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Book Riot - The Podcast

08/20/25

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Jeff and Rebecca preview a huge season of literary adaptations.

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We Need a Book Review Revolution

August 18, 2025

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An encouraging court win, thoughts on book reviews, direct to Kanopy films, and more of the week's book news.

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Judge strikes down much of Florida’s book banning bill

Associated Press to end weekly book reviews

Charlie Kaufman’s new short film will be distributed by Kanopy

Authors withdraw from consideration

for queer book prize in protest of John Boyne’s inclusion

Emerald Fennell’s new Jane Eyre adaptation sounds wild

People Like Us by Jason Mott

It's Only Drowning by David Litt

Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin

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American are Reading for Pleasure Less. A Lot Less.

August 25, 2025

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a big new survey of American reading habits, the Polari Prize closing up shop for the year, Katabasis getting an adaptation, ghost-written vanity memoirs, and more.

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Discussed in this episode:

Update: Polari Prizes canceled in response to protest

Katabasis set for TV adaptation

Study shows 40% decline in Americans who read for pleasure 2004-2023

BookTok is boosting sales at romance bookstores

Wealthy retirees are commissioning ghost-written memoirs

Church Camp by Cara Meredith

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Abundance by Klein and Thompson

Endling by Maria Reva