Riot Headline Book Riot’s 2024 Read Harder Challenge

Book Riot: The Podcast

The Book Riot Podcast is a weekly news and talk show about what's new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of Book Riot.

Episode 251 Cathartic Muppet Arms

This week, Jeff and Rebecca digest some new Barnes & Noble projects, get welcome good news in the form of a new Marilynne Robinson novel, and continue to be frustrated by New York Times bestseller lists.

Episode 250 You Made It Worse

This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about Scribd, try to figure out how to feel about Sherman Alexie's statement, praise Dolly Parton, and much more.

Episode 249 A Funereal Mood

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about further #metoo fallout, relay some info about B&N from little birdies, ponder the hair-sharing economy of revolutionary America, and much more.

Episode 248 No Heroes

This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about some tangible repercussions of #metoo in children's publishing, consider a new rationale for taking To Kill a Mockingbird out of school curricula, and get very nervous about the fate of Barnes & Noble.

Episode 247 We Don’t Know Where We Are

In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca discuss #metoo coming to the world of children's publishing, Scribd tries "unlimited" reading, and much more.

Episode 246 Mundus Inversus

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Kobo and Wal-Mart teaming up, bad adaptations, the National Book Award adding a translation prize, and much more.

Episode 245 Book Talk and Random Grievances

This week, Jeff and Rebecca pay tribute to Ursula K Le Guin, say goodbye and hello to Sue Grafton, recount a major book heist, consider Amazon's first cashierless store, and much more.

Episode 244 A Sheep, not a Sheepdog

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk Fire and Fury's continued run, more details about PBS' Great American Read, Ferrante going to The Guardian, and much more.

Episode 242 Let’s Eat the Nothingburger

This week, Jeff and Jenn talk about Fire & Fury hype, new books from Lindy West, a bookselling giant's passing, and much more.

Episode 240 A Hierarchy of Delight: Our 2017 Year in Review

This week, Jeff and Rebecca look back at the notable bookish stories of the year.