Rebecca and Jeff compete to draft the best collection of 10 new releases for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca embark upon a fool's errand: trying to guess the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Sharifah Williams to discuss the books they selected for in The New York Times's 100 best books of the 21st century, how they picked, and their reactions to the final list. Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/bookriotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As an extra for you this week, we are delighted to share the first episode of Borrowed and Banned, a new podcast made by our friends at the Brooklyn Public Library. This 7-episode limited series, hosted by Virginia Marshall and Adwoa Adusei, tells the story of America's ideological war with its bookshelves by talking with students on the frontlines, the librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and the writers whose books have become a political battleground. Learn more about Borrowed and Banned at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Award for Fiction longlist, a bunch of red states leaving the American Library Association, a teacher getting fired for teaching The Diary of Anne Frank, and Oprah's next surprising book club pick. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Book Riot’s editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Deep Dive shout-out: The Bestseller List is Broken Texas teacher fired after reading aloud from graphic novel of Anne Frank’s diary Red states cut ties with ALA Reading IT’S PERFECTLY NORMAL Project Gutenberg releases 5,000 public domain audiobooks w/ AI narration Bidding opens Tues 9/26, in the Authors for Voices of Color auction to support WNDB Oprah’s next pick is also 600+ pages long, and she’s only giving it a month National Book Award Longlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of recent reading, Drew Barrymore getting booted from the National Book Awards, and I guess that pretty much covers it. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! 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 Update: Pulitzer board amends citizenship requirements Ongoing: More authors sue OpenAI National Book Awards drops Drew Barrymore as host Happiness Falls by Angie Kim How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about book blurbs, book sales, and the fundamental tension of Goodreads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Conundrum of Blurbs Goodreads is Terrible for Books: Why Can’t We All Quit It? Wait, how many copies do most books sell? Dictionary.com adds 566 New Words for 2023 Texas Judge Blocks Book Ban Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk early 2023 prize lists, Jeff's trip to the UK, recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required! 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 Listener feedback re: The Book of Hov. Kirkus Prize finalists The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper The Guest by Emma Cline The Fraud by Zadie Smith Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are out this week, wrapping up the last bits of summer vacation, so we are dropping Jeff's recent interview on First Edition with Josh Cook into the feed. On the occasion of his new book, The Art of Libromancy: Selling Books and Reading Books in the 21st Century, Josh Cook of Porter Square books joins Jeff for a conversation about modern indie bookselling. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For episode extras, subscribe to the First Edition Substack. Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. Discussed in this episode: Check out First Edition on Twitter, on Substack, and on Instagram. And if you have a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, please and thank you! Email First Edition at firstedition@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Jensen joins Rebecca to discuss a bummer-fest of book banning news, some truly absurd behavior in Texas, and Jay-Z's partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. Discussed in this Episode: EveryLibrary and Book Riot Partner on Survey About Parent Perceptions of Public Libraries Iowa School District Using ChatGPT to Identify Titles to Be Removed from Libraries Anti-LGBTQ Texas School Board Member Caught Illegally Entering School Library Kansas Newspaper Illegally Raided by Police Jay-Z Partners with Brooklyn Public Library Watch the trailer for Hulu's adaptation of The Other Black Girl Subscribe to Kelly's Literary Activism newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Vanessa talk about a trio of AI-related publishing shenanigans, the private equity firm that bought Simon & Schuster, and a cringey moment for the hockey romance community. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! Links Discussed in the Episode Big congrats to Kelly on a well-deserved commendation Literary Activism Newsletter Paramount agrees to sell S & S to private equity firm KKR AI-generated travel books are the latest Amazon scam Author fights Amazon to have AI books listed under name removed AI fiction analytics site Prosecraft shut down after author backlash This hockey romance BookTok stuff is wild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca end up spending most of this episode talking about a new publishing company that is cutting influencers in on the action. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission Discussed in this episode: A New Start-Up Proposes Influencer-Driven Publishing First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca spend a long time talking about how the sheer quantity of books published is the central issue in book publishing. Plus, they hit a couple of quick news items and talk about 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 Shout-out to PW’s Disability Representation in Publishing features Booksellers sue over Texas law requiring them to rate books for appropriateness  Javier Zamora on why literary prizes should stop excluding non-citizens Congrats to Libro.fm on their international launch! BINC launches incubator for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ booksellers GRRM says HBO deal is “suspended” and Winds of Winter is still in progress Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Strip Tees by Kate Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the film release of The NeverEnding Story, Jeff, Rebecca, and Sharifah talk about the book, movie, and its place in pop and nerd culture. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende The NeverEnding Story Oral History The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of 2023, Obama's summer reading list, The Covenant of Water, 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 Thanks to Charley Burlock for featuring us in this!  Obama summer reading, babyyyyyyy PW: Best-selling books of 2023 so far Generational shift at PRH as iconic editors take buyout The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk recent book banning developments, why book awards need to change their calendars, 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Sarah Silverman suing Meta & OpenAI over copyright infringement related to AI Libby/Overdrive banned for users under 18 in Mississippi Judge sides w/ Florida in challenge to rules about books in schools Pennsylvania senator to propose banning book bans Britney Spears memoir will be released 10/24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about #booktwitter, do a little "book of the year" talk, wonder about how all-in Oprah is on THE COVENANT OF WATER, novelists suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, whether TikTok is really going to do this publishing thing in a serious way, 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 ByteDance prepares to launch publishing operation Authors sue OpenAI for unlawfully “ingesting” their books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk Obama declaring once and for all (?) that he does read the books he says he does. Also, a discussion of the realities of author finances along with structural problems with Goodreads. 