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**Book Riot – The Podcast**

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.

Latest Episodes:

The It Books of August Jul 30, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca decide what the It Book of August will be.

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Making a Case for Supporting Independent Media, Way Early Award Nominations, and More Jul 28, 2025

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Vanessa Diaz joins Jeff as he workshops a couple of takes, before they dive into IMAX scalping, way early award longlists, and more of the week's book news.

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Discussed in this Episode:

The Odyssey IMAX Showtimes Sell Out Instantly as Scalpers List Resales Higher Than $200

The Center For Fiction Releases the Longlist for 2025 First Fiction Prize in July, because sure

The Book Industry Study Group conducting survey on how AI is changing publishing

Spotify expanding audiobooks plans, language is confusing

Audiobook walking clubs?

Deep Historical Survey on Gender Split of Who Writes Fiction

The Bewitching by Silvia Morreno-Garcia

Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan

Algospeak by Adam Aleksic

Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart

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Power Ranking the Books of 1995 Jul 23, 2025

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It's as far back as we go with these historical rankings--30 years to 1995. Strange year, that sees Jeff pick a single copy of an individual book in his top 10. Christian dystopias, fairy tale retellings, genre-changing memoirs: there are spots for all of them in our top 10s.

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Mid-Year Check-in Time. PLUS: Rodney Freeman on ARE YOU A LIBRARIAN? Jul 21, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of mid-year lists: best-ofs, best-selllers, and more. Then Erica Ezeifedi talks to Rodney Freeman, former librarian and producer of the documentary Are You a Librarian, about the rich & overlooked history of Black librarianship in the US.

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Book Riot’s best books of 2025 so far

The top 10 bestselling books of the year so far

Bookshop’s bestsellers of the year so far

Constance Grady explores whether there actually is a crisis with kids’ reading

Sarah J. Maas has completed the first draft of the 6th ACOTAR book

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The Top Ten Books to Read to Be Well-Read Jul 16, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca try to answer the fun but impossible question of what are the top 10 books someone might read first on their path to becoming well-read. This was originally a Patreon-only members post. To get more like this, subscribe to the Book Riot podcast Patreon.

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The Best Books of the Year So Far: Live at Powell's! Jul 14, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Book Riot's Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz and Powell's Book Buyer Keith Mosman to talk about their favorite books of the year so far.

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Summer 2025 Mailbag Jul 09, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca answer listener questions.

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Project Hail Mary Gets a Trailer, AI Is Fair Use (for now), and more book news of the week Jul 07, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about several notable adaptations news items, legal rulings in AI and LBGTQ titles, recent reading, and more.

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The Book Riot Podcast Live at Powell’s on July 9th!

Judge rejects authors’ claims that Meta violated copyright law by using their books to train AI

SCOTUS says parents can opt students out of positive-affirming lessons about LGBTQ+ issues

Project Hail Mary trailer!

Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey leaks online

Jennifer Aston to star in Apple+ adaptation of I’m Glad My Mom Died

The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey

Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll

The Doorman by Chris Pavone

The Summer of 1787 by David O. Stewart

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The It Books of July 2025 Jul 02, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca try to figure out what the It Books of July will be.

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The Book Riot Podcast Live at Powell's on July 9th!

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NetGalley Launches Booktrovert Consumer Marketing Platform, BookTok's Obsession with Marginalia, and More Jun 30, 2025

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Danika Ellis joins Rebecca to talk about NetGalley's new consumer marketing platform, the latest decision in an AI copyright lawsuit, BookTok's obsession with marginalia, and more.

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Discussed in this Episode:

Netgalley launches consumer marketing platform Booktrovert

Sarah J. Maas signs major licensing deal

Judge rules use of copyrighted materials to train AI without authors’ permission is fair use, but using pirated copies violates copyright law

Let’s talk about marginalia and the latest BookTok trend

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

So Many Stars by Caro de Robertis

Sympathy for Wild Girls by Demree McGhee