National Book Awards Longlists, a Journey Into Literary History, and More
Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a discussion about the National Book Awards longlists, authors' big settlement from Anthropic, and exciting adaptation news. Then, Vanessa ta...
15 Sep 20251h 15min
Introducing Zero to Well-Read, a New Podcast from Book Riot
Jeff and Rebecca introduce their new podcast, Zero to Well-Read, with its inaugural episode about The Great Gatsby. We dig into what makes Gatsby a classic, why it’s all over high school reading lists...
10 Sep 20251h 19min
Obama's Summer Reading List, B&N Buys Another Indie & More
Jeff and Rebecca announce a couple of new projects before talking about authors settling with Anthropic, Obama's summer reading list, the Kirkus Prize nominees, B&N buying Books Inc, and more of the w...
8 Sep 202551min
The It Books of September 2025
Jeff and Rebecca crown the It Book of September 2025. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and...
3 Sep 202543min
Deals Deals Deals for August 2025 [Teaser]
This is a bonus preview of our Patreon-only episode: Deals Deals Deals for August 2025, in which Jeff presents interesting book deals for Rebecca's consideration. To listen to the full episode and al...
29 Aug 20258min
KATABASIS by R.F. Kuang
Jeff, Rebecca, and Vanessa talk about Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. Spoiler-free discussion for the first bit, with warning when we wade into deeper plot waters. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Po...
27 Aug 20251h 5min
American are Reading for Pleasure Less. A Lot Less.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about a big new survey of American reading habits, the Polari Prize closing up shop for the year, Katabasis getting an adaptation, ghost-written vanity memoirs, and more. Subscr...
25 Aug 20251h 13min
Fall Adaptation Preview
Jeff and Rebecca preview a huge season of literary adaptations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Ins...
20 Aug 202553min
