Project 2025's Impact on Books and Education, Spotify Adds to Catalog, a Little Time on the Soap Box, and More
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. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple ...
5 Aug 20241h 1min
The It Books of August, 2024
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the It Book of August. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newslet...
31 Jul 202449min
Harris Book Sales Spike, the Hugos Catch Some Bad Cheaters, and More Book News
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 ...
29 Jul 202456min
Our Ballots for the NYT's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century [Teaser]
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 li...
25 Jul 202412min
Book Nerd Movie Club: THE NEVERENDING STORY
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. Subscribe to the p...
24 Jul 20241h
The Readers' List of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Predicting Obama's Summer Reading List, and more.
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 lik...
22 Jul 202455min
Building The 100 Best Books of the Century with Gilbert Cruz, Editor of THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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...
17 Jul 202449min
The Best Books of the 21st Century
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. ...
15 Jul 202456min
