Book Riot: The Podcast

The Book Riot Podcast is a weekly news and talk show about what's new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of Book Riot.

5 Fascinating Stats About Modern Reading Habits, with Laura McGrath

Author, literary historian, and data scientist Laura McGrath joins Jeff and Rebecca to share some of the most interesting, surprising, and curious stats about modern reading habits.

The Long Odds of the Slushpile, Adaptation News, and Picking Vacation Reading

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the stunning reality of getting published from the slushpile, noodle about being well-read, and try to figure out what Jeff is going to read on vacation.

Things We Love and Things We Hate About Talking About Books Online with Traci Thomas

Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast joins Jeff and Rebecca to talk about things we love (and hate) about talking about books online. Mostly it is really great! Mostly!

The GILEAD Adaptation is Real, Meta Streisands Itself, Powells Event Debrief and More of the Week’s Book News

Jeff and Rebecca debrief a little about their live recording at Powell's last week before talking about Meta Streisanding itself, the exciting/scary news of Scorsese's for actual life Gilead adaptation, and more of the week's book news.

Book Club: THE ANTIDOTE

Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Antidote by Karen Russell.

New York Report, New Harper Lee Collection Announced, Golden Ticket Strategies, and more

Jeff fills Rebecca on his recent trip to New York for publishing meetings before they talk about the newly announced Harper Lee collection and other items of note.

The It Books of March 2025

Jeff and Rebecca get ready for Spring with March's It Book Knockout Round.

Give Me Liberty AND Give Me Jeff

With Rebecca out, Liberty Hardy joins Jeff on the occasion of the 500th episode of All the Books!. They talk about being book podcasters and a host of other reading-related topics.

Who Will The Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay?

Jeff and Rebecca run though the nominees for the 2025 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and assign each of them a win probability. Please do not bet on these.

Will Romantasy Get a Shot at a Big-Time Adaptation?

Jeff and Rebecca digest a bunch of high-profile adaptation news which leads them to wonder about the prospects of a big-budget romantasy series ever coming to screens, some news around book bannings and censorship, talk about recent reading and more.