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Book Riot - The Podcast - Which Classics Should You Read to Be "Well-Read"? [Teaser]
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Which Classics Should You Read to Be "Well-Read"? [Teaser]

Book Riot - The Podcast

03/25/25

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In this bonus preview of the most recent Patreon-only episode of The Book Riot Podcast, Jeff and Rebecca tackle an impossible question.

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Previous Episode

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the stunning reality of getting published from the slushpile, noodle about being well-read, and try to figure out what Jeff is going to read on vacation. He is genuinely stumped.

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Discussed in this Episode:

Laura McGrath on the math of the slush pile

Trump’s new executive order targets libraries & museums...and what you can do about it

Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice to be re-released 4/20 for 20th anniversary

Call your reps and get out there to protect the Dept of Education

Frontlist Foyer, sponsored by Thriftbooks

Hunchback

Beautyland

Everything I Never Told You

White Light

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

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Next Episode

Author, literary historian, and data scientist Laura McGrath joins Jeff and Rebecca to share some of the most interesting, surprising, and curious stats about modern reading habits.

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Discussed in this Episode:

Laura's Substack textCrunch

Philippa Chong, Inside the Critics Circle

Christine Larson, Love in the Time of Self-Publishing

Janice Radway, A Feeling for Books

Janice Radway, Reading the Romance

Chong and Kim, "Writing By Women or For Women? Either Way, You're Less Likely to be Reviewed."

Inman Berens and Noorda, Immersive Media 2020

Inman Berens and Noorda, "Gen Z and Millennials: How they Use Public Libraries and Identify through Media Use."

Porter, Eimannsberger, English, et. al. "Genre Juggernaut: Measuring 'Romance'"

Lucy, Li, et al. "Racial and Ethnic Representation in Literature Taught in US High Schools"

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