Book Riot - The Podcast

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about our new podcast series, Emma Watson's ascent to the Mount Rushmore of celebrity book nerds, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O Swimming Home OwlCrate Ploughshares Solos   Links discussed in this episode: New Podcast Series: Annotated Emma Watson hiding books around Paris NEW JOHN GREEN Amazon Buys Whole Foods     Pottermore launches official book club See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about JULIUS CAESAR backlash, Amazon being the fifth largest bookstore chain in the U.S, Trump blocking Stephen King on Twitter, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson ThirdLove Audiobooks.com   Links discussed in this episode: Big-time sponsors pull support of Julius Caesar production inspired by Trump  Trump Block Stephen King on Twitter 20,000 libraries participating in world’s largest book club Amazon will be fifth-largest bookstore chain Hero of the week: trainer promotes “books before boxing” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss new info about the the Game of Thrones Extended Universe, Oprah's Book Club rumblings, Well-Read Black Girl's conference, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com   Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's New Science Fiction & Fantasy Podcast: SFF Yeah Book Riot New Mystery/Thriller Podcast: Read or Dead Follow-up on Game of Thrones prequels   Update: Author who shall not be name will self-publish New Oprah pick coming 6/26 Well-Read Black Girl literary festival  Harper Lee estate endorses graphic novel adaptation Hero of the week: 9-year-old girl sells lemonade to keep her library from closing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff and Rebecca talk about listener feedback on Little Free Libraries and the Amazon Buy Button, the coming GAME OF THRONES adaptation multiverse, Audible experiments, and more.   This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Third Love OwlCrate   Links discussed in this episode: The Game of Thrones Spin-Off Industry   That JK Rowling/Stephen Fry Revenge Story Isn’t True New sponsorship model for Women’s Prize for Fiction  Audible launches $5 million fund to pay playwrights to write audio dramas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the surprising strength of Scribd's subscribership, Little Free Library backlash, Bill Gates' recommended summer reading, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkaupf OwlCrate   Links discussed in this episode: Alias Grace going to Netflix See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talking about Author Who Shall Not Be Named suing his former publisher. changes to Amazon's "buy" button, James Patterson and Bill Clinton teaming up to write a thriller, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Audiobooks.com Grand Central Instant Book Club   Links discussed in this episode: He Who Shall Not Be Named sues S & S for $10mil for canceled book deal  Bill Clinton working on novel w/ Jimmy P  Amazon Buy Button Changes  Andrew Luck starts book podcast  Matthew Weiner has written a novel, and we have a rant about pricing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jeff wrap up this year's moms, dads, and grads recommendation bonanza.    This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Protect America Grand Central Book Club   Books mentioned in this show: The Mothers The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Saints for All Occasions Orhan’s Inheritance George  A Boy Like Me  Redefining Realness  A Darker Shade of Magic Sorceror to the Crown Paper Girls The Magicians Shadowshaper Every Body Yoga   Wisdom of Yoga   Silence   Start Where You Are  Presence   Speak  A Brief History of Nearly Everything Ready Player One Barkskins The Luminaries The Noble Hustle Hammerhead The Year of Living Biblically Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast Our Souls at Night Another Brooklyn The Inseparables Maine The Turner House Doc The Ok Corral The Kid The Sisters Brothers Battleborn The Water Museum Peak Grit Known and Strange Things Big Magic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca answer listener recommendation requests for summer holidays and graduation.  This episode is sponsored by: Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener Out of the Box by Jemma Westing   Books recommended in this show: The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Leavers by Lisa Ko The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR by Scott Hawkins An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam’ I Crawl Through It by A.S. King The Martian by Andy Weir The Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? By Mindy Kaling OUR MAN IN HAVANA by Graham Greene Who Thought This Was a Good Idea by Alyssa Mastromonaco Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Self-Inflicted Wounds by Aisha Tyler AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie Endless Night by Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Penance by Kanae Minato Good as Gone by Amy Gentry H IS FOR HAWK by Helen Macdonald THE

This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about personalized book recommendation services, Shelfie's tech being integrated at Kobo, approve of Rick Riordan's new imprint, rail against people ignoring the rising prize of ebooks, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by Startup by Doree Shafrir I Found You by Lisa Jewell   Links discussed in this episode:   Follow up in personalized reading recommendations, including The Book Spa and Sarah's Bookshelves  Sam Missingham launches Lounge Books  Rick Riordan launches imprint Kobo WILL integrate shelfie functinoality into its apps and ereaders Anika Noni Rose options SHADOWSHAPER See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about UK reading habits, a new Fahrenheit 451 adaptation, audiobook recommendations, the Salander dynasty, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick Audible   Links discussed in this episode: Knopf announces 5th book in Millennium series  Emergency Room for the mindWeird news: Insane Clown Posse being sued for plagiarizing poem from Chicken Soup for the Soul  World Book Night Survey HBO making a Fahrenheit 451 movie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners, the most-challenged books of 2016, Book Riot Insiders, and more.    