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February 25 How Much Are You Like The Characters You Read About?
Prof. Laura McGrath returns to talk with Jeff and Rebecca about statistics that show just how much readers read what they are. Mostly. For some readers. Most readers. But not all. It's complicated.
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1 hr 3 min
February 23 DNF Shelves Coming to Goodreads and The War For Your Ears Continues
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the news that Goodreads is rumored to be launching an official Did Not Finish category, Audible and Spotify innovations, recent reading, and more book news.
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Spotify rolls out Page Match to sync print & audio reading
Audible launches Read & Listen immersive reading
Is Bindery’s influencer-led publishing startup working? Who can tell.
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1 hr 6 min
February 18 Ranking Amazon's Best Books of the Century
Jeff and Rebecca power rank the top 10 of Amazon's 25 Book of the Year picks from the last 25 years.
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40 min
February 16 Another Book Section Bites the Dust and A Romance Writer Dances with the AI Devil
Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Washington Post Books section shutting down, a NYT profile of a romance writer diving into AI with both feet, recent reading, and more. Then Rebecca and Vanessa talk about seeing Wuthering Heights.
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We’re hiring a Digital Content Specialist
Washington Post cuts Book World section
The romance industry is embracing AI

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1 hr 27 min
February 11 Power Ranking the Books of 2016
Jeff and Rebecca power rank the 10 most important, influential, and otherwise impactful books of 2016.
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59 min
February 09 Librarians on the Front Lines
Vanessa sits down with director Kim A. Snyder and librarians Martha Hickson and Carolyn Foote to discuss the film The Librarians: how it came to be, where to watch it, and why its message is such an urgent one for our times.
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The Librarians premieres on PBS on February 9, 2026
Where to watch The Librarians screening near you
All 850 Books Texas Lawmaker Matt Krause Wants to Ban: An Analysis (2021)

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57 min
February 04 The It Books of February 2026
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 finalists for the title It Book of February.
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35 min
February 02 Making Sense of Franchise Adaptation News
Jeff and Rebecca try to make sense of a bunch of adaptation news before talking about recent reads, Don DeLillo's hockey smut, and more.
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Updates on the Fourth Wing adaptation
The Testaments is coming to Hulu April 8
Brandon Sanderson’s unprecedented adaptation deal with Apple TV
Percival Everett was the bestselling Black author of 2025
Don DeLillo wrote hockey smut in 1980

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49 min
January 28 VIGIL by George Saunders
Jeff and Rebecca talk about George Saunders' new novel, Vigil.
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52 min
January 26 The Best-Selling Publishers of the Year, NBCC Finalists, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Noms, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists, which publishers had the most best-sellers in 2025, Katie Couric's book club, and usher in the era of The Big 6.
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NBCC Awards finalists
Libro.fm has launched an annual subscription
Ranking the bestselling adult publishers of 2025
Katie Couric launches book club
James Daunt sees bright future for Barnes & Noble

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2 hr 4 min

About Book Riot - The Podcast

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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.