Jeff O'Neal

Jeff O'Neal is the executive editor of Book Riot and Panels. He also co-hosts The Book Riot Podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @thejeffoneal.

The Best-Selling Books by Black Authors

Tracking black authors whose books are selling well, a paean to close reading, and more in today's book news.

Power Ranking the Books of 2005

Power-ranking the books of 2005, the best historical fantasy novels, the year of Taylor Jenkins Reid, and more today on Book Riot.

Chicago Sun-Times Points Fingers for AI Article Debacle

Fake AI book list fall out, a troubling legal reality, and more in today's book news.

Power Ranking the Books of 2005

Jeff and Rebecca look back a couple of decades to power-rank the books of 2005.

Creepy Sci-Fi Books to Make Your Skin Crawl

Creepy sci-fi, cozy manga, new YA hitting stores this week, and more today on Book Riot.

Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don’t Exist

Fake books make it into a real paper, steaming up YA series for fun and profit, and more in today's book news.

Agatha Christie’s Fingerprints Are Everywhere

The long shadow of the the queen of crime, the week's most interesting new book releases, a Gatsby book for Gatsby haters, and more today on Book Riot.

Strangely Unsettling: Weird Horror You Can’t Look Away From..as Much as You Might Want To

Weird horror, portal novels, hotel mysteries, and more today on Book Riot.

The 2025 Book Riot Fantasy League Book Draft

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Sharifah Williams and Laura McGrath to conduct the first ever Book Riot fantasy book draft. We explain the rules, talk about strategy, and then engage in some fairly chaotic literary team building.

The Pulitzer Drama Was Real and Other Book News, PLUS: A Mini-Book Club for RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson

Jeff and Rebecca continue to lap up with extreme interest scuttlebutt about James' Pulitzer win before talking about Lithgow's underwhelming reaction to Rowling's transphobia, a new publisher focused on dudes (initially. they swear) and more book news. Then Sharifah Williams hops on to talk about Kevin Wilson's new novel, Run for the Hills.

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