This episode is sponsored by: Third Love   Links discussed in this episode: 2017 Pulitzer winners ALA List of Most Challenged Books of 2016 The Verge's review of The Handmaid's Tale Book Riot Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Bidens' book deals, the most "literate" city in the U.S., the absurdity of copyright law, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Casper Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist The Baker Street Four by Olivier Legrand, J.B. Djian, and David Etien.   Links discussed in this week's show: Follow-up from listener (Kris) about UK publishing diversity Joe & Jill Biden get multi-book deal Imbolo Mbue wins PEN/Faulkner St. Martin’s Press acquires first “official” Black Lives Matter book Macmillan launches Reading Without Walls  Audible maps genre popularity by state Rakuten acquires Shelfie DC reclaims title as America’s most literate city See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Norway's doomsday library, a disco party at the Library of Congress, and more.  This episode sponsored by:    Third Love Marlena by Julie Buntin Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley   Links discussed in this episode:  NYPL's 2017 Young Lions for Fiction Award New hardcover editions of 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood writes new material for The Handmaid's Tale on Audible Hemingway was a soviet spy Norway has a doomsday library Microsoft's new digital bookstore Disco party at the Library of Congress Hachette UK's new diversity initiative Amazon lands limited series for The Underground Railroad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about The New York Times' evolving book coverage, Chelsea Clinton's upcoming children's book, Jane Austen's new alt-right fans, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Playster   Links discussed in this episode: Chelsea Clinton to write children’s book, She Persisted  Alabama 8-year-old writes bestseller about dealing with annoying little brother NYT Match Book Weird news: Black Eyed Peas announce original graphic novel More weird news: Jane Austen has fans on the alt-right Fun with Adverb stats Handmaid’s Tale-inspired robes showing up in political protest Robert Caro’s next books is audiobook only See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about oxford commas, labor laws, ebook sales, a raft of adaptation news, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Caraval by Stephanie Gerber What It Takes by Shannon Stacey   Links discussed in this episode: Hero of the week: 11-year-old St Louis boy starts book club for black boys to see themselves in books. Oxford Comma decides court case Kerry Washington to adapt The Mothers  Girl in the Spider’s Web will be a total reboot w/ new actors Nnedi Okorafor says publisher whitewashed her cover Ebook sales continue to fall in UK Hachette partners w/ Wattpad to produce audiobooks Libro.fm - audiobook service for indie bookstores See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this 200th episode, Jeff and Rebecca answer any and all listener questions.  _____________________ If you have a moment and are willing to fill out a listener survey, we would greatly appreciated it. Click here.  Also, check out our Nolite te bastardes carborundorum t-shirts.  _____________________   This episode is sponsored by: Third Love The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about the Obamas's record-setting book deals, a bill to ban the work of Howard Zinn, book recommendation algorithms, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: The Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar Volumes from Penguin Random House Audio Universal Harvester by John Darnielle   Links discussed in this episode: Better Living Through Books Obamas! Book! Deals!  Bill to ban Howard Zinn books from Arkansas public schools  Changes to NYT book coverage explained Daily Action Launches Book Club Lit Bar hits crowdfunding goal Harper Collins book rec bot on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk YA ebook pricing, That Book getting cancelled, a (sigh) discovered Walt Whitman novella, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Madison Reed (offer code: BOOKRIOT)   Links discussed in this episode: Take a minute to fill out this listener survey? That Book gets cancelled Free 1984 Screenings Mall of America Writer-in-Residence Unknown Walt Whitman novel discovered See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about their new podcast project, bookstore sales up in 2016, new book announcements from Neil Gaiman & Philip Pullman, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Madison Reed (use offer code BOOKRIOT for 10% off + free shipping) The Girl Who Lied by Sue Fortin   Links discussed in this episode: Better Living Through Books, Episode #1 Ongoing: why more public libraries are eliminating late fees  Update: Book That Shall Not Be Named is delayed until June.  Bookstores sales rose 2.5% in 2016  Free screenings of Hidden Figures in 14 cities for Black History Month New Neil GaimanPhilip Pullman releasing a companion trilogy to His Dark Materials  Goodreads finally has a re-reading feature  Powell’s launches BOOX, subscription for picture books See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Rushdie taking on U.S. politics, eulogize Shelfie, admire book fairies, and much more.    This week's episode is sponsored by: Third Love Tragic Kind of Wonderful    Links discussed in this episode:   Follow-up: Langston Hughes’s Harlem home now open for literary/community non-profit    New Salman Rushdie novel to take on Trump’s US   Goodbye, Shelfie   Related: failure of print and ebook bundling   Epic! app gives kids access to 20,000 ebooks   San Francisco book fairy leaves free copies of Atwood & Orwell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices