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Recreational Awe Feb 06, 2023

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Barnes & Noble renaissance, a new book from Jesmyn Ward, developments in the world of publishing pay, a couple of new books, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

TBR for Valentine’s Day

We’re hiring!

Book Riot has a book about fighting book bans

Ezra Klein column on Barnes & Noble rings a lot of bells

New! Jesmyn! Ward!

Resignations continue at PRH

And HC is cutting 5% of workforce

HC union members on why they are still striking

Scorched Grace by Margot Douihay

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The Apocalypse is For Everybody Jan 30, 2023

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Jeff and Rebecca consider listener feedback, talk about Goodreads users’s most anticipated books of 2023, a wild use case for modern chatbots and books, TikTok’s ability to put its thumb on the scale, and much more.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

TBR for Valentine’s Day

We’re hiring!

Update: HarperCollins union reports that HC has agreed to mediation

Chatbots for Books (this one for Talent by Tyler Cowen):

GoodReads readers most anticipated books of 2023

TikTok confirms that employees can decide what goes viral

Little Free Library launches Indigenous Library program

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No Country for Old Scuba Divers Jan 23, 2023

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Jeff and Rebecca follow up on reading goggles and scorched earth memoirs, look at other angles on unions in publishing, survey what recent-ish books appear on college syllabi, fail to name the Booker Prize statue, and then finally sputter about the new Cormac McCarthy books.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

TBR for Valentine’s Day

PW takes a look at the ongoing HC labor dispute

Cool thing – deep dive into the books from the 90s that appear on college syllabi now

Competition to name the Booker Prize statue

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9 Billion NDAs Jan 16, 2023

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Jeff and Rebecca talk a little more union stuff, try to imagine e-reading with VR goggles, note with disinterest a blockbuster title, look at the bestselling books of 2022, and more.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Update: Federal Labor Board certifies New York Amazon union

E-reading in VR is a thing

Prince Harry’s memoir becomes UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book

Top 25 bestselling print books of 2022 (CoHo is 6 of the top 10)

Colleen Hoover announces It Ends With Us coloring book

And then Atria nukes it

!!! Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret adaptationnnnnnnn

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Adaptations Coming in 2023 Jan 13, 2023

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about 10 interesting new adaptations coming in 2023. Plus other less interesting but still interesting ones.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?

The Color Purple

Red, White, & Royal Blue

Lessons in Chemistry

Killers of the Flower Moon

The Three Body Problem

Dumb Money

Leave the world behind

Nightbitch

Nimona

Poor things

Honorable Mentions

Daisy Jones & The Six

Dune 2

The Pale Blue Eye

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Power

All the Light We Cannot See

The Killer

American Born Chinese

Eileen

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Camels and Wedges Jan 09, 2023

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Jeff and Rebecca are back to talk about Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2022, Apple launches AI narration of audiobooks, 2022 print sales, listener feedback, and more.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

The 2023 Winter Preview Draft on The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

Manuscript thief to plead guilty

Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2022

Print book sales rose 10% before Christmas

Publishing Salary Survey 2022

Apple has launched AI-narrated audiobooks

Sander$on blasts Audible pay rates for indie authors

Via listener Amanda K, a look at the downsides of how easy TikTok makes it to find & recommend books

Shouts to Kelly being recognized for her book ban coverage

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The Top Bookish Stories of 2022 Dec 19, 2022

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Jeff and Rebecca look back on the most important, interesting, and befuddling stories from the year in books and reading.

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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Salman Rushdie attacked

PRH does not merge with S&S

TikTok on top

And Colleen Hoover rides the wave

The assault on books and reading

Brandon Sanderson’s singular Kickstarter

Peak adaptation

Book sales are…fine

LBGTQ book sales are more than fine

The end of Amazon’s foray into brick and mortar bookstores

Stocking changes at Barnes & Noble

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The Books of the Year Dec 12, 2022

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Jeff and Rebecca discuss the books that define the year of 2022.

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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Babel by R.F. Kuang

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

The 90s by Chuck Klosterman

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Our Favorite Books of 2022 Dec 05, 2022

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about their favorite books of 2022.

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Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

Song of the Cell by Sidhartha Mukherjee

Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman

Heartbreak by Florence Williams

Post-Traumatic by Chantal Johnson

Solito by Javier Zamora

Stay True by Hua Hsu

In the Early Times by Tad Friend

Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Inciting Joy by Ross Gay

Liberation Day by George Saunders

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2022 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 2 Nov 28, 2022

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Jeff and Rebecca conclude this year’s holiday recommendation extravaganza.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The Book Riot Podcast PatreonMerchants of Culture by John ThompsonBookish People by Susan CollThe Billion Dollar WhaleAn Ugly Truth by Sheera Frankel & Cecilia KangShe Said The Cult of WeAmor TowlesSherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock seriesWe Ride Upon SticksIn the Dream HouseThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah JohnsonThe Switch by Beth O’LearyOn the Rooftop2am at the Cat’s PajamasThe Alchemy of Us Your Table is ReadyThe Man from the FutureTender at the BoneButtermilk GraffitiOur Lady of Perpetual HungerDirt by Bill BufordThe English Patient52 Loaves by William Alexander Taste by Stanley TucciThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelPerish by LaToya WatkinsAll This Could Be DifferentThe Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka Cloudstreet by Tim WintonThe Home Place World of WondersPilgrim at Tinker CreekThe Naturalist at Large by Bernd HeinrichCutting Back by Leslie BuckA Little Devil in AmericaMajor LabelsI Contain MultitudesThe 90sThe Autobiography of Alice B ToklasThe Undoing Project by Michael LewisPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Swimmers by Julie OtsukaHow Strange a SeasonBrandon TaylorThe Sentence (or any Erdrich)The Orchard by Adele Crockett RoberstonPost-Traumatic by Chantal JohnsonGeorge SaundersKelly LinkZone One by Colson WhiteheadHow to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles YuUnbound by Steph JaggerTrace by Lauret SavoyHigh Sierra by Kim Stanley RobinsonBeyond Possible by Nims Purja S.A. CosbyElmore LeonardThe Force by Don Winslow Anthem by Noah Hawley Joe IdeCatch & KillThe Devil & Sherlock Holmes by David GrannEvvie Drake Starts OverLives of Jaded Women Crazy Rich AsiansErotic Stories for Punjabi Women by Balli Kaur JaswalThe Mitford Series by Jan KaronGuernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Shaffer & Burrows,Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgBabel by R.F. KuangLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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