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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.

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Our Insta-Buy Authors [Teaser] Mar 18, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca try to guess which authors appear on each other's "insta-buy" lists.

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It's Time for Publishers to Tell the Truth About Posthumously Published Books Mar 18, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about publishers misrepresenting posthumous books, Jeff's Q&A with Authors Equity CEO Madeline McIntosh, RuPaul's Allstora backtracking, and much more.

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First Edition!

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Follow-up: Madeline McIntosh Q & A about Authors Equity

RuPaul and Allstora backtrack on selling anti-LGBTQ titles

Legislators in Delaware and Connecticut propose anti-book ban measures

It's Time for Publishers to Tell the Truth About Posthumously Published Books

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AMERICAN FICTION and Seeing The Book World On Screen and On the Page Mar 13, 2024

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On the occasion of Cord Jefferson's Best Adapted Screenplay win, Jeff and Rebecca talk about their favorite books, movies, and TV shows set in the world of books before talking about Erasure by Percival Everett and American Fiction.

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First Edition!

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Elf

Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Luster by Raven Leilani

Hothouse by Boris Kachka

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Erasure by Percival Everett

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A New Store and a New Publisher Both Trying to Reslice The Bookselling Pie Mar 11, 2024

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Book Riot editor Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about Allstore (a new online bookstore) and Authors Equity (a new publisher) coming at the same target from two different angles. Plus: a report on diversity in publishing and Spotify's curious new Audiobooks Tier.

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First Edition!

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Our Queerest Shelves

The Read Harder Challenge

Is This What Author-Centered Publishing Looks Like?

RuPaul Launches an “Online Book Marketplace”

RuPaul bookstore controversy

Results of Lee & Low’s publishing diversity baseline survey and Erica’s response in The Deep Dive

Spotify introduces audiobooks tier at $9.99

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Who Will Win Best Adapted Screenplay? Mar 06, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca try to predict the most literary Oscar.

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Ranking the Last 20 Winners of the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay

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Bookshop.org Is Audiobooks Curious, Ward Re-Ups, the State of Culture in 2024 & More Mar 04, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca note a customer survey Bookshop.org sent to customers about their audiobook habits, decide no-new news is good news as Jesmyn Ward stays on at S&S, really resonate with Ted Gioia's "State of Culture, 2024," and more.

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First Edition!

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Bookshop.org appears to be interested in audiobooks

Jesmyn Ward signs 3-book deal with Scribner

TikTok-famous librarian quits because of harassment

And I think we have to talk about Ted Gioia and the state of the culture

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Book Club: The Book of Love by Kelly Link [bonus] Mar 01, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca discuss Kelly Link's debut novel, The Book of Love.

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The "It" Books of March Feb 28, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca pick the "it" book of March.

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The Hunter by Tana French

Maktub by Paulo Coehlo

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi

The Morningside by Téa Obreht

Memory Piece by Lisa Ko

There's Always Next Year by Hanif Abdurraqib

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

James by Percival Everett

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Deals, Deals Deals: February 2024 [teaser] Feb 27, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca review some of the most interesting book deal announcements from the last few months.

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Simon & Schuster's Odyssey Isn't Over, National Book Awards Open Up, and More Feb 26, 2024

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about LeVar Burton's book deal, opening up the National Book Awards, book banning news, and why no one should think this is the forever home for Simon & Schuster.

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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.