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We Saw IT ENDS WITH US So You Don't Have To Aug 09, 2024

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Rebecca is joined by Book Riot's intrepid managing editor Vanessa Diaz for a conversation about the new adaptation of Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

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The Bookish Movies of 1999 Aug 07, 2024

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Looking back at one of the great movie years for book lovers: 1999.

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Project 2025's Impact on Books and Education, Spotify Adds to Catalog, a Little Time on the Soap Box, and More Aug 05, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca tour the week in books, check in with Project 2025's dastardly plans and Spotify's continued growth, enjoy a little rant time, and much more.

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What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First Edition

Court approves Barnes & Noble purchase of Tattered Cover

Fare thee well, Edna O’Brien

RIP Francine Pascal

Liz Moore signs Sony deal for Long Bright River and God of the Woods

The Booker Prize longlist

Spotify adds 1,000 audiobooks from publishers distributed by Ingram

Jennifer Wilson’s tweet

Project 2025’s impact on libraries, books, and reading

The Bear by Julia Phillips

Liars by Sarah Manguso

Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham

State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg

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The It Books of August, 2024 Jul 31, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 contenders for the It Book of August.

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What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First Edition

Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa

There Are Rivers by Elif Shafak

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi

House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias

Burn by Peter Heller

Hum by Helen Phillips

All That Glitters by Orlando Whitfield

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey

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Harris Book Sales Spike, the Hugos Catch Some Bad Cheaters, and More Book News Jul 29, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca respond to some listener feedback, talk about the sales spike of Kamala Harris books, some truly amateur hour cheating in the Hugo Awards, and nerd out about some specific sales data related the the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century List.

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What is Going on with Book Sales? Episode of First Edition

***We’re hiring***

The NYT list is moving units

Kamala Harris book sales soaring

Hugo Awards reveal (poorly executed) scheme to get fraudulent votes for one author

Nickel Boys adaptation will open the New York Film Festival, hits theaters 10/25

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Our Ballots for the NYT's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century [Teaser] Jul 25, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Sharifah Williams to discuss the books they selected for in The New York Times's 100 best books of the 21st century, how they picked, and their reactions to the final list.

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Book Nerd Movie Club: THE NEVERENDING STORY Jul 24, 2024

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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the film release of The NeverEnding Story, Jeff, Rebecca, and Sharifah talk about the book, movie, and its place in pop and nerd culture.

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The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende

The NeverEnding Story Oral History

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

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The Readers' List of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Predicting Obama's Summer Reading List, and more. Jul 22, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca are back to do more discussion of The New York Times's list of the Best Books of the 21st Century, go over the reader version of the list, predict what books we think are the most likely to make Obama's summer reading list, talk about their recent reading, and more.

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The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

NYT reveals readers’ top 100

Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg

The Coin by Yasmin Zaher

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraquib

James by Percival Everett

Fire Exit by Morgan Talty

The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Searcher by Tana French

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Building The 100 Best Books of the Century with Gilbert Cruz, Editor of THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Jul 17, 2024

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In this special episode, Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, to talk about the construction, philosophy, and end result of The New York Times list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

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The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

The New York Times Book Review Podcast discussion of the list

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The Best Books of the 21st Century Jul 15, 2024

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Rebecca and Book Riot managing editor Vanessa Diaz discuss the NYT's 100 books of the 21st century, sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman, disturbing revelations about Alice Munro, and more.

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