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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 81 and 82 Holiday Recommendation Extravaganza Bonanza

This week, Jeff and Rebecca take on their now annual challenge of fielding holiday recommendation request in a two-episode marathon. These episodes are sponsored by Kurgo, TryAudiobooks.com, Valiant #1, and Kobo.

Episode 80 Snow Globe Consciousness

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award winners and Daniel Handler's racist comments at the ceremony, Penguin Random House's digital conservatism, the Oyster Review, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Kurgo, Tryaudiobooks.com, Kobo, and Valiant #1.

Episode 79 General Purpose Sceptering

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk more product promotion in books, the Amazon-Hachette truce, The Ampersand getting into the bundling game, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Kurgo, Audible, Kobo, and Valiant #1.

Episode 78 Dirty Laundry on Our Mind-Floor

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about product placement in ebooks, the "it" book of 2014, the Goodreads Best of 2014 categories, B&N doing some bundling, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, TryAudiobooks.com, and Valiant #1.

Episode 77 The Literal Expletive

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about literary crowdfunding, a Barnes and Noble gets saved, exciting TV deals, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Kobo, TryAudiobooks.com, and The Wonder of All Things by Jason Mott.

Episode 76 The Virtues of Difficulty

In this episode, Jeff and Amanda talk Simon and Schuster reupping with Amazon, another hand-wringing YA essay, an author engaging in "light-stalking," news of a new Toni Morrison novel, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Kobo, and TryAudiobooks.com.

Episode 75 Trifecta of Tangents

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about book awards season, new info about Harry Potter spin-offs, data about publisher direct sales, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Warby Parker, Audible and Hit by Lorie Ann Glover.

Episode 74 Live from Brooklyn

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about big book deals, the library of the future, cops reading to kids, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson, and Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix.

Episode 73 Pizza, Books, and Spreadsheets

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about 30 years of the Book It program, average consumer spending on books, The Fault in Our Stars getting banned, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by As Long as You Love Me by Anna Guirre, Love is the Drug by Alya Dawn Johnson, and Squarespace.

Episode 72 A Couple of Drops of Miller Lite and a Banana Peel

This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about the woeful lack of diversity in the publishing industry, the prospects of American Idol-like contests for writers, the relatively high price of ebooks, Alison Bechdel winning a Macarthur genius award, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Squarespace, and Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan.