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.

Episode 359 The Elephant IS the Room

Rebecca and Jeff talk about Oprah's forthcoming American Dirt special, Simon & Schuster on the auction block, B&N getting back to basics, and much more.

Episode 358 Novel Gazing

We offer you a special episode of Book Riot's new literary fiction podcast Novel Gazing. This episode is all about adaptations and features an interview with Autumn de Wilde, director of the new adaptation of Emma.

Episode 357 Wheelhouse or Beehive

Jenn Northington joins Jeff today to talk about Bookshop.org launching, the sales success of Barnes & Noble's 2019 Book of the Year winner, Star Wars books, and more.

Episode 356 Book Nerd Movie Club: JURASSIC PARK

Amanda, Rebecca, and Jeff discuss the book and movie, Jurassic Park.

Episode 355 Vector of the Juice

In a slowish news week, Jeff and Rebecca wonder about books based on podcast, offer a brief fare-thee-well to Charles Portis, name a hero of the week, and more.

Episode 354 KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, 20 Years Later

Jeff and Rebecca discuss Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its publication.

Episode 353 Different Day, Same Shirt

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the RWA's accelerating collapse, Colin Kaepernick getting into publishing, Amazon taking a harder look at selling extremist books, libraries trying to get it right, and pay their respects to The Good Place.

Episode 352 Discussing the First “It” Book of 2020: SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid

Vanessa, Jeff, and Sharifah talk about why Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid is the first "it" book of the year.

Episode 351 Constellation of Laziness

Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about The Witcher, Macmillan making American Dirt amends, B&N and PRH teaming up to do something upsetting, EXTREMELY exciting book news, and much more.

Episode 352 Reading Lives: Gabriel Bump

In this episode, Jeff dusts off the Reading Lives format to talk with Gabriel Bump, author of Everywhere You Don't Belong (which made our Winter/Spring Preview show).