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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 157 Which Rabbit Hole Should We Explore?

Episode 156 Elon Musk Take the Wheel

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Google AI reading romance novels, algorithms picking books, Ian McKellan's Shakespeare apps, and much more.

Episode 155 Narnes & Bloble

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the resignation of Barnes & Noble's founder, the Andrew Luck Book Club, the reasons people buy books, and more.

Episode 154 The Bermuda Triangle, In a Good Way

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Pew's 2015 survey of American reading habits, the most anticipated books of the rest of the year, and much more.

Episode 153 Intentional Whimsy

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about stunt literary prizes, the most challenged books of 2015, the Man Booker International Shortlist, the graying of digital readers, and much more.

Episode 152 Nazi Witch Book Threshold

Episode 151 One Chart to Rule Them All

The week, Jeff and Rebecca talk this year's VIDA count, bookstore bookmobiles, James Patterson reups library giving, whispers of a new Marylinne Robinson novel, Nazi witch books, and much more.

Episode 150 Creativity Hucksterism

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about five-star restaurants in a Barnes & Noble, Penguin Random House profits, adult coloring books flying off the shelves, representations of Native Americans in children's books, and much more.

Episode 149 Assumptive Leap of Fear

This week, Amanda and Jeff talk about women who grew up reading Harry Potter, Ireland first book banning in 18 years, Ferrante for kids, and much more.

Episode 148 I Just Assume Japan Beats Us

This week, Amanda and Jeff talk about JK Rowling's new wizarding story, Lionel Shriver's comments, the most literate countries in the world, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Harry's, and Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina.