Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca talk about good buzz for the adaptation of Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret coming out this weekend, the most banned books of 2013, continued improvements at Barnes & Noble, a new Twilight adaptation, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Send us your recommendation requests at podcast@bookriot.com First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive AYTGIMM comes out of the gate with $600k in Thursday preview box office  Twilight TV series in development  ALA releases top 13 most banned & challenged books of 2022  James Daunt says BN returns are down to 7% (from 30%) since ending co-op

Moms, Dads and Grads gifting season is upon us! So here is just a quick reminder if you're looking for a recommendation of books to give to a mom, a dad, a mom or dad figure in your life, a graduate, or something for yourself for the coming season, you have until this Thursday, April 27th to send those to us. Send that to podcast@bookriot.com, and put "moms dads grads" in the subject line so that we know not to miss it. And as always, these are first come first serve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are traveling for work this week, so we present the inaugural episode of First Edition to tide you over. We’ll be back next week with a regular episode. In the first section, Jeff and Rebecca play a game of “knockout” to figure out what the “it” book of April might be. In the second section, Yahdon Israel, Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster, comes on to talk about putting books into the world. And in section three, Sarah Bakewell and Jeff talk about humanism on the occasion of the publication of her new book, Humanly Possible. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Wonder Boy by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane The

Jeff and Rebecca note a coming 10 years of discourse, are unimpressed by the bestselling books of the year so far, and chew on a big nothingburger about Obama’s reading list. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive Update: the Harry Potter reboot is coming to HBO, and….it will run for 10 years  And Casey Bloys is already dodging the issue First quarter bestsellers The “secret” behind how Obama’s reading lists get made Ebooks are coming to Bookshop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about audiobooks for quite a bit longer than they thought plus some other things. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive Brandon Sanderson has entered the chat re: Audible taking too big of a cut from indie authors  Cory Doctorow weighs in  Ads in Audible audiobooks Living Remedy by Nicole Chung House of Cotton by Monica Brashears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca tease First Edition a little bit more, wind up the case of the manuscript thief, continue to have more things to say about LLMs, are tentatively interested in Questlove’s new imprint, consider Jeff’s recent return to #booktwitter, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive Bernardini gets time served & will be deported Fun with AI: LibraryThing introduces a search tool for when you can’t remember a title Questlove is starting an imprint Wired’s Brandon Sanderson profile. And then Sanderson’s response. And then Esquire’s counter (?) profile. Th

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a new podcast project (!), a record year for book bannings, more ChatGPT things (not all of them bad!), BookTok influencer pay, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive We’re hiring a web developer ALA reports attempted book bans nearly doubled in 2022 over 2021 022 A new U.S. House resolution will further ignite book bans Coalition urges S & S not to distribute Skyhorse title by AIDS denialist ChatGPT listed as author on more than 200 books now available on Amazon And the WGA proposes allowing use of ChatGPT in scripts as long as it

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Chat-GTP4's weak performance on AP English Exams, Leigh Bardugo getting that bag, why modern adults seem befuddled by time, recent reading, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive Shout-out to Rioter Susie Dumond, finalist for a Lambda Literary award for best lesbian romance The Trans Rights Readathon is a thing, March 20-27 Manuscript thief pleads guilty Leigh Bardugo’s 8-figure Macmillan deal Birnham Wood by Eleanor Catton Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Noam Chomsky on AI, women publishing more books than men, a celebrity bookstore acquisition, TikTok getting into publishing, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive Worth a read: Noam Chomsky isn’t worried about ChatGPT replacing writers/artists Women are publishing more books than men, and it’s good for business Chip Gaines buys Larry McMurtry’s Texas bookstore ByteDance hiring an acquisition editor! A take on TikTok via listener Alex Enchantment by Katherine May The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt Dyscalculia by Chamonghne Felix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca continue to mull ChatGPT’s potential to change reading, assess another change to “classic” texts, recount recent reading, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive James Bond books being updated w/o racist language .html Roald Dahl “classic” editions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Riot managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Jeff to talk about the officially-ratified HarperCollins contract, ChatGPT and ebook “authorship,” bookstore rewards programs, cleaning up Roald Dahl, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Book Riot’s new email newsletter, The Deep Dive HC union ratifies contract Roald Dahl updated to​​ have more inclusive language, and it’s a whole Thing ChatCPT and ebooks Barnes & Noble’s new membership program Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the end of the HarperCollins strike, possible homes for Simon & Schuster, a real mess at Indigo, recent reading, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon HarperCollins & union reach tentative agreement Simon & Schuster is back on the market …and they had a banner year Catapult shuttering online magazine & writing classes to focus on publishing program Indigo experiencing some sort of online sales meltdown: The Half-Known World by Pico Iyer Victory City by Salman Rushdie Reading the Glass by Eliot Rappaport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff And Rebecca cover a range of interesting listener emails, catch up with publishing pay raises, look back at 10 years of data from the YA category of New York Times Bestsellers, and discuss some recent reading. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon TBR for Valentine’s Day We’re hiring! Site shoutouts: What 10 years of NYT YA bestseller lists reveal about YA Jenn took a look at what’s happening in publishing right now The Creative Act by Rick Rubin Victory City by Salman Rushdie The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Barnes & Noble renaissance, a new book from Jesmyn Ward, developments in the world of publishing pay, a couple of new books, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon TBR for Valentine’s Day We’re hiring! Book Riot has a book about fighting book bans Ezra Klein column on ​Barnes & Noble rings a lot of bells New! Jesmyn! Ward! Resignations continue at PRH And HC is cutting 5% of workforce HC union members on why they are still striking Scorched Grace by Margot Douihay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca consider listener feedback, talk about Goodreads users’s most anticipated books of 2023, a wild use case for modern chatbots and books, TikTok’s ability to put its thumb on the scale, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon TBR for Valentine’s Day We’re hiring! Update: HarperCollins union reports that HC has agreed to mediation Chatbots for Books (this one for Talent by Tyler Cowen): GoodReads readers most anticipated books of 2023 TikTok confirms that employees can decide what goes viral Little Free Library launches Indigenous Library program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca follow up on reading goggles and scorched earth memoirs, look at other angles on unions in publishing, survey what recent-ish books appear on college syllabi, fail to name the Booker Prize statue, and then finally sputter about the new Cormac McCarthy books. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon TBR for Valentine’s Day PW takes a look at the ongoing HC labor dispute Cool thing – deep dive into the books from the 90s that appear on college syllabi now Competition to name the Booker Prize statue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk a little more union stuff, try to imagine e-reading with VR goggles, note with disinterest a blockbuster title, look at the bestselling books of 2022, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Update: Federal Labor Board certifies New York Amazon union E-reading in VR is a thing Prince Harry’s memoir becomes UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book Top 25 bestselling print books of 2022 (CoHo is 6 of the top 10) Colleen Hoover announces It Ends With Us coloring book And then Atria nukes it !!! Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret adaptationnnnnnnn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about 10 interesting new adaptations coming in 2023. Plus other less interesting but still interesting ones. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret? The Color Purple Red, White, & Royal Blue Lessons in Chemistry Killers of the Flower Moon The Three Body Problem Dumb Money Leave the world behind Nightbitch Nimona Poor things Honorable Mentions Daisy Jones & The Six Dune 2 The Pale Blue Eye The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes The Power All the Light We Cannot See The Killer American Born Chinese Eileen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are back to talk about Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2022, Apple launches AI narration of audiobooks, 2022 print sales, listener feedback, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: The 2023 Winter Preview Draft on The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Manuscript thief to plead guilty Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2022 Print book sales rose 10% before Christmas Publishing Salary Survey 2022 Apple has launched AI-narrated audiobooks Sander$on blasts Audible pay rates for indie authors Via listener Amanda K, a look at the downsides of how easy TikTok makes it to find & recommend books Shouts to Kelly being recognized for her book ban coverage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca look back on the most important, interesting, and befuddling stories from the year in books and reading. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Salman Rushdie attacked PRH does not merge with S&S TikTok on top And Colleen Hoover rides the wave The assault on books and reading Brandon Sanderson’s singular Kickstarter Peak adaptation Book sales are…fine LBGTQ book sales are more than fine The end of Amazon’s foray into brick and mortar bookstores Stocking changes at Barnes & Noble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices