Book Riot - The Podcast

Rebecca and Amanda talk to Zen Cho, author of Sorcerer to the Crown.    This episode is sponsored by Heartless by Marissa Meyer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff and Rebecca discuss the Goodreads choice awards, Amazon Prime bookstore pricing, books with "girl" in the title, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Audible @NatGeo Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some by Chris Edwards See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff interviews Sui Li, a 2016 5 Under 35 nominee, about his longshot win, his unusual career, and being a doctor who writes.  Check out his novel, Transoceanic Lights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about Paul Beatty winning the Man Booker Prize, President Obama's list of essential reading, James Patterson's diagnosis of the 2016 election, and much more.  This episode is sponsored by: Bombas TryAudiobooks.com/cooking @NatGeo Audible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Claudia Rankine's plans for her Macarthur money, Bob Dyan's Nobel stand-off, publishing missing on digital media, and much more.  This episode is sponsored by: TryAudiobooks.com Playster And the Monkey Learned Nothing by Tom Lutz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk with Ashley Ford about her Audible Channel podcast, "Authorized," and her work with Matter Studios.  This episode is sponsored by Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Amanda talk about Bob Dylan's Nobel, discounted haircuts for reading aloud, Arundhati Roy's new novel, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Bombas FabFitFun Audible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca do a deep dive on the Ferrante unmasking, talk about the National Book Award finalists, find a couple of things to be excited about, and much more.  This episode is sponsored by: Bombas The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict Casper Penguin Random House Audio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview episode, Jeff talks with two children's books authors about how children's publishing works, from idea to finished copy: Minh Le and Rita Meade. Minh's book: Let Me Finish Rita's book: Edward Gets Messy This episode is sponsored by Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles 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 announcement of a new Dan Brown novel, the 5 under 35 nominees, librarians getting arrested, and much more.    This episode is sponsored by: Audible Bookwitty What the Dickens by Brian Kozlowski See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk 10 best U.S. cities for book lovers, publishing industry salaries, MacArthur genius winners, the expansion of Google Play Books and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo The Courtship of Eva Eldridge by Diane Simmons FabFitFun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff is joined by Jenn Northington to talk about an AirBnb bookstore, literary award-season in full swing, an algorithm that can predict best-sellers, and much more.  This episode is sponsored by: Audible FabFitFun The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, Rebecca and Jeff talk to Icema Gibbs, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and JetBlue, about the Soar with Reading program that puts book vending machines in book "deserts." This episode is sponsored by Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk American reading habits, the new Oprah book club pick, the hero of the week, and unexpected heated digression about ebook pricing, and much more.  This episode is sponsored by: Penguin Random House Audio and Entertainment Digital Membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about suing authors to get advances back, books "timed" to your commute, sales down at PRH, and much more.   This week's episode is sponsored by: Audible The Call by Peadar O'Guilin FabFitFun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss victories for women and people of color at the Hugo Awards, Harry Potter's effect on Americans' attitudes toward Donald Trump, what to do with Truman Capote's ashes, and more.  This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses, Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer, and Audible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the best cities in the world for book lovers, WattPad's new business model for writers, and more.  This episode is sponsored by Audible and The Unseen World by Liz Moore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackson Bird from The Harry Potter Alliance joins Jeff for an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD and the current state of the Harry Potter Universe.    This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about our visit to Powell's, rumors of another Oprah pick, librarian Olympics, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: TryAudiobooks.com The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson How to Ruin Everything by George Watsky See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's all about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and The Underground Railroad. This episode is sponsored by Audible, TryAudiobooks.com, and BookWitty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices