Wait, How Many Books Were Published in 2025? PLUS: Louise Erdrich!
Book Riot - The Podcast
03/23/26
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about book-adjacent Oscar news, the staggering number of books published in 2025, adaptation news, and more. Then, they are joined by Louise Erdrich to talk about her new short story collection, Python's Kiss.
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Here are books to read if you loved SINNERS
Jane Fonda to star in adaptation of The Correspondent
Lord of the Flies series coming to Netflix May 4
Judge in YA romantasy plagiarism case: “hot, sexy, dangerous boys...cannot be copyrighted”
Book output topped four million 2025
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