Jeff and Rebecca talk about authors they thing would most benefit from (or they would just personally like to see have) a signal adaptation. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. Discussed in this Episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Book Riot Podcast Newsletter The Book Riot Podcast on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of our Patreon-only discussion of Shigehiro Oishi's Life in Three Dimensions. Listen to the rest by becoming a member of The Book Riot Podcast Patreon. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First up, Jeff offers his remembrances of reading Tom Robbins. Then, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the hardcover dominance of the Big 5, the first landmark AI fair use case, recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. 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 Book Riot Podcast Newsletter The Book Riot Podcast on Instagram R.I.P. Tom Robbins Thomson Reuters wins first big AI copyright case in the US Big Five retained hold on hardcover bestsellers in 2024 (let’s talk about some highlights from the print edition too) Laura McGrath dives into publishing’s diversity data Barbara Kinsolver funds rehab center with profits from Demon Copperhead Margaret Atwood to publish memoir “of sorts” this fall Turns out graphic novels are good for kids’ reading habits John Lithgow to play Dumbledore in HBO Harry Potter series Sendak/King team-up Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood On Tyranny Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichart Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca are joined by romance expert Jessica Pryde to talk about romantasy, current trends in romance, category romance, navigating commercial romance covers, and much more. Jessica co-hosts Book Riot's When in Romance. You can also find her exclamations about books and internet ridiculousness on BlueSky (JessIsReading) and instagram/threads (jess_is_reading). Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. 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 Jennifer Roberson That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming Lights Out by Navessa Allen The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton I Think I Like "Cozy" Dark Romance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff is back with his quarterly pile of recent book deal announcements to bounce off Rebecca. One of our favorite recurring episodes. To listen to the whole thing, check out the Book Riot Podcast Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca spend more time than they would like in legal-land before talking about how everybody hates blurbs, recent reading, and other book news. Then, Brenna Connor of Circana joins Jeff to talk about 2024 book sales highlights and lowlights before looking ahead to 2025. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. 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 First Edition Shout-out to Feedspot for featuring us as #5 in the top 100 book podcasts on the planet Scarlett Pavlovich sues Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer for rape & human trafficking and Netflix adaptation of Sandman to end after second season Man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie to go to trial Big 5 and Authors Guild sue Idaho over book banning law Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint won’t require blurbs and Rebecca Makkai essay in the NYT Dystopian novels are on the rise again after the inauguration On the Hippie Trail The Loves of My Life Life in Three Dimensions Tilt Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca consider ten contenders to be the It Book of the Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. Discussed in this Episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon First Edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the new novel by the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Han Kang. To listen to the full episode, become a member of the Book Riot Podcast Patreon, if you aren't already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Dark Horse parting ways with Neil Gaiman, get off some hot takes about bookish social media, go through the ins-and-outs of ebooks coming to Bookshop.org, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. 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 Bookshop.org’s Ebook Launch & Reading 25 Minutes a Day in 2025 with Gretchen Rubin episode of First Edition Dark Horse Comics drops Neil Gaiman Bookshop.org launches ebook sales  NYT’s coverage accidentally indicts how bad the old indie ebook options are Authors Guild introduces “Human Authored” certification New! Dan! Brown! Hero of the week: Octavia’s Bookshelf Defy by Sunita Sah Y2K by Colette Shade We Do Not Part by Han Kang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of early-ish career writers to keep your eye on. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. Discussed in this Episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca note some side-effects of Onyx Storm's huge release before talking about Oscars nominations, NBCC finalists, recent reading and more. Then, Jami Attenberg talks to Rebecca about how she put together a book fair where every kid can walk away with a book. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. 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 Onyx Storm roll-out didn’t quite go as planned - and demand crashed the Target website and Fans are not impressed with the “exclusive” art NBCC finalists Oscar nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay Blob I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante The Language of Mathematics by Raul Rojas Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez Life in Three Dimensions by Shigehiro Oishi Jami's Craft Talk Substack How We Hacked the Scholastic Book Fair So Every Kid Could Buy a Book 1,000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round A Reason to See You Again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca look back and power-rank the books of 2015. Ten picks each, minimal cheating. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. Discussed in this Episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of our most recent bonus episode for Patreon members: The January 2025 Hot List Check-in. This is where Jeff offers Rebecca a list of the books he thinks are the current hot books and she tells him he is wrong. Or right. Since Patreon episodes aren't in the main feed, there is some occasional cursing, and in this preview, Jeff had to get out the horn-bleep effect. If you enjoyed this, please consider becoming a paid member of the Book Riot podcast Patreon. We have fun trying to make things you enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the very, very ugly details emerging about Neil Gaiman, 2024's best-selling books, audio-first publishing, and more. Then, Kelly Jensen and Kathleen Schmidt talk about the price of books and what effects they have. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this Episode: Details emerge in sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman Simon & Schuster launches audio-first imprint helmed by Jason Pinter Print book sales saw small increase in 2024 Steven Soderbergh read more books than I did last year Publishing Confidential What Will Potential Tariffs Mean for Comics? The Little Book of Goat Yoga Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Rebecca Yarros Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix Aflame by Pico Iyer Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy Winston of The Black List joins Rebecca and Jeff to preview the spring's most interesting literary adaptations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. 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 Black List The Black List Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about their experience reading Fourth Wing. A word of caution: the book didn't work for them. If hearing honest, free-ranging discussions of the specifics of why is going to be unpleasant, this might be one for you to skip. If you are interested in the rest and are not already signed up for our Patreon, go here to subscribe and get the whole discussion. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this Episode: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about their experience reading Fourth Wing. A word of caution: the book didn't work for them. If hearing honest, free-ranging discussions of the specifics of why is going to be unpleasant, this might be one for you to skip. If you are interested in the rest and are not already signed up for our Patreon, go here to subscribe and get the whole discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kick off the new year in book news by talking about Book Riot's own list of the most anticipated books of 2025, a look at the whiteout that was the 2024 Goodreads Choices Awards before talking about All Fours (Jeff read it). And then some very brief reactions to Fourth Wing (we both read it). 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 on Instagram The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Check out new collections on Patreon Book Riot’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025 The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards Federal judge strikes down portion of Arkansas book banning law that could have put librarians and booksellers in jail Christopher Nolan’s next film is an adaptation of The Odyssey  Constance Grady digs into whether there’s actually a crisis of men not reading Jenna Bush Hager launches imprint with PRH Katy Waldman Goes Deep on the Romantasy Plagiarism Case All Fours by Miranda July Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Heart of Winter Life in Three Dimensions by Shigehiro Oishi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Blitman of the Gays Reading podcast joins Jeff and Rebecca to talk about more books to watch for in 2025. Jeff and Rebecca also joined Jason on Gays Reading for more picks in this episode. 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: Book Riot’s TBR The Book Riot Podcast on Instagram The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca ring in the new year with another It Book knockout round. A storm gathers. Can anyone sail through it? 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: Book Riot’s TBR The Book Riot Podcast on Instagram The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The 2025 Read Harder Challenge is live Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney We Do Not Part by Han Kang Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson The Loves of My Life by Edmund White Dare I Say It by Naomi Watts Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor The Crash by Frieda McFadden Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices