
Book Riot - The Podcast
News in the world of books and reading, including hot industry releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more with Book Riot’s Jeff O’Neal and Rebecca Shinsky.Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.
Latest episodes

Dec 26, 2016 • 1h 7min
#189: 2016 Year in Review
Rebecca and Jeff look back at the year in books and reading. Be sure to enter our $250 Barnes and Noble giveaway: go here to enter. This episode is sponsored by Playster.
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Dec 19, 2016 • 1h 5min
#188: Psychic Flannel Pajamas
This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk best-selling audiobooks of 2016, the 2017 Read Harder challenge, Croatia's free ebook experiment, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Audible Playster Storyworth
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Dec 12, 2016 • 1h 6min
#187: The Best Books of 2016
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Book Riot's Best Books of 2016 picks, Amazon's best-selling books of 2016, the Goodreads Choice winners, turning Harper Lee into a tourist attraction, and our pick for strangest book-adjacent story of the year. This episode is sponsored by: Casper TryAudiobooks.com Madison Reed
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Dec 5, 2016 • 1h 19min
#186: Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 2
Rebecca and Jeff do another episode of listener holiday recommendation requests. For a list of the books recommended in this episode, go here. This episode is sponsored by: Audible Searching for John Hughes by Jason Diamond The Novice by Taran Matharu
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Nov 28, 2016 • 1h 6min
#185: 2016 Holiday Recommendation Show
This week, Jeff and Rebecca answer listeners' holiday book recommendation requests. For a list of the books recommended, go here. This episode is sponsored by A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo Retro Photo by David Ellwand The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
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Nov 21, 2016 • 50min
#184: Feelings Narrative
This week, Jeff and Rebecca recap Book Riot Live, talk about the National Book Awards, do a quick recap of the best books of 2016, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed Audible Bookwitty
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Nov 14, 2016 • 48min
#183: The Denim Version of Girding Your Loins
Jeff and Rebecca record live from the show floor at Book Riot Live. This episode is sponsored by The Tourist by Robert Dickinson.
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Nov 11, 2016 • 21min
Book Riot Interviews: Zen Cho
Rebecca and Amanda talk to Zen Cho, author of Sorcerer to the Crown. This episode is sponsored by Heartless by Marissa Meyer.
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Nov 7, 2016 • 1h 5min
#182: Slightly Misguided Tirade
This week Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Goodreads choice awards, Amazon Prime bookstore pricing, books with "girl" in the title, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Audible @NatGeo Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some by Chris Edwards
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Nov 4, 2016 • 22min
BR Interviews: Sui Li
Jeff interviews Sui Li, a 2016 5 Under 35 nominee, about his longshot win, his unusual career, and being a doctor who writes. Check out his novel, Transoceanic Lights.
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