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Book Riot - The Podcast

06/27/22

58m

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Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about a sweeping New York Times piece on diversity in publishing, the most popular GoodReads books of the moment, and how much Americans do and do not read books.

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The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

NYT looks at the state of diversity of the publishing industry

Florence Pugh to star in East of Eden Netflix series

The Obamas Head to Audible

Over 50% of Americans have not finished a book in the last year

72 of the most popular books on GoodReads....right now

The City Inside by Samit Basu

Aurora by David Koepp

An Immense World by Ed Yong

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

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June 20, 2022

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Rebecca is joined by Book Riot’s managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, while Jeff is on vacation. They discuss the relaunch of MTV Books, James Patterson’s hot take on racism, and more.

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Discussed in this episode:

The Book Riot Podcast Patreon

MTV Books Reveals 2023 Relaunch Slate

Sales of LGBTQ Books Are Soaring

Mom’s for Liberty’s Book Rating System

James Patterson says older white men experience “another form of racism”

And then James Patterson apologizes

NYPL to give away 500,000 free books

The Margins writers’ conference

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July 4, 2022

51m

Jeff and Rebecca talk about “the book of the year,” Barnes & Noble and TikTok collaborating, follow up on book censorship stories, and more.

Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher.

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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

Ongoing: Lawyers say obscenity claims in VA case are ‘defective’ and should be tossed out

Canadian librarian responds to threats over drag queen story hour by adding a second event

TikTok now has a dedicated #booktok hub, and Barnes & Noble is partnering to promote it with a challenge

Authors are protesting Amazon policy that allows Kindle users to return ebooks within 7 days ​​

Wahala by Nikki May

Memphis by Tara Stringfellow

An Immense World by Ed Yong

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