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.

We Saw IT ENDS WITH US So You Don’t Have To

Rebecca Schinsky and Vanessa Diaz discuss the new adaptation of It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

The Bookish Movies of 1999

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, we're looking back at one of the great movie years for book lovers: 1999.

Project 2025’s Impact on Books and Education, Spotify Adds to Catalog, a Little Time on the Soap Box, and More

On the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca's tour the week in books checks in with Project 2025 dastardly plans, Spotify's continued growth, a little rant time, and much more.

The It Books of August, 2024

On the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the It Book of August.

Harris Book Sales Spike, the Hugos Catch Some Bad Cheaters, and More Book News

On the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca respond to some listener feedback, talk about the sales spike of Kamala Harris books, some truly amateur hour cheating in the Hugo Awards, and nerd out about some specific sales data related the the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century List.

Book Nerd Movie Club: THE NEVERENDING STORY

On the Book Riot Podcast, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the film release of The NeverEnding Story, Jeff, Rebecca, and Sharifah talk about the book, movie, and its place in pop and nerd culture.

The Readers’ List of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Predicting Obama’s Summer Reading List, and more.

On the Book Riot Podcast Jeff and Rebecca are back to do more discussion of The New York Times's list of the Best Books of the 21st Century, go over the reader version of the list, predict what books we think are the most likely to make Obama's summer reading list, talk about their recent reading, and more.

Building The 100 Best Books of the Century with Gilbert Cruz, Editor of THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

In this special episode of the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, to talk about the construction, philosophy, and end result of The New York Times list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

The Best Books of the 21st Century

On the Book Riot Podcast, Rebecca and Book Riot managing editor Vanessa Diaz discuss the NYT's 100 books of the 21st century, allegations against Neil Gaiman, and more.

Book Riot Editors Pick Their Favorite Books of 2024 So Far

This week on the Book Riot Podcast, the Book Riot editors drop in and talk about their favorite books of the year so far.