Podcast: Book Riot

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

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Discussed in this episode:
Gilead
The Plot Against America
He's Just Not That Into You
What's the Matter with Kansas?
Alexander Hamilton
In the Shadow of No Towers
Snow by Orham Pamuk
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Cloud Atlas
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Transmission by Hari Kunzru
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
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This week, 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.

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Production paused on Good Omens series due to allegations against Neil Gaiman
National Book Awards Fiction Longlist
Big Publishing Saw Earnings Rebound in H1
How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon
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Jeff and Rebecca preview the always-busy fall adaptation slate, after paying respects to James Earl Jones as he fades into the cornfield.

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Jeff and Rebecca mull NaNoWriMo's AI blunder, note the passing of Len Riggio, talk about recent reading, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:
Big Five Publishing & Authors Guild Sue Over New Florida Book Banning Law
NaNoWriMo maybe blew itself up over AI statement?
Disney pauses Graveyard Book adaptation amid sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman
Follow-up: court upholds decision against Internet Archive, a win for major publishers
Rebecca was on Drinks in the Library to talk about Four Thousand Weeks
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Jeff and Rebecca talk through 10 contenders for the "It" book of September.

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Discussed in this episode:
Creation Lake
The Life Impossible
Colored Television
Lovely One
Nexus
We Solve Murders
Intermezzo
Playground
Entitlement
The Blue Sisters
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Rebecca and Jeff compete to draft the best collection of 10 new releases for the season.
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Jeff and Rebecca embark upon a fool's errand: trying to guess the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction.

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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.

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Discussed in this episode:
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
Authors sue Anthropic
Obama’s summer reading list
How the Push to Diversify Publishing Fell Short
New research: most Americans oppose book bans
Two DeSantis-appointed school board members defeated in Broward County, FL
Mina's Matchbox
On the Edge
Someone Like Us
A Well-Trained Wife
An Honest Woman
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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.
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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.
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Discussed in this episode:
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
The 100 bestselling books of the past 50 years
High school shuts down its library because of book-banning state law
One Year After DeSantis Takeover, Florida’s New College Throws Out Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Books
Walmart Celebrates Emily Henry Adapter Yulin Kuang’s Spicy Debut Novel With Limited-Edition Hot Sauce
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Highlight Domestic Violence in It Ends With Us After Backlash
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Rebecca is joined by Book Riot's intrepid managing editor Vanessa Diaz for a conversation about the new adaptation of Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

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Looking back at one of the great movie years for book lovers: 1999.

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Jeff and Rebecca tour the week in books, check in with Project 2025's dastardly plans and Spotify's continued growth, enjoy a little rant time, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First Edition
Court approves Barnes & Noble purchase of Tattered Cover
Fare thee well, Edna O’Brien
RIP Francine Pascal
Liz Moore signs Sony deal for Long Bright River and God of the Woods
The Booker Prize longlist
Spotify adds 1,000 audiobooks from publishers distributed by Ingram
Jennifer Wilson’s tweet
Project 2025’s impact on libraries, books, and reading
The Bear by Julia Phillips
Liars by Sarah Manguso
Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham
State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg
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Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the It Book of August.

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Discussed in this episode:
What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First Edition
Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa
There Are Rivers by Elif Shafak
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi
House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
Burn by Peter Heller
Hum by Helen Phillips
All That Glitters by Orlando Whitfield
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey
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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.

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What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First Edition
***We’re hiring***
The NYT list is moving units
Kamala Harris book sales soaring
Hugo Awards reveal (poorly executed) scheme to get fraudulent votes for one author
Nickel Boys adaptation will open the New York Film Festival, hits theaters 10/25
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Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Sharifah Williams to discuss the books they selected for in The New York Times's 100 best books of the 21st century, how they picked, and their reactions to the final list.

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On the occasion of 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.

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Discussed in this episode:
The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende
The NeverEnding Story Oral History
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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.

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Discussed in this episode:
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
NYT reveals readers’ top 100
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraquib
James by Percival Everett
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Searcher by Tana French
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In this special episode, 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.

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The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
The New York Times Book Review Podcast discussion of the list
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Rebecca and Book Riot managing editor Vanessa Diaz discuss the NYT's 100 books of the 21st century, sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman, disturbing revelations about Alice Munro, and more.

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Discussed in this Episode:
Reagan Arthur will return to Hachette
Foot traffic is also up at Books a Million & Half Price Books
Book Riot’s Best Books of 2024 So Far
NYT Top 100 Books of the Century
Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault
Alice Munro’s daughter reveals family secret of sexual abuse
Romance bookstores on the rise
PRH Buys Boom! Studios
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas
Malas by Marcela Fuentes
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