Book Riot – The Podcast
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- Nov 11, 2026
About the podcast
News in the world of books and reading, including hot industry releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more with Book Riot’s CEO Jeff O’Neal and Chief of Staff Rebecca Schinsky. 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.
Episodes 947
Power Ranking the Books of 1996
Jeff and Rebecca go back thirty years to power rank the top 10 books of 1996 (with a quick look at 1976). Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus …
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Jeff and Rebecca go back thirty years to power rank the top 10 books of 1996 (with a quick look at 1976).
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A Head-scratching GATBSY adaptation, the NYT fires their romance columnist, ACOTAR is a blockbuster, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca reflect on what Tuesday's election results means for book banning, ACOTAR first day sales, The NYT fires its romance columnist, recent reading, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple …
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Jeff and Rebecca reflect on what Tuesday's election results means for book banning, ACOTAR first day sales, The NYT fires its romance columnist, recent reading, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
ACOTAR book 6 sells 1.7 million copies on release day
Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Prep
A Great Gatsby-inspired police procedural with a gender-flipped Nick Carraway
NYT fires romance columnist for social media post
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The It Books of 2026
Jeff and Rebecca find themselves in the last proper month of new book releases, and so they endeavor to pick the It Book of the Month. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot …
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Jeff and Rebecca find themselves in the last proper month of new book releases, and so they endeavor to pick the It Book of the Month.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.
Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life.
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Best Books List-Maxxing, Grok's AI-Generated ODYSSEY Film, and More
Rebecca and Jeff dive into one of the most interesting Best Books of the Year lists, the utter embarrassment that is Elon Musk's AI-generated adaptation of The Odyssey, Dictionary.com's word of the year, and …
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Rebecca and Jeff dive into one of the most interesting Best Books of the Year lists, the utter embarrassment that is Elon Musk's AI-generated adaptation of The Odyssey, Dictionary.com's word of the year, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Macmillan threw a welcome party for an AI assistant
Dictionary.com’s word of the year
Reading may help you live longer
A24 producing TV series based on Art of Fielding and The Brightness
Redemption by Lawrence Wright
The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2026, edited by José Andrés
Vibe by Adam Grant
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Fall Media Catch-Up
Jeff and Rebecca talk about recent watches, listens, and yes a few reads from the last few months. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content …
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about recent watches, listens, and yes a few reads from the last few months.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.
Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life.
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Fourth Wing Has a Cast, B&N's Best of 2026, The Most Important Copyright Question of All-Time, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca catch up on a whole bunch of news, from Fourth Wing casting to Supreme Court recusals, plus recent reading and a very cool study from a podcast listener. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple …
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Jeff and Rebecca catch up on a whole bunch of news, from Fourth Wing casting to Supreme Court recusals, plus recent reading and a very cool study from a podcast listener.
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Discussed in this episode:
Okay, the Fourth Wing show has casting
We were right to be worried about Klara & the Sun
Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of 2026 came out on October 1, and no one said anything
Finalists for Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
Pod listener crunched the data on series drop-off
Authors Guild issues AI guidelines for publishers
SCOTUS can’t hear copyright cases related to PRH
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AI is Already Everywhere in Publishing
Rebecca and Vanessa discuss a so-called exposé of the publishing industry's use of AI and yet another prize-winning story that seems to have been written by AI. They also react to the first trailer for Greta …
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Rebecca and Vanessa discuss a so-called exposé of the publishing industry's use of AI and yet another prize-winning story that seems to have been written by AI. They also react to the first trailer for Greta Gerwig's Narnia, news of a James Baldwin biopic, and break down their recent reading.
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Discussed in this episode:
AI is already everywhere in publishing
Higher Ground is producing a James Baldwin movie
Another prize-winning story appears to be written by AI
YouTube is looking to expand into audiobooks
Black Bag by Luke Kennard
The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
"The People Holding Up the Internet"
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The Hot List for October 2026
Rebecca and Vanessa talk about the books that are climbing the charts, picking up trophies, and powering the literary zeitgeist this month.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book …
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Rebecca and Vanessa talk about the books that are climbing the charts, picking up trophies, and powering the literary zeitgeist this month.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life.
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Anne Carson Wins The Nobel Prize
Jeff and Vanessa talk about Anne Carson's Nobel win, the NBA shortlists, Kirkus winners, recent reading, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast …
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Jeff and Vanessa talk about Anne Carson's Nobel win, the NBA shortlists, Kirkus winners, recent reading, and much more.
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Ask us questions for the 15th mailbag!
