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.
Jeff and Rebecca preview the books of 2025 (that we know about) that will be on the reading world's radar in 2025.
A preview of the first-ever EMERGENCY bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. Obama released his favorite books of 2024. Let's just say there were surprises.
Jeff and Rebecca look back at the books & stories that defined 2024.
A preview of our most recent Patreon-only episode about the books we missed this year (though, maybe we will get to a few of them? maybe?).
Jeff and Rebecca take a look at the hits, misses, and favorites from the year in literary adaptations.
Jeff and Rebecca settle in to figure what 10 books from 2024 defined the year. Not the best (necessarily), the most popular (though could be), or most interesting (in many cases not), but a list that comes closest to telling the story of 2024 in reading.
Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, joins Jeff to talk about the colossal undertaking that is making its 100 Notable Books List and its 10 Best Books of the Year List.
Jeff and Rebecca reveal their favorite books of 2024.
Jeff and Rebecca get into the NYT's 100 Notable and 10 Best Books of the Yearlist, Goodreads Choice winners, Cormac McCarthy's distressing hidden relationship, and kidney stones.
Jeff and Rebecca do a few more holiday recommendations before talking about nine interesting new books coming in December and then taking stock of their monthly It Book guesses.