Book Riot - The Podcast

This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about ambiguous pen-names, go over the 2017 Man Booker longlist, mark Michiko Kakutani's retirement from the New York Times Book Review, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: BookPop Book of the Month The Secret Agent Training Manual   Links discussed in this episode: Is Trump hurting book sales? Michiko Kakutani stepping down from NYTBR  Man Booker Prize longlist announced Neil Degrasse Tyson and George RR Martin teaming up for video game Audiobook/scavenger hunt mash-up See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about police distributing books to kids, relay the strange case of Dracula in Icelandic, round-up a bunch of adaptation news, and much more.   This week's episode is sponsored by: It All Comes Down to This by Karen English The Rise and Fall of DODO by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson   Links discussed in this episode: Why Didn't Independent Bookstores Go Extinct? Continued: translation of Dracula in Icelandic is...a totally different book Joe Biden will tour for his new book, kicks off with Oprah interview  Male writers taking ambiguous pen names to sell psychological thrillers Comey’s  writing a book Writer claims Chelsea Clinton stole his book idea  Bird Box movie with Sandra Bullock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about sales numbers for BEHOLD THE DREAMERS post-Oprah selection, a good year so far for print sales, the opening of the new largest bookstore in the world, and try to get you to listen to Annotated (if you haven't already).    This episode is sponsored by: Levar Burton Reads Unraveling by Sara Ella Book of the Month   Links discussed in this episode: Annotated Episode 2: How did Independent Bookstore Avoid Going Extinct? Pulitzer Prize gets new administratorWorld’s largest bookstore opens in Iran New Maurice Sendak book discovered  10.9% of the translation of The Vegetarian is wrong?! Wichita Police Department using book-delivery service for outreach North  American comics market hit $1.085 billion in 2016 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode is a little delayed due to summer scheduling and will be out Tues/Wed, but a little something that can tide you over until then.    Annotated Annotated on Apple Podcasts Annotated on Overcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and guest co-host Jenn discuss new standards for ebook accessibility, the men's rights activists who took on a feminist bookstore, and more.    This episode sponsored by:  The Cameron Brothers by Angelin Sydney Penguin Random House Audio   Links discussed on the show:  Follow-up: TSA cancelling pilot of screening procedure requiring passengers to remove books from carry-ons New standards for ebook accessibility MRAs take on a feminist bookstore and lose EarlyWord creates diversity catalogs HarperCollins diversity catalog Ingram diversity catalog Macmillan diversity catalog Norton diversity catalog PRH diversity catalog Humble Bundle's brag-worthy stats Game of Thrones episodes could be feature-length JRR Tolkien estate & Warner Brothers settle over LoTR slot games See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the launch of Annotated, tastefully gloat about guessing Oprah's next book club selection, appreciate the bookishness of Sarah Jessica Parker, and much more.  We hope you’ll check out the first episode of Annotated: “Is It 1984 Yet?” It’s about the resurgence of interest in George Orwell’s 1984 and the story of how 1984 came to be in the first place. The next five episodes in the series will come out every other week, and you can subscribe to Annotated in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your podcast player of choice. Find out more about Annotated here   This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Leaving Lucy Pear by Anna Solomon Libby   Links discussed in this episode: New Oprah pick (we nailed it)  Audiences at 1984 on Broadway vomiting & fainting  Sarah Jessica Parker’s first acquisition for Hogarth imprint Millennials most likely generation to use public libraries Macmillan offers scholarships to professional development events for booksellers from marginalized backgrounds  TSA testing new screening that requires removing books from packed bags  LeVar Burton reads to us in his new podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about our new podcast series, Emma Watson's ascent to the Mount Rushmore of celebrity book nerds, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O Swimming Home OwlCrate Ploughshares Solos   Links discussed in this episode: New Podcast Series: Annotated Emma Watson hiding books around Paris NEW JOHN GREEN Amazon Buys Whole Foods     Pottermore launches official book club See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about JULIUS CAESAR backlash, Amazon being the fifth largest bookstore chain in the U.S, Trump blocking Stephen King on Twitter, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson ThirdLove Audiobooks.com   Links discussed in this episode: Big-time sponsors pull support of Julius Caesar production inspired by Trump  Trump Block Stephen King on Twitter 20,000 libraries participating in world’s largest book club Amazon will be fifth-largest bookstore chain Hero of the week: trainer promotes “books before boxing” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss new info about the the Game of Thrones Extended Universe, Oprah's Book Club rumblings, Well-Read Black Girl's conference, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com   Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's New Science Fiction & Fantasy Podcast: SFF Yeah Book Riot New Mystery/Thriller Podcast: Read or Dead Follow-up on Game of Thrones prequels   Update: Author who shall not be name will self-publish New Oprah pick coming 6/26 Well-Read Black Girl literary festival  Harper Lee estate endorses graphic novel adaptation Hero of the week: 9-year-old girl sells lemonade to keep her library from closing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff and Rebecca talk about listener feedback on Little Free Libraries and the Amazon Buy Button, the coming GAME OF THRONES adaptation multiverse, Audible experiments, and more.   This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Third Love OwlCrate   Links discussed in this episode: The Game of Thrones Spin-Off Industry   That JK Rowling/Stephen Fry Revenge Story Isn’t True New sponsorship model for Women’s Prize for Fiction  Audible launches $5 million fund to pay playwrights to write audio dramas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices