Book Riot - The Podcast

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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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

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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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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

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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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Reagan Arthur will return to Hachette

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Book Riot’s Best Books of 2024 So Far

NYT Top 100 Books of the Century

Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault

Alice Munro’s daughter reveals family secret of sexual abuse

Romance bookstores on the rise

PRH Buys Boom! Studios

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas

Malas by Marcela Fuentes

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With Jeff and Rebecca hither and yon, we asked our editors to drop in and talk about their favorite books of the year so far.

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Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

Shift Happens by J Albert Mann

Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee

A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejia

youthjuice by E.K. Sathue

Magical/Realism by Vanessa Angelica Villareal

A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas

The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace

Hirayasumi, Vol. 1 by Keigo Shinzō, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash

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Jeff tells Rebecca about his trip to the American Library Association Annual Convention before a discussion of listener feedback, B&N getting more people into stores, and recent reading.

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Foot traffic up YOY in Barnes & Noble stores

Webtoon goes public for $315 million

Barnes & Noble picks God of the Woods as July book club selection

Oliver Burkeman’s next book is about meditation

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

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Jeff and Rebecca go through 10 contenders to pick the It Book of July.

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The Coin by Yasmin Zaher

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu

The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Mieville

State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg

All This & More by Peng Sheperd

Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Liars by Sarah Manguso

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

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Jeff and Rebecca tally up their favorite reads of the year so far. Yes, James is at the top of the list.

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a mixed bag of topics this week: James getting a major adaptation deal, Hilary Clinton is publishing a new mem.....YAWN, and Frieda McFadden looks to go full grocery store.

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New Hillary Clinton memoir coming this fall

The new queen of the bestseller list isn’t a TikTok romantasy hit

Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

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