Also vote for Zero to Well-Read in The Signal Awards, in both Best New Podcast and best Arts & Culture Podcast!
Discussed in this episode:
Anne Carson awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
National Book Award shortlists are out
Oprah’s Book Club Announces Its 125th Reading Selection
Half (and quarter) star ratings have arrived at Goodreads
Is there anything to say about Alix Earle?
I do not care for this.
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15 Years of Book Riot
Jeff and Rebecca take the occasions of Book Riot's 15th anniversary to look back at some stories from podcasts back, reflect on some favorite things we've made, and thank you all for listening. Ask us questions …
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Jeff and Rebecca take the occasions of Book Riot's 15th anniversary to look back at some stories from podcasts back, reflect on some favorite things we've made, and thank you all for listening.
Ask us questions for the 15th mailbag!
Also vote for Zero to Well-Read in The Signal Awards, in both Best New Podcast and best Arts & Culture Podcast!
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.
Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life.
The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network.
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Thanks to our sponsor Warby Parker. Right now, buy one pair of glasses and get 20% off any additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/BOOKRIOT.
Thanks to our sponsor Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too.
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Meat Manhole Cover
Jeff and Vanessa talk 15 years of Book Riot for a minute (and bring back the old episode naming for one episode), before going over some new awardees, AI book recs, and more pizza talk then they honestly …
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Jeff and Vanessa talk 15 years of Book Riot for a minute (and bring back the old episode naming for one episode), before going over some new awardees, AI book recs, and more pizza talk then they honestly thought would happen.
Discussed in this episode:
Ask us questions for the 15th mailbag!
Also vote for Zero to Well-Read in The Signal Awards, in both Best New Podcast and best Arts & Culture Podcast!
I just learned about National Book Tokens. We Should Have National Book Tokens.
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The It Books of October 2026
Jeff and Rebecca return to take stock of the books of the month and crown an It Book of the month. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content …
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Jeff and Rebecca return to take stock of the books of the month and crown an It Book of the month.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.
Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life.
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Obama's Books Podcast Is Here!
Jeff and Rebecca have listened to the first two episodes (chapters?) of Obama's book podcast (audiobook?) and are ready to talk about it. Plus, adaptation news, The Booker Prize shortlist, and more. Follow the …
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Jeff and Rebecca have listened to the first two episodes (chapters?) of Obama's book podcast (audiobook?) and are ready to talk about it. Plus, adaptation news, The Booker Prize shortlist, and more.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.
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Discussed in this episode:
Call for questions for our 15th anniversary mailbag!
Booker Prize shortlist (would be the 2nd win for Douglas or James; only 4 other authors have achieved this: JM Coetzee, Peter Carey, Hillary Mantel, Margaret Atwood)
Meryl Streep cast as Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia
Robert Eggers is directing a Romeo & Juliet adaptation
Jonathan Franzen is almost done w/ the script for The Corrections
New book from Michelle Zauner in April
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The Gossipy Writer Who Spilled Too Much Tea
Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for another trip back into literary history. This time, they discuss a writer whose proximity to fame and wealth defined his career, for better and for (much, much) worse. Follow the …
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Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for another trip back into literary history. This time, they discuss a writer whose proximity to fame and wealth defined his career, for better and for (much, much) worse.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.
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For a limited time our listeners are getting a FREE full sized Mascara on their first purchase. Just head to Jonesroadbeauty.com and use code BOOKRIOT at checkout.
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Obama's Podcast Guests, NBA Finalists, B&N Scoops Up Another Indie, and more.
So much book news! Our most anticipated book/guest pairings for Obama's imminent book podcast, NBA fiction longlist continues to be head-scratching, it is remarkable how unremarkable B&N buying another indie …
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So much book news! Our most anticipated book/guest pairings for Obama's imminent book podcast, NBA fiction longlist continues to be head-scratching, it is remarkable how unremarkable B&N buying another indie is, recent reading, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca run down the books that are selling, generating buzz, and otherwise making literary waves right now. Rebecca even impulse purchased something during the show.
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Discussed in this episode:
Guests announced for Obama’s book podcast
Winners of the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize
New Tara Westover memoir next spring
Singapore launches 5-year campaign to nurture reading habits
Barnes & Noble acquires Joseph-Beth Booksellers
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The Hot List for September 2026
Jeff and Rebecca run down the books that are selling, generating buzz, and otherwise making literary waves right now. Rebecca even impulse purchased something during the show. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple …
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Jeff and Rebecca run down the books that are selling, generating buzz, and otherwise making literary waves right now. Rebecca even impulse purchased something during the show.
Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening.
Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life.
