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July 13 Book Sales Down so Far in 2026, THE ODYSSEY Hype is Peaking, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca note the fever-pitch buzz for Nolan's The Odyssey, before talking about the state of book sales, mention some new book announcements, discuss recent reading, and much more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Book sales flat in H1
New Leslie Jamison novel next year!
The Millions Summer Book Preview
The Most Read Kindle Books of 2026 So Far
Booker Prize award money doubles with new funder
Brandon Sanderson’s theory of the 20-year dragon nostalgia cycle
Hachette employees unionize
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1 hr 2 min
July 08 THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER
Nolan's The Odyssey looms. Today we are sharing the episode we did on The Odyssey for Zero to Well-Read. Be careful out there on the wine-dark sea.
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1 hr 32 min
July 06 Big Time Book Announcements, PW's Fall Preview, the AI State of Play, and More.
Jeff and Rebecca rejoice over new Ishiguro and Everett announcements, have our concerns partially confirmed by the Klara & the Sun trailer, note PW's fall preview, and acknowledge the AI muck we are all going to have to deal with for the foreseeable future.
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Discussed in this episode:
Klara & the Sun trailer
Vincent Yu wins Discover Prize
Writer accused of AI use wins Commonwealth Prize
Libby to filter AI content from app
PW’s fall preview
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1 hr
July 01 The It Books of July 2026
Jeff and Rebecca run through the candidates for the It Book of July 2026. Then, they take a quick look back at their other monthly picks from the first half of the year to see how they did.
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59 min
June 29 How Reading Became Sexy (but We're Doing Less of It)
Vanessa and Sharifah discuss the latest in American reading habits, another exciting 2027 book release, a batch of buzzy trailers and adaptation news, and an update to an AI scandal linked to a literary prize.
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Discussed in this episode:
We're getting a new Percival Everett!
Barnes & Noble's Biggest Books of Fall 2026: Fiction and Nonfiction Editions
Trailers for Klara and the Sun and Sense and Sensibility
Netflix will adapt The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Booksmaxxing: How Reading Became Sexy
A third of Americans say they're reading fewer books
Join the Thriftbooks 500 Billion Page Challenge
Commonwealth Foundation clears writers accused of writing with AI
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57 min
June 24 The Best Books of 2026 So Far
Jeff and Rebecca do a mid-year check-in about their favorite books of 2026 so far.
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41 min
June 22 What 20,000 AI-Generated Stories Have in Common
Rebecca and Vanessa discuss recent research that reveals surprising commonalities between 20,000 AI-generated stories, the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards and the Women's Prize for Fiction, and the most exciting 2027 book announcement so far.

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Discussed in this episode:
Kazuo Ishiguro wrote a WWII spy novel!
What 20,000 LLM-generated stories have in common
Google Play launches in-book AI chatbot
The Correspondent wins The Women’s Prize for Fiction
2026 Lambda Literary Award winners
Maggie Gyllenhaal to adapt Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake
The Love Hypothesis adaptation to hit Prime Video on Sept 23
Netflix is getting in on the horny hockey fun

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41 min
June 17 The Hot List for June 2026
Rebecca and Vanessa break down the books topping the best-of and bestseller lists as we near the halfway point of the year.
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43 min
June 15 The Publishing Pie is Getting Bigger, But Not Enough to Keep Up with The Slices
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the growth of the number of books (and authors) vying for reader dollars, continue to lament the long 2025 award season, wonder about the expansion of PRH's audio initiatives, talk about recent reading, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Amazon’s best of the year so far
US audiobooks sales increased 9% in 2025
j/k we weren’t done with 2025 book awards - Stoker Award winners and Nebula Award winners
And we’re also starting this year’s: The 2026 Barnes & Noble Discover Award finalists
Authors Guild survey looks at why author income is declining
Reese’s Book Club launches Fan Fest event series
The Marriage Plot is getting an adaptation
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1 hr 3 min
June 10 The Messy Power Couple of the Harlem Renaissance
Vanessa Diaz returns to regale Rebecca with the messy tale of the marriage between a well-known Harlem Renaissance poet and the daughter of a famous public thinker.
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48 min

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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.