Book Riot: The Podcast

The Book Riot Podcast is a weekly news and talk show about what's new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of Book Riot.

The Top Bookish Stories of 2022

Jeff and Rebecca look back on the most important, interesting, and befuddling stories from the year in books and reading.

The Books of the Year

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the books that define the year of 2022.

Our Favorite Books of 2022

Jeff and Rebecca talk about their favorite books of 2022.

2022 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 2

Jeff and Rebecca conclude this year's holiday recommendation extravaganza.

2022 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 1

The annual tradition returns! In this first of two episodes, Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener recommendation requests.

Where the Crawdads Sing 2

Jeff and Rebecca try to figure out the mystery of a 2023 title with a HUGE print run, B&N booksellers' book(s) of the year, the National Book Award winners, and what that literary gumshoe Michael Lewis stumbled into.

The Most Giftable Books of 2022

Jeff and Rebecca pick books from the year that are the most giftable. Whatever that means.

The Full Gutenberg

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about a strike at HarperCollins, who got the future of book-selling right, a beta Kindle Rewards program, and much more.

The Cap is a Feather

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the NPR Book Concierge, a report on the Gone Girl Cruise, ToMo on a stamp, PRH not becoming PRHS&S, and much more.

Little Fancy Boy on the Internet

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about best of lists in general, Publishers Weekly's list in particular, Spotify being surprised at not being special, and much more.