The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network.
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to quince.com/bookriot. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too.
Today's episode is sponsored by Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees, so you keep everything you earn.
For a limited time our listeners are getting a FREE full sized Mascara on their first purchase. Just head to Jonesroadbeauty.com and use code BOOKRIOT at checkout.
Thanks to our sponsor Warby Parker. Right now, buy one pair of glasses and get 20% off any additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/BOOKRIOT.
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Fall book news is popping
Jeff and Rebecca dive into a busy start to fall in books: 2026 book sales, Emily Wilson's new translation of The Odyssey, Lonesome Dove adaptation news, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple …
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Jeff and Rebecca dive into a busy start to fall in books: 2026 book sales, Emily Wilson's new translation of The Odyssey, Lonesome Dove adaptation news, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
the queer community is having fun with “performative males” (s/o to Danika)
Publishing industry sales up in the first half of 2026
LONESOME DOVE ADAPTATIONNNNNNN
Lincoln in the Bardo casting news and more casting news
Emily Wilson is writing a whole new translation of The Odyssey
Study shows library ebook lending damages industry sales
Ron Charles’s response: Libraries Are Not the Problem
Google has launched an AI tool for ebook interactivity
Nonfiction sales have transformed radically this decade
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Power Ranking the Books of 2006
Jeff and Rebecca have gone through the lists, awards, and vibes to power rank the top 10 books of 2026. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus …
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Jeff and Rebecca have gone through the lists, awards, and vibes to power rank the top 10 books of 2026.
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Today's episode is sponsored by Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees, so you keep everything you earn.
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The It Books of September 2026
Jeff and Rebecca tackle the most difficult It Books month yet. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to …
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Jeff and Rebecca tackle the most difficult It Books month yet.
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The Death of Men in Literature Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Jeff and Rebecca note the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry before talking about a data analysis of men in literature, bookstore etiquette, recent reading (including The Book of M by Rachel Cusk) and more …
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Jeff and Rebecca note the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry before talking about a data analysis of men in literature, bookstore etiquette, recent reading (including The Book of M by Rachel Cusk) and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Last call for 25% off annual memberships. Join today (8/31) for access to the 60+ book fall preview episode.
The OG Book Riot hoodie is back for a limited time
Dan Sinykin puts data to the fears that men are disappearing from the literary landscape
RJS PSA: “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” is on PBS now
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The Hot List for August 2026
Jeff and Rebecca do a temperature check on the books that are topping charts, winning awards, getting adaptations, stirring discussion, and otherwise in the mix this month. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple …
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Jeff and Rebecca do a temperature check on the books that are topping charts, winning awards, getting adaptations, stirring discussion, and otherwise in the mix this month.
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Discussed in this episode:
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What Counts as AI-Written, a THEO OF GOLDEN Adaptation, and More
Rebecca and Vanessa discuss news of a Theo of Golden adaptation, the results of our audience survey about what counts as AI-written, a new platform for finding local literary events, and more. Follow the …
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Rebecca and Vanessa discuss news of a Theo of Golden adaptation, the results of our audience survey about what counts as AI-written, a new platform for finding local literary events, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Tom Hanks in talks to star in Theo of Golden adaptation
Titles & covers for ACOTAR 6 and 7 revealed
Former bookseller launches book event platform
How one professor re-engaged students in an age of AI
Results of our survey about what counts as AI-written
Amazon is buying and destroying used books to train AI
Life of M looks to be all sizzle, no steak
The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Go Gentle by Maria Semple
The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw
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Obama's a Book Podcaster, Libro.fm Raises the Stakes, 2025 Book Sales, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca open the show by discussing President Obama's forthcoming book podcast, before digging into the ramifications of Libro.fm selling ebooks, triaging 2025's book sales, talking some more about AI …
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Jeff and Rebecca open the show by discussing President Obama's forthcoming book podcast, before digging into the ramifications of Libro.fm selling ebooks, triaging 2025's book sales, talking some more about AI. And then in Frontlist Foyer, Jeff workshops his INSIDE OUT theory of reading personalities.
