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Book Riot - The Podcast
01/09/23
•54m
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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.
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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
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
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Previous Episode
The Top Bookish Stories of 2022
December 19, 2022
•70m
Jeff and Rebecca look back on the most important, interesting, and befuddling stories from the year in books and reading.
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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
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Top 10 Most Anticipated Adaptations Coming in 2023
January 13, 2023
•50m
Jeff and Rebecca talk about 10 interesting new adaptations coming in 2023. Plus other less interesting but still interesting ones.
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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
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