Podcast: Book Riot

Jeff and Rebecca go through 10 contenders to pick the It Book of July.

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The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu
The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Mieville
State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg
All This & More by Peng Sheperd
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Liars by Sarah Manguso
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
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Jeff and Rebecca tally up their favorite reads of the year so far. Yes, James is at the top of the list.

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a mixed bag of topics this week: James getting a major adaptation deal, Hilary Clinton is publishing a new mem.....YAWN, and Frieda McFadden looks to go full grocery store.

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Stephen Spielberg to direct adaptation of JAMES with Taika Waititi in early talks to direct
New Hillary Clinton memoir coming this fall
The new queen of the bestseller list isn’t a TikTok romantasy hit
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
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Jeff and Rebecca look back at their It Book selections so far, see what they got right and wrong, and then talk about which books have been the books of the year thus far.

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Jeff and Rebecca dive into an extremely busy week of book news. Barnes & Noble buys Tattered Cover. April book sales are up so much it's hard to believe. And published books have gotten way more diverse over the last 5 years, but there is more work to be done and reason to wonder if the progress will continue.
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Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange)
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
Barnes & Noble buys Tattered Cover
Amazon’s best books of 2024 so far
Sales were way up in April and print sales were up 5% in May
New data on DEI in publishing
Frontlist Foyer, brought to you by Thriftbooks
Long Island by Colm Tóibín
Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Consent by Jill Ciment
Margo's Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the people they think are doing the most interesting stuff in the world of books (less writing, more making of the books you know?).
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss one of the most anticipated books of the season, Exhibit by R.O. Kwon.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Jeff's breakdown of a bunch of Best of 2024 So Far lists, dive into a listener-created spreadsheet of It Books, talk about Oprah's summer book club selection, and much more.
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Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange)
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
Oprah’s summer book club pick is…woof
Goodreads’ most popular books of the year so far
Jeff rounded up the best-of-2024-so-far lists
Let’s talk about Sophia’s amazing It Book tracker
Pod newsletter with the explainer for it
Grief is For People by Sloane Crosley
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol
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Jeff and Rebecca rank the 10 most important, lasting, and otherwise notable books from 2014.
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Discussed in this episode:
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kuar
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
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Jeff and Rebecca get a little unhinged imagining some of their favorite authors trying out each others' styles.
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss Barnes & Noble's list of the Best Books of the Year (So Far), dissect Costco's new book-selling strategy, wonder about the price Apple paid to host Reese's Book Club (Audio-only), and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Barnes & Noble’s best of 2024 so far
Costco to stop selling books year-round
US Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2023
Apple Books becomes official audiobooks home for Reese’s Book Club
The Winner by Teddy Wayne
youthjuice by E.K. Sathue
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
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Jeff and Rebecca decide what the "it" book of June is. Twice.
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Our new running list of books talked about on the show at Thriftbooks
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
youthjuice by E.K. Sathue
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer by Joseph Earl Thomas
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
Cue the Sun! by Emily Nussbaum
Lulu Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
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Jeff and Rebecca mark the 35th anniversary of Kazuo Ishiguro's THE REMAINS OF THE DAY by revisiting the novel and the 1993 adaptation.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Rebecca's recent visit to a big industry conference, a couple of notable publishing world dismissals, Dune, recent reading, and more.
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The State of Publishing, as Seen from the Inside
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
PRH dismisses Reagan Arthur & Lisa Lucas

(related: Brooke Warner on publishing’s backlash)
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Reading the Room by Paul Yamazaki
All Fours by Miranda July
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about what a dad book is, what it isn't, and what it could be. Then, they give some recommendations that best represent the Dad Book 2.0.
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TBR! For Father's Day! Or anyone on any day!
The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Grunt by Mary Roach
Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Attica Locke
S.A. Cosby
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Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz is joined by Jess Pryde of When in Romance to discuss the third season of Netflix's Bridgerton adaptation.
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Books and Links Discussed
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Bridgertons #4)
What is Regency Romance?
Shonda Rhimes Explains Why ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Took So Long
TikTok: The making of that Queen Charlotte wig
Official Bridgerton Spotify Playlist
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Rebecca and Book Riot's managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, discuss the surprising, boring origins of publishing's seasons, Ken Follett's big move, and more recent news.
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Discussed in this Episode:
Farewell to Alice Munro
The amazing, boring origins of publishing’s seasons
Ken Follett moves to Hachette in one-book deal after 45 years with Penguin
Netflix execs propose Willy Wonka-inspired reality show
Print sales are down 2% over the first four months of last year; frontlist sales taking market share from backlist
The Enid Public Library bans Pride displays for the third year running
Oye by Melissa Mogollon
Magical/Realism by Vanessa Angélica Villareal
When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
Another Word for Love by Carvell Wallace
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Jeff and Rebecca review some of the most interesting and exciting book deal announcements from the last few months.
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To mark the 10th anniversary of the Gone Girl movie, and the 12th anniversary of the book's original publication, we're rerunning our Adaptation Nation episode from 2022 in which Jeff O'Neal, Rebecca Schinsky, and Amanda Nelson dive into the book, the movie, and the legacy of this hugely influential work.
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Jeff and Rebecca finish off the season's recommendation requests, talk about Salman Rushdie's Knife, answer a few mailbag questions, and more.
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Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! Head to mytbr.co to subscribe.
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Discussed in this episode:
Kelly Jensen named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker
Knife by Salman Rushdie
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah
A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Small World by Jonathan Evison
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
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