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Discussed in this episode:
Final number: publishing sales increased 2.5% in 2025
Barack Obama is releasing a books podcast
An interesting data point: AI use is not disqualifying for the Pulitzer, provided it is disclosed and assistive -- and 5 of the 2026 winners disclosed it
And Hank Green has rolled out a personal AI policy that is very reasonable
Study shows AI-generated stories have bias to male characters
Claude is rolling out watermarks on AI-generated text
Certified human writing panopticon gymnastics
A 30-day protocol/bootcamp for reading more
NYT tests Pangram in a serious way
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Bonus Preview: Deals Deals Deals for August 2026
A little bonus preview of our August edition of Deals, Deals, Deals, a format in which Jeff unleashes book deal announcements of notes on Rebecca. Listen to the full episode, and every bonus episode we have …
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A little bonus preview of our August edition of Deals, Deals, Deals, a format in which Jeff unleashes book deal announcements of notes on Rebecca. Listen to the full episode, and every bonus episode we have ever done, by becoming a member of The Book Riot Podcast Patreon.
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The Best Thrillers of The Century So Far, The Continuing Saga of AI Accusations, Couch To 5K But for Reading, and More
Jeff and Rebecca check in the last gasp of Emily Wilson's The Odyssey discourse, The New York Times' list of the Best Thrillers of the Century so Far, on-going developments in AI accusations in publishing …
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Jeff and Rebecca check in the last gasp of Emily Wilson's The Odyssey discourse, The New York Times' list of the Best Thrillers of the Century so Far, on-going developments in AI accusations in publishing, recent reading, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Update: The Wilson pan of The Odyssey is so big that The Onion parodied it, and Emily Wilson wrote another one!
Book with $2.4 million advance pulled over AI allegations
NYT names the 50 best thrillers of the century so far
Apple is developing an adaptation of Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy
Naomi Alderman’s “couch to 5k” for reading
GRRM issues our regularly scheduled reminder that The Winds of Winter is never happening
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The It Books of August 2026
Jeff and Rebecca try to identify the It Book of August 2026. And are pretty sure they didn't succeed. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus …
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Jeff and Rebecca try to identify the It Book of August 2026. And are pretty sure they didn't succeed.
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Emily Wilson's Pan of Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, Obama's Summer Reading List, AI Drama, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Emily Wilson's pan of Nolan's The Odyssey, before checking in on the Booker longlist, Obama's summer reading picks, and the most troubling AI/publishing story yet. Follow the podcast …
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Emily Wilson's pan of Nolan's The Odyssey, before checking in on the Booker longlist, Obama's summer reading picks, and the most troubling AI/publishing story yet.
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Discussed in this episode:
Emily Wilson hated The Odyssey, actually, and her unedited remarks to the AP
Joyce Carol Oates has entered the chat
And everybody wants to learn Greek
The most read books on Goodreads this year
A viral BookTok hit might be largely AI-generated
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UPDATED The Latest Research on Gen Z's Reading Habits
Rebecca sits down with Portland State University researchers Kathi Inman Berens and Rachel Noorda to discuss the findings in their new book, How Gen Z Discover and Consume Books. You can download How Gen Z …
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Rebecca sits down with Portland State University researchers Kathi Inman Berens and Rachel Noorda to discuss the findings in their new book, How Gen Z Discover and Consume Books.
You can download How Gen Z Discover and Consume Books free from Cambridge University Press through August 6.
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THE ODYSSEY Afterglow, Slop Biographies, Best Adaptations of the Century, and Much More.
Jeff and Rebecca enjoy The Odyssey afterglow, lament AI slop biographies, cover a bunch of adaptation news, recent reading, and much more. Jeff gets off some takes before the show gets going to talk about …
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Jeff and Rebecca enjoy The Odyssey afterglow, lament AI slop biographies, cover a bunch of adaptation news, recent reading, and much more.
Jeff gets off some takes before the show gets going to talk about Amazon’s best-selling books of all-time, a formidable new AI lawsuit, sales of THE ODYSSEY editions, recent reading, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Emily Wilson’s comments on Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey
Book Riot’s best adaptations of the century so far
Judge approves settlement in Anthropic copyright case
Scammer caught after publishing 5,000 AI slop biographies
New Taylor Jenkins Reid novel in March (same day as Percival Everett)
Apple already has the rights to adapt Rebecca Yarros’s next (non-Fourth Wing) novel
Sony picks up The Silent Patient for fast-tracked adaptation
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Amazon's 50 Best-Selling Books of All-Time, a New FOURTH WING (sorta), a Fierce AI Lawsuit, and much more.
Jeff gets off some takes before the show gets going to talk about Amazon's best-selling books of all-time, a formidable new AI lawsuit, sales of THE ODYSSEY editions, recent reading, and much more. Follow the …
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Jeff gets off some takes before the show gets going to talk about Amazon's best-selling books of all-time, a formidable new AI lawsuit, sales of THE ODYSSEY editions, recent reading, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Amazon’s 50 bestselling books of all time
Publishers launch new suit against Google for using digital to train Gemini
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