Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca talk about B&N's finalists for their book of the year, why PW's best books of the year lists are so great and recent reading before they are joined by Brooke Nagler of The Book Group to talk about what it's like breaking into the world of books as an assistant to a literary agent.

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The Book Group

A belated fare-thee-well to John Gierach

Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year finalists

The PW Best Books of the Year list is here, and it’s as hard to navigate as ever

The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

Conclave by Robert Harris

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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Jeff offers Rebecca a list of questions about the world of books and reading that he would love to have answered but knows are impossible.

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Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about B&N's Best Books of the Year list, promising trailers, PRH's new boilerplate AI language, and more of the week's top book news.

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Barnes & Noble best books of 2024 (ohmygod it isn’t even Halloween yet)

PRH adds language to copyright pages prohibiting use in AI training

How Should Debut Novelists Measure Success?

Ursula K. Le Guin Prize

Say Nothing

God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Ghostroots by Pemi Aguda

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino

Interior Chinatown

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Jeff and Rebecca head down to the literary trading floor and evaluate their portfolio to determine which authors to buy, sell, or hold.

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Jeff and Rebecca mark the beginning of what should be a busy awards season for James, talk about Taylor Swift's notable book release strategy, get ready for TikTok to publish print titles, and mull more of the week's book news.

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Percival Everett wins the Kirkus Prize

South Carolina public library to stop acquiring books for minors

Amazon announces Kindle Colorsoft

Taylor Swift publishing first official book as Target exclusive 

ByteDance imprint 8th Note Press to publish first print books in 2025

Kate McKinnon to host National Book Awards

What I Ate In One Year by Stanley Tucci

Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

The Driving Machine by Witold Rybcyznski

A Reason to See You Again by jami attenberg

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a shared favorite movie, 1989's When Harry Met Sally.

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Jeff and Sharifah talk about Han Kang's Nobel win, the twenty-thousands serious and dedicated readers of literary fiction, a Book It! Program misdirect, and more news of the week.

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The 50 U.S. Writers That Could Win the Nobel. Someday.

My Life in Bookshelves

Company to help authors license their work to AI companies

What good is great literature?

New goodreads competitor

20,000 readers of literary fiction?

FRAUDULENT RESURRECTION OF BOOK IT THIS IS NOT IT

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Jeff and Rebecca go through Jeff's recent piece, The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading?

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The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading?

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Jeff and Rebecca digest the finalists for the 2024 National Book Award in fiction, envy and admire MacArthur winners, get pumped for The Corrections on TV, and think about Reese's thriller.

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National Book Award finalists announced

Federal judge orders Arkansas public library to reshelve “inappropriate” books

Jason Reynolds, Ling Ma, Alice Wong among 2024 MacArthur grant winners

Meryl Streep attached to star in Corrections adaptation

Reese Witherspoon to co-write debut novel with Harlan Coben

The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

Chop Fry Watch Learn by Michelle King

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Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 books and crown one of them the It Book of the Month.

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The Message

The Mighty Red

Slaveroad

The Bog Wife

The Boyfriend

The Revenge of The Tipping Point

What I Ate in One Year

Sonny Boy

Meditations for Mortals

Absolution

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