The Hot List for June 2026
Book Riot - The Podcast
06/17/26
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Rebecca and Vanessa break down the books topping the best-of and bestseller lists as we near the halfway point of the year.
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Previous Episode
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the growth of the number of books (and authors) vying for reader dollars, continue to lament the long 2025 award season, wonder about the expansion of PRH's audio initiatives, talk about recent reading, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Amazon’s best of the year so far
US audiobooks sales increased 9% in 2025
j/k we weren’t done with 2025 book awards - Stoker Award winners and Nebula Award winners
And we’re also starting this year’s: The 2026 Barnes & Noble Discover Award finalists
Authors Guild survey looks at why author income is declining
Reese’s Book Club launches Fan Fest event series
The Marriage Plot is getting an adaptation
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Next Episode
Rebecca and Vanessa discuss recent research that reveals surprising commonalities between 20,000 AI-generated stories, the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards and the Women's Prize for Fiction, and the most exciting 2027 book announcement so far.
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Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life.
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Right now, Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at meritbeauty.com.
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Discussed in this episode:
Kazuo Ishiguro wrote a WWII spy novel!
What 20,000 LLM-generated stories have in common
Google Play launches in-book AI chatbot
The Correspondent wins The Women’s Prize for Fiction
2026 Lambda Literary Award winners
Maggie Gyllenhaal to adapt Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake
The Love Hypothesis adaptation to hit Prime Video on Sept 23
Netflix is getting in on the horny hockey fun
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