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.
Jeff is joined by one of his favorite writers, Marie-Helene Bertino, and the talk about all five of her books in order, including her new short story collection, Exit Zero.
Jeff talks to Gabe Henry about his new book, Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell. For centuries, a series of thinkers, writers, politicians, and bankers have been advocating to make English easier to spell. It hasn't really worked. But the effort is fascinating.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about a big new survey of Americans' feelings about reading, before talking about a small but interesting change at PW, recent reading, and more.
PEN finalists, the most challenged books of 2025, and more in today's book news.
The books that were most challenged last year, horror books to put on your radar, what's popping on Goodreads, and more today on Book Riot.
A perhaps misguided literary tribute, AI and AWP, the ALA sues over IMLS, and other newsy acronyms in today's book headlines.
The literary legacy of Beverly Cleary, the books that are topping the sales lists, library t-shirts, and more today on Book Riot.
A new Pynchon novel on the horizon, the MURDERBOT trailer, Katie Kitamura on AUDITION, and more in today's book news.
Jeff and Rebecca discuss Katie Kitamura's new novel, Audition. Then, Rebecca talks to Allyson Rice and Tom Wiggins, producers of the new documentary, Banned Together.