The Hot List March 2026
We bring the Hot List out to the main feed to talk about what books are trending, selling, being talked about, being awarded, and in other ways have some heat. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podca...
18 Mars 49min
Blume is a Big "No Comment" on her biography, ACOTAR adaptation takes a step backward, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca try to read the tea-leaves from Judy Blume's biography silence, ACOTAR rights reversion, and more of the week's book news. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Jo...
16 Mars 1h
Markus Zusak on THE BOOK THIEF at 20
Book Riot Senior Editor Kelly Jensen talks to author Markus Zusak on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of The Book Thief. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Rio...
11 Mars 29min
UPDATED The Audiobook Wars Rage On, Big ACOTAR Announcement, and More
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the big ACOTAR update, Audible dropping the price on its standard product, market trends, recent reading, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, an...
9 Mars 1h 6min
The It Books of March 2026
Jeff and Rebecca dive in to uncover the It Book of March 2026. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Su...
4 Mars 53min
A Proposed Nationwide Book Ban, The NYPL's Most Checked Out Books of All-Time, and more
Jeff and Sharifah talk about a new sweeping federal book ban law that was introduced in Congress, The New York Public Library's 10 Most Checked-Out Books of All-Time, bookstores buying their buildings...
2 Mars 1h 4min
How Much Are You Like The Characters You Read About?
Prof. Laura McGrath returns to talk with Jeff and Rebecca about statistics that show just how much readers read what they are. Mostly. For some readers. Most readers. But not all. It's complicated. F...
25 Feb 1h 2min
DNF Shelves Coming to Goodreads and The War For Your Ears Continues
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the news that Goodreads is rumored to be launching an official Did Not Finish category, Audible and Spotify innovations, recent reading, and more book news. Follow the pod...
23 Feb 1h 5min
