Book Riot - The Podcast

Booker Prize Shortlist, a new WUTHERING HEIGHTS Adaptation, and More Book News of the Week

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Jeff and Rebecca digest the five finalists for the 2024 Booker Prize, talk about some upcoming literary adaptations, developments in the world of book banning and censorship, and hit some recent reading.


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Discussed in this episode:
  • PRH hires a public policy role
  • ALA reports 40% decline in book bans this year so far
  • Booker Prize shortlist 
  • The 60 most popular books on Goodreads in the last 5 years
  • Florence Pugh to start in East of Eden adaptation for Netflix
  • The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball
  • Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

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