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.

Notes from a Trip to New York, Recent Reading, and Amanda Litman from RUN FOR SOMETHING

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca talk about their time in New York last week, recount some recent reading, and then Rebecca talks with Amanda Litman from Run for Something.

Power-Ranking the Books of 2004

On the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca turn the time-machine dial to "2004" to pick the 10 books from that year that mattered the most.

The 2024 National Book Award Longlist, GOOD OMENS Season Three ‘Paused,’ Rachel Kushner’s CREATION LAKE, and More.

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the 10 selections for The National Book Awards Fiction Longlist along with their mostly wrong guesses, Good Omens production pauses amid the accusations against Neil Gaiman, Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake, and an author interview chestnut we would like to see roasted, once and for all.

Fall Adaptation Preview

Jeff and Rebecca preview the always-busy fall adaptation slate, after paying respects to James Earl Jones as he fades into the cornfield.

NaNoWriMo’s AI Controversy, The Internet Archive Loses in Court, Recent Reading, and Other Book News of the Week

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca mull NaNoWriMo's AI blunder, note the passing of Len Riggio, talk about recent reading, and much more.

The “It” Books of September 2024

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca talk through 10 contenders for the "It" book of September.

Predicting the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction Longlist

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca embark upon a fool's errand: trying to guess the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction.

Breaking Down Obama’s Summer Reading List, NYT’s Article on Publishing Departures, Anthropic’s Legal Challenge, and More

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca are back to talk about Obama's summer reading list, what is new and what isn't in a New York Times article about recent publishing layoffs, the state of LLM legal disputes, and more.

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at 30

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Shawshank Redemption, here is our Book Nerd Movie Club episode about the novella and film. A classic.

The List of the Best-Selling Books in the UK from the Last 50 Years is Wild.

Vanessa joins Jeff to stare slack-jawed at a list of the best-selling books from the last five decades in the UK, talk about recent book-banning news, wince at some PR pack-ins, and more.