Leaving a Whoopee Cushion for Santa Claus

We're excited to announce our new podcast! Here's the description: The 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 BookRiot.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (click here) or via RSS (link here). Here's the first episode: In the inaugural Book Riot - The Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca talk about what the podcast will be, Gatsby hype, Harper Lee fights back against copyright grifters, gender-flipping book covers, finding books, Thomas Pynchon's middle name, and newly released books of note. This episode of Book Riot - The Podcast is sponsored by Nolet's Silver Dry Gin and Start Here: Volume 2. Links: Harper Lee sues to reclaim copyright

Claire Messud interviewed in Publisher's Weekly

Genderflipping book covers

What is Word of Mouth Anyway?