Book Riot - The Podcast31 Jul 2023

Ninth in the Line of Cultural Currency

Jeff and Rebecca spend a long time talking about how the sheer quantity of books published is the central issue in book publishing. Plus, they hit a couple of quick news items and talk about recent reading. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Shout-out to PW’s Disability Representation in Publishing features Booksellers sue over Texas law requiring them to rate books for appropriateness Javier Zamora on why literary prizes should stop excluding non-citizens Congrats to Libro.fm on their international launch! BINC launches incubator for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ booksellers GRRM says HBO deal is “suspended” and Winds of Winter is still in progress Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Strip Tees by Kate Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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THE ODYSSEY Afterglow, Slop Biographies, Best Adaptations of the Century, and Much More.

Jeff and Rebecca enjoy The Odyssey afterglow, lament AI slop biographies, cover a bunch of adaptation news, recent reading, and much more. Jeff gets off some takes before the show gets going to talk ...

27 Jul 1h 9min

Amazon's 50 Best-Selling Books of All-Time, a New FOURTH WING (sorta), a Fierce AI Lawsuit, and much more.

Jeff gets off some takes before the show gets going to talk about Amazon's best-selling books of all-time, a formidable new AI lawsuit, sales of THE ODYSSEY editions, recent reading, and much more. F...

20 Jul 59min

The Hot List for July 2026

Jeff and Rebecca go over what books are selling, being talked about, and otherwise generating a little heat this month. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Pod...

15 Jul 46min

Book Sales Down so Far in 2026, THE ODYSSEY Hype is Peaking, and more.

Jeff and Rebecca note the fever-pitch buzz for Nolan's The Odyssey, before talking about the state of book sales, mention some new book announcements, discuss recent reading, and much more. Follow th...

13 Jul 1h 1min

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Nolan's The Odyssey looms. Today we are sharing the episode we did on The Odyssey for Zero to Well-Read. Be careful out there on the wine-dark sea. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spo...

8 Jul 1h 31min

Big Time Book Announcements, PW's Fall Preview, the AI State of Play, and More.

Jeff and Rebecca rejoice over new Ishiguro and Everett announcements, have our concerns partially confirmed by the Klara & the Sun trailer, note PW's fall preview, and acknowledge the AI muck we are a...

6 Jul 59min

The It Books of July 2026

Jeff and Rebecca run through the candidates for the It Book of July 2026. Then, they take a quick look back at their other monthly picks from the first half of the year to see how they did. Follow th...

1 Jul 58min