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Book Riot’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025, The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards and…Jeff read ALL FOURS. And Jeff and Rebecca Both Read FOURTH WING.

We kick off the new year in book news by talking about Book Riot's own list of the most anticipated books of 2025, a look at the whiteout that was the 2024 Goodreads choices awards before talking about All Fours (Jeff read it). And then some very brief reactions to Fourth Wing (we both read it).

More of Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025

Jason Blitman of the Gays Reading podcast joins Jeff and Rebecca to talk about more books to watch for in 2025. Jeff and Rebecca also joined Jason on Gays Reading for more picks in this episode.

The It Books of January 2025

Jeff and Rebecca ring in the new year with another It Book knockout round. A storm gathers. Can anyone sail through it?

NIGHTBITCH is in the Wild. Is it Good?

Rebecca sits down with Book Riot’s managing editor Vanessa Diaz to discuss Marielle Heller’s adaptation of Nightbitch starring Amy Adams ...

The Books To Watch for in 2025

Jeff and Rebecca preview the books of 2025 (that we know about) that will be on the reading world's radar in 2025.

Bonus Preview: Emergency Podcast: On Obama’s Favorite Books of 2024

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.

The Year in Review

Jeff and Rebecca look back at the books & stories that defined 2024.

Bonus Preview: The Books We Missed This Year

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?).

Taking Stock of the Year in Adaptations

Jeff and Rebecca take a look at the hits, misses, and favorites from the year in literary adaptations.

The Books of the Year

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.