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 Hasan Minhaj Asks Barack Obama Who Really Curates His End-of-Year Lists: ‘Look Me in the Eyes and Be Honest’ How to Lose a Third of a Million Dollars Without Really Trying How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It’s Published The Guest by Emma Cline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about the last decade in LGBTQ+ books, Amazon's best books of the year so far, a recent essay about black women in 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 The Lesbrary Our Queerest Shelves Despite Book Bans, LGBTQ+ Fiction Sales Soar Amazon’s Best Books of the Year (So Far) Shakeup at Indigo as almost half of company's board exits and chair Heather Reisman will also leave soon Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Kelly Jensen note the passing of two literary legends, ponder a strange pulling of a major novel, go deep on book banning legislation, and note the difficulty of paying bookstore workers a living wage, 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 Cormac McCarthy Robert Gottlieb Liz Gilbert Pulls The Snow Forest New Library Legislation in Texas and Illinois Bookstore Pay Survey Changes at The New York Times Book Review Norton Celebrates 100 Years Reuters Digital News Report Burn It Down by Maureen Ryan Conspirituality by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a school in Utah banning the Bible, a book-banning organization officially being labeled an extremist group by the SPLC, a new federal position addressing book banning, B&N's Books of the Year (so far), and report in on 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 Barnes & Noble’s best books of the year so far Utah school district removes the Bible from elementary & middle schools SPLC labels Moms for Liberty extremist, anti-government Biden to name Dept of Ed coordinator to address book bans All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Art Thief by Michael Finkel The Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about 2022's book sales, The Ripped Bodice branching out, audiobooks keep growing, an interesting new trailer, recent reading, 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 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 2022 book sales down 2.6% from 2021  But the audiobook market keeps growing Librarians sue Arkansas state over book banning law The Color Purple trailer The Ripped Bodice is opening a Brooklyn location Wonder Boy The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor A Guide to Midwestern Conversation by Taylor Kay Phillips Yellowface by R.F. Kuang The Ferryman by Justin Cronin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are off for the Memorial Day weekend, but Jeff offers something to hold you over in the meantime, and something to check out on May 31. Discussed in this episode: First Edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca follow up on THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and the mystery non-fiction title, get into an LLM marketing to help write novels, PRH and PEN sue Florida, and unexpected adaptation news. 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: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Sudowrite PEN American & PRH sue Florida school district over book bans Taika Waititi to direct Klara and the Sun adaptation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are back to do more discussion of The New York Times's list of the Best Books of the 21st Century, go over the reader version of the list, predict what books we think are the most likely to make Obama's summer reading list, talk about their recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks! 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 The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century NYT reveals readers’ top 100 Slow Productivity by Cal Newport State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg The Coin by Yasmin Zaher The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraquib James by Percival Everett Fire Exit by Morgan Talty The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson The Women by Kristin Hannah The Searcher by Tana French Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Jensen joins Jeff to talk about two very weird publishing stories and then a long discussion about book banning and new legislation attempting to combat it. 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 An Interview With the Author Whose Novel Is Rocketing up the Amazon Charts Thanks to a Tweet From Someone Called “Bigolas Dickolas” Right To Read Bills Taylor Swift Rumor Fuels Pre-Orders of Untitled Non-Fiction Book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener requests for recommendations. 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! For a complete list of recommendations discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Rating Covers of AYTGIMM by Judy Blume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Wager by David Grann Happy Place by Emily Henry In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune A Living Remedy by Nicole Chung House of Cotton by Monica Brashears Yahdon Israel’s Advance Readers Club Soil by Camille T Dungy Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. The Real Work by Adam Gopnik Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Biography of X by Catherine Lacey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 doesn’t impact author credit/residuals Vox does the deep dive on BookTok authenticity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In this special episode, Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, to talk about the construction, philosophy, and end result of The New York Times list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks! Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The New York Times Book Review Podcast discussion of the list 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

Rebecca and Book Riot managing editor Vanessa Diaz discuss the NYT's 100 books of the 21st century, sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman, disturbing revelations about Alice Munro, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Visit Thrift Books to see all the titles featured on the show. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this Episode: Reagan Arthur will return to Hachette Foot traffic is also up at Books a Million & Half Price Books Book Riot’s Best Books of 2024 So Far NYT Top 100 Books of the Century Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault Alice Munro’s daughter reveals family secret of sexual abuse Romance bookstores on the rise PRH Buys Boom! Studios The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas Malas by Marcela Fuentes 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

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the books that define the year of 2022. 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 It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Babel by R.F. Kuang Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty The 90s by Chuck Klosterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices