Book Riot - The Podcast

By: Book Riot
  • Summary

  • 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 Shinsky. Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.
    2022 Book Riot
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Episodes
  • The It Books of May 2025
    Apr 30 2025
    Jeff and Rebecca try to determine what the It Book of May 2025 will be. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. Trust your reading list to the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations who have recommended over 160,000 books to readers of all kinds. Let TBR match you with your next favorite read! Get started for only $18 at mytbr.co! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Ranking the Stories of EXIT ZERO by Marie-Helene Bertino by How Marie-Helene Bertino They Are [Teaser]
    Apr 29 2025
    This is a preview of the Patreon-only episode in which Jeff and Rebecca talk about Bertino's new short story collection by ranking the stories in Exit Zero by Marie-Helene Bertino. This is for the real ones out there. Go here to check out The Book Riot Podcast Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Celebrity Book Clubs GO IRL, Literary Grudges, and more book news
    Apr 28 2025
    Jeff and Rebecca talk about still being pissed off about the 2012 non-pulitzer, Gaiman seemingly throwing in the image rehab towel, legal challenges and defenses, and more before talking about their recent reading. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. Trust your reading list to the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations who have recommended over 160,000 books to readers of all kinds. Let TBR match you with your next favorite read! Get started for only $18 at mytbr.co! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this Episode: The Books of Marie-Helene Bertino...with Marie-Helene Bertino on First Edition Jane Friedman on The Business of Being a Writer on First Edition The Long History of The Simplified Spelling Movement with Gabe Henry on First Edition. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Book Riot Podcast on Instagram The Book Riot Podcast Newsletter Exit Zero by Marie-Helene Bertino Enough is Enuf by Gabe Henry Pronoun Trouble by John McWhorter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
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