Book Long Sadie by Courtney Summers   Links discussed in this episode: Take our reader/listener survey Barnes & Noble drama! Former CEO sues for defamation and reveals a deal to sell the company fell through in June And B & N responds Finalists announced for the New Academy Prize in Literature (alternate Nobel) The Toronto Public Library has a bedtime story hotline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Due to extraordinary circumstances, Jeff flies solo on this episode and monologues on ebook pricing for libraries, what a Netflix for books would now mean, the future of print sales, and more. This episode is sponsored by: The Read Harder Journal Google Play Books Magination Press Book Riot Insiders Links discussed in this episode: Recommended Giveaway Books are the only form of physical media whose sales are growing Len Riggio taking heat as Barnes & Noble flounders CKBK, “Spotify for Cookbooks” prepares to launch The instagram book exchange is not a scam See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week, Rebecca and Sharifah discuss Barack Obama's latest summer reading list, the nominees for the Alternative Nobel, a feminist response to the New York Times's "By the Book" column, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot's Recommended podcast Google Play The Great Courses Plus Links discussed: Obama's Africa-themed summer reading list New Academy opens voting for Alternative Nobel Cooking & sci-fi are hot print segments so far this year UK survey shows massive lack of representation in kidlit Electric Lit introducing feminist alternative to 'By the Book' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices