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Book Riot - The Podcast - 2023 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 1
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2023 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 1

Book Riot - The Podcast

11/27/23

64m

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Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener book recommendation requests.

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It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.

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Discussed in this episode:

TBR!

First Edition!

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks

Together by Vivek H. Murthy

The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen

LitHub’s list of Midlife Coming-of-Age Novels

Inciting Joy by Ross Gay

Joan is Okay by Weike Wang

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Snacking Bakes by Yossy Arefi

The King Arthur Baking School by King Arthur Baking Company

How to Bake Everything by Mark Bittman

No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol

Women Without Kids by Ruby Warrington

Self, Shallow, and Self-Abs...

Jeff and Rebecca talk Amazon's best books of the year, The National Book Award winners, Goodreads Choice Award nominees, and much more.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!

It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Discussed in this episode:

TBR!

First Edition!

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

Book Riot’s Best Books of 2023

Rebecca’s victory lap for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year

A sigh of relief for Jeff, Paul Harding did not win the NBA

And Amazon editors agree - their best books of 2023

Goodreads Choice Awards kick off

Data Baby by Susannah Breslin

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

Hidden Potential by Adam Grant

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Everything I Learned I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin

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Jeff and Rebecca wrap up their annual holiday recommendation extravaganza.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!

It’s happening, readers — we’re bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Discussed in this episode:

TBR!

First Edition!

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

Greek Lessons by Han Kang

Possession by A.S. Byatt

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

How Strange a Season by Megan Mayhew Bergman

The Miniature Wife by Manuel Gonzales

Music for Wartime by Rebecca Makkai

The Vanderbeekers series by Karina Yan Glaser

Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

Forward by Abby Wambach

One Life by Megan Rapinoe

Uphill by Jemele Hill

The Rivals by Johnette Howard

The Orchard by Adele Crockett Robertson

2 A.M. at the Cats Pajamas by Marie-Helen Bertino

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