Book Riot

Book Riot - The Podcast

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News in the world of books and reading, including hot industry releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more with Book Riot’s Jeff O’Neal and Rebecca Schinsky. Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.

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#87: Collective Zerbert Noise 05.01.2015 1:02:28

This week, Jeff and Rebecca look ahead to 2015. They talk about trends they are watching for, developments they are hoping for, books they are looking forward to, literary adaptations that are on the horizon, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Show notes for this episode can be found at bookriot.com/podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your...

#86: Year in Review 29.12.2014 1:15:38

This week, Jeff and Rebecca take back at the best, worst, weirdest, most depressing, and most inspiring bookish stories in 2014. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Kobo, and THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT by Jakob Melander. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#85: Eating Crazy Sandwiches 22.12.2014 1:15:07

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk LGBQT diversity in YA, the overall health of the publishing industry, a good year for humble bundle, the IT books of 2014, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace, TryAudiobooks.com, and X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#84: Just Call Us Butter 15.12.2014 1:07:04

This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Harper's Magazine investment in a bookstore, controversy surrounding a bestselling book with a ghost writer, the forthcoming Rainbow Rowell novel, and more. This episode is sponsored by Harry's, Word & Film, and X: A Novel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#83: The Buzz Got Super-Big 07.12.2014 1:12:32

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Jacqueline Woodson's response to Daniel Handler's racist jokes at the National Book Awards, James Patterson's weird new book burning video, the Goodreads Choice Awards winners, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Random House Audiobooks, and The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more a...

#82: Holiday Recommendation Extravaganza Bonanza, Part 2 27.11.2014 1:36:22

Part 2 of our 2014 holiday gift recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Kurgo, and Valiant #1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#81: Holiday Recommendation Extravaganza Bonanza, Part 1 27.11.2014 53:34

Part 1 of our 2014 holiday gift recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Kobo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#80: Snow Globe Consciousness 24.11.2014 1:12:09

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award winners and Daniel Handler's racist comments at the ceremony, Penguin Random House's digital conservatism, the Oyster Review, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Kurgo, Tryaudiobooks.com, Kobo, and Valiant #1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

#79: General Purpose Sceptering 17.11.2014 59:31

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk more product promotion in books, the Amazon-Hachette truce, The Ampersand getting into the bundling game, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Kurgo, Audible, Kobo, and Valiant #1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#78: Dirty Laundry on Our Mind-Floor 10.11.2014 1:17:39

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about product placement in ebooks, the "it" book of 2014, the Goodreads Best of 2014 categories, B&N doing some bundling, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, TryAudiobooks.com, and Valiant #1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#77: The Literal Expletive 03.11.2014 1:01:04

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about literary crowdfunding, a Barnes and Noble gets saved, exciting TV deals, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Kobo, TryAudiobooks.com, and THE WONDER OF ALL THINGS by Jason Mott. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#76: The Virtues of Difficulty 27.10.2014 1:01:37

In this episode, Jeff and Amanda talk Simon and Schuster reupping with Amazon, another hand-wringing YA essay, an author engaging in "light-stalking," news of a new Toni Morrison novel, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Kobo, and TryAudiobooks.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#75: Trifecta of Tangets 19.10.2014 57:33

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about book awards season, new info about Harry Potter spin-offs, data about publisher direct sales, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Warby Parker, Audible and Hit by Lorie Ann Glover. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#74: Live from Brooklyn 13.10.2014 49:43

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about big book deals, the library of the future, cops reading to kids, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Love is the Drug by Aalya Dawn Johnson, and Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#73: Pizza, Books, and Spreadsheets 06.10.2014 58:26

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about 30 years of the Book It program, average consumer spending on books, The Fault in Our Stars getting banned, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by As Long as You Love Me by Anna Guirre, Love is the Drug by Alya Dawn Johnson, and Squarespace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

#72: Miller Lite and a Banana Peel 28.09.2014 1:00:01

This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about the woeful lack of diversity in the publishing industry, the prospects of American Idol-like contests for writers, the relatively high price of ebooks, Alison Bechdel winning a Macarthur genius award, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com, Squarespace, and Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

#71: The Reading Life of Rebecca Schinsky 20.09.2014 59:52

A special episode of the Book Riot podcast: an interview with Rebecca about her reading life. This is sort of Episode Zero to our new Reading Lives podcast, available not at bookriot.com/readinglives. This episode is sponsored by Audible and Squarespace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#70: Homebrewed Hoots and Hollers 15.09.2014 1:08:06

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the highest-earning authors, what people say their favorites books are on Facebook, how young people are using libraries, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Destined for Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#69: Here Is Your Bounty of Goods 07.09.2014 1:18:01

This week, Rebecca and guest host Paul Montgomery discuss a new grant that gives writers time to read, diversity in comics publishing, a library's plan to better serve homeless patrons, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, I Want It That Way by Ann Aguirre, and Matched by Ally Condie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Interlude #3: Introducing Oh, Comics! 04.09.2014 8:38

In this special interlude, Paul Montgomery and Preeti Chhibber give a preview of the weekly podcast about the wild and wooly world of comics they'll be hosting for our new site, Panels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#68: The Longest of Long Tails 01.09.2014 1:20:38

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about a new ebook-only university library, Dan Brown's Inferno coming to the big screen, the onslaught of self-published titles, new books, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Squarespace, TryAudiobooks.com, and Bombay Blues by Tanuja Desai Hidier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

#67: There Goes My Gravitas 25.08.2014 53:26

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk libraries in cabs, floating libraries, waterproof ereaders, bungled bundling, new books, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#66: The Ghost of Ray Bradbury 18.08.2014 59:26

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about how Harry Potter might make you more empathetic, bundling comes to indie bookstores, precision digital book locators at a London bookselling stalwart, Tom Hanks' quixotic iPad app, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and TryAudiobooks.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

#65: Locally Grown Prose 11.08.2014 55:39

This week, Jeff and Amanda talk James Patterson playing Jeff Bezos, outdoor reading rooms, JK Rowling being the best, the resilience of print books, interesting new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and TryAudiobooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#64: Sniffing My Equipment 04.08.2014 1:00:26

This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about who is most embarrassed about what books they read, who reads what and how much on the toilet, a new Hobbit moviel trailer, 50 Shades back at the top of the bestseller list, new books, and more. This episode is sponsored by Audible and 99Designs.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...