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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Book Riot

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bookriot.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

#15: Fairy Podparent 17.08.2013

While Jeff is on vacation, Rebecca and special guest host Ann Kingman from Books On the Nightstand discuss Ron Burgundy's memoir, the top-earning authors of 2013, libraries on (bicycle) wheels, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffee and Panorama City by Antoine Wilson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices....

#14: If You Give a Dude a Gadget 11.08.2013

Rebecca and Jeff talk about movie versions of THE GIVER, bookstores that smell like chocolate, Borders bookstore lives on in Singapore, the rise of audiobooks, and the origin of the Playboy interview. This episode is sponsored by Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#13: Aerosolized Ego 03.08.2013

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Obama visiting Amazon, online price wars, new ereading statistics, bookstores that smell like chocolate, new books, and secret literary societies. This episodes is sponsored by Brilliance by Marcus Sakey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#12: Who Moved My Cheese That I Learned About In Kindergarten While I Was Eating Soup for My Soul? 27.07.2013

Jeff and Rebecca talk about books people pretend to have read, the most popular books of 2013, digital comics, book bundles, some interesting new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Brilliance by Marcus Sakey and Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#11: J.K. Rowling Tin Foil Hat Moment 20.07.2013

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the surprise Rowling book, a new device for reading to kids, the crazy prolificness of Alexandre Dumas, and a new book so scary sounding that you'll have to keep in a freezer. 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

#10: Giant Mr. Darcy 13.07.2013

While Jeff enjoys a summer frolic, Rebecca and guest host Andrew Losowsky, Senior Books Editor at The Huffington Post, talk about Apple's ebook price fixing, what to do when you love an author but hate their politics, a giant Mr. Darcy emerging from a lake in England, and more. This episode is sponsored by Fire Knife Dancing by John Enright and Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

#9: Bad Job, Old Dudes 06.07.2013

Jeff and Rebecca talk about which countries read the most, Jonathan Franzen's letter to The New York Times, lit snobs, film adaptations of The Grapes of Wrath and The Giver, E.B. White's candy getaway, and new books worth looking into. This episode is sponsored by Fire Knife Dancing by John Enright and Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choic...

#8: Theater of the Mind 29.06.2013

While Rebecca is off cavorting, this week Jeff is joined by author/blogger/rustabout Chuck Wending. They talk about Barnes & Noble's slow decline, hated/favorite books, the forever war between Amazon and independent bookstores, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by The Diabolist by Layton Green and Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad c...

#7: You're in the Danger Zone 22.06.2013

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a fashion shoot depicting the suicides of some famous women writers, most hated books, new German DRM, new books, and George Orwell the prankster. This week's episode is sponsored by The Diabolist by Layton Green and Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#6: Awesome Just Falls Out of You 17.06.2013

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the spike in sales of Orwell's 1984, werewolf erotica, really bad ideas for high school English assignments, vintage YA, being well-read, and the unquestionable awesomeness of Judy Blume. This week's show is sponsored by The Corpse Reader by Antontio Garrido and Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices...

#5: Just Sitting Around, Coming of Age. 09.06.2013

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a slew of new bookish websites, the Baileys Women's Fiction Prize, how awesome Dolly Parton is, Nook Snaps, Suzanne Collins' new YA series, and more. This episode is sponsored by The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido and Audible.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#4: People Having Thoughts in Brooklyn 03.06.2013

Jeff and Rebecca talk highlights from Book Expo America, now-worthless Borders gift cards, Allen Ginsberg's rolodex, and which states have the most bookstores per capita. This week’s episode is sponsored by Nolet’s Silver Dry Gin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#3: The Gandalf of Poetry 24.05.2013

Jeff and Rebecca talk about finishing Dan Brown's Inferno, along with discussions Stephen King's new print-only novel, Amazon's foray into fan-fiction, turning unproduced movies into books, a hypothetical app to see what the people around you are reading, and the vagaries of airplane reading. This week's episode is sponsored by Nolet's Silver Dry Gin and Start Here, Volume 2. See omnystudio.com/li...

#2: Pillow Talk with Robert Langdon 17.05.2013

Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Great Gatsby movie reactions and box office, along with discussions on the new Dan Brown novel, ebook market share, a tool to randomly browse the Amazon bookstore, the trailer for James Franco's As I Lay Dying, and Judy Blume's disavowal of the label "YA writer." This week's episode is sponsored by Nolet's Silver Dry Gin and Start Here, Volume 2. See omnystudio.com/...

#1: Leaving a Whoopee Cushion for Santa Claus 12.05.2013

In the inaugural Book Riot - The Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca talk about what the podcast will be, Gatsby hype, Harper Lee fights back against copyright grifters, gender-flipping book covers, finding books, Thomas Pynchon's middle name, and newly released books of note. This episode of Book Riot - The Podcast is sponsored by Nolet's Silver Dry Gin and Start Here: Volume 2. Show notes for this episode...

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