Book Riot - The Podcast

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Gone Girl movie, and the 12th anniversary of the book's original publication, we're rerunning our Adaptation Nation episode from 2022 in which Jeff O'Neal, Rebecca Schinsky, and Amanda Nelson dive into the book, the movie, and the legacy of this hugely influential work. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! Head to mytbr.co to subscribe. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca finish off the season's recommendation requests, talk about Salman Rushdie's Knife, answer a few mailbag questions, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! Head to mytbr.co to subscribe. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Kelly Jensen named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker Knife by Salman Rushdie The Candy House by Jennifer Egan Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Pachinko by Min Jin Lee A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib North Woods by Daniel Mason Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson Cloudstreet by Tim Winton Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor The Fraud by Zadie Smith Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Small World by Jonathan Evison The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Real Americans by Rachel Khong The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca spend a few minutes talking about yesterday's announcement of the 2024 Pulitzer prizes before getting into more book recommendations for moms, dads, grads, and others. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift? Go beyond the tried and true flowers and chocolate and give the gift of reading with Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists are standing by to help your mom find her next favorite read, delivered right to her inbox or doorstep. And with gifts starting at just $18, there’s something for any budget! Head to mytbr.co/gift to send the gift of reading to the book nerd in your life! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova S.A. Cosby The Iceberg by Marion Coutts What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman On Living by Kerry Egan Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin The Cartographers by Peng Sheperd The Will of the Many by James Islington H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald Kazuo Ishiguro Maggie O’Farrell The Bee Sting by Paul Murray ZAAAADIEEEE, ZAAAADIEEEEE Girl at War by Sara Novic 10 Must-Read Books by Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing Authors Alibis by André Aciman A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko NK Jemisin The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak This Strange, Eventful History by Claire Messud Victory City by Salman Rushdie My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Stephen Graham Jones Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay The House of Char by Scott Hawkins The Hacienda by Isabelle Cañas Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Dark Academia Authors What is Dark Academia Recent Dark Academia Books Birnam Wood Peter Heller The Overstory by Richard Powers The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu Company by Shannon Sanders Eclipse Fever by Walter Abish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca compete to create the best collection of 10 upcoming releases. Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and premium content. https://www.patreon.com/bookriotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1 of our 2024 Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendation Extravaganza, in which Jeff and Rebecca answer listener book recommendations requests. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for a thoughtful Mother's Day gift? Go beyond the tried and true flowers and chocolate and give the gift of reading with Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists are standing by to help your mom find her next favorite read, delivered right to her inbox or doorstep. And with gifts starting at just $18, there’s something for any budget! Head to mytbr.co/gift to send the gift of reading to the book nerd in your life! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and authors recommended in this episode: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks The Creative Act by Rick Rubin Bel Canto by Ann Patchett The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Brandon Taylor Lauren Groff Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson The Wager by David Grann In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger Jane Harper Walter Mosley Joe Ide Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke The Searcher by Tana French The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf Cast, Catch, Release by Marina Gibson - coming June 4 Standing in a River Waving a Stick by John Gierach A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean The Longest Silence by Thomas McGuane We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry George Saunders The Hike by Drew Magary Pym by Mat Johnson Tiffany Reisz Sierra Simone Kennedy Ryan A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter The Change Room by Karen Connelly Bake Me a Story by Nadiya Hussain America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman Gilead by Marilynne Robinson The Real Work by Adam Gopnik Hammerhead by Nina MacLaughlin Spartina by John Casey All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes Wait by Gabriella Burnham - coming May 21 The Celebrants by Stephen Rowley Siracusa by Delia Ephron Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Erasure by Percival Everett James by Percival Everett Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino There There by Tommy Orange Stay True by Hua Hsu Real Americans by Rachel Khong Anita de Monte Laughs Laughs by Xochitl Gonzalez Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca try to figure out what the "it book" of May 2024 will be. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Book Riot on Instagram Book Riot on TikTok (be merciful) TBR! For Mother’s Day! Or anyone on any day! You Like It Darker by Stephen King Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan All Fours by Miranda July Exhibit by R.O. Kwon Challenger by Adam Higginbotham The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Long Island by Colm Tóibín Coming Home by Brittney Griner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharifah joins Jeff to talk about parenting books, recent reading, adaptation news, and a scheme involving QR codes that it just might work. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Book Riot on Instagram Book Riot on TikTok (be merciful) TBR! For Mother’s Day! Or anyone on any day! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Americans Buy Over a Billions Books a Year Trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude, coming out later this year Plus: Thursday murder club casting, Project Hail Mary, Transcendent Kingdom casting Crazy Rich Asians coming to Broadway Knife by Salman Rushdie They Can't Kill Us All by Wesley Lowrey Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff checks in with Rebecca about re-entering, to a degree, the world of bookish social media. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: Book Riot on Instagram Book Riot on TikTok (be merciful) TBR! For Mother’s Day! Or anyone on any day! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff checks in with Rebecca about re-entering, to a degree, the world of bookish social media. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: Book Riot on Instagram Book Riot on TikTok (be merciful) TBR! For Mother’s Day! Or anyone on any day! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the best-selling books of the year so far, a variety of bookstore related mysteries, recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: TBR! For Mother's Day! Or anyone on any day! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon US and UK Book Covers Lauren Groff & James McBride named to Time 100 Knife by Salman Rushdie The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jeff look ahead to notable summer adaptations, including Bridgerton, Dark Matter, House of the Dragon, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: Email us (podcast at bookriot dot com) with moms, dads, and grads recommendation requests! First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about some recent book-related travel things, do some quick adulation of James, and much more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon How about the nugget in this piece on AI that Meta thought about buying Simon & Schuster Amazon grab-and-go was a sham Real Americans by Rachel Khong The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis James by Percival Everett There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca check in with a selection of recent streaming adaptations (Shogun, 3 Body Problem, Masters of the Air, A Gentleman in Moscow, Ripley) and briefly discuss the year of Dune. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about fonts of all things, plus what's going on with Spotify, the tough media landscape, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon HarperCollins saves thousands of trees with small tweak to book design Spotify Might Be Raising Prices. Kinda Told Ya. New museum for Children’s literature opens in Kansas City What I Would Do If I Were Starting Book Riot...Today Jeff Commits a TikTok Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee Little Blue Truck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the "it" books of the month. And struggle to pronounce Amor Towles. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez Table for Two by Amor Towles The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Reboot by Justin Taylor The Real Americans by Rachel Khong Funny Story by Emily Henry The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson Knife by Salman Rushdie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the idea of prestige TV as the literary fiction of visual media, dissect The Hollywood Reporter's list of the 50 best shows of the 21st century, and dive into their own favorites. Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and all bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/bookriotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After noting the passing of Daniel Kahneman, Jeff debriefs Rebecca on his most recent round of discussions with the publishing world. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon RIP Daniel Kahneman Thinking, Fast and Slow The Undoing Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca talk about authors they think are underrated. Even if only a little. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! Discussed in this Episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca walk through their non-book media diets. Join us on Patreon for access to early, ad-free listening and bonus episodes. patreon.com/bookriotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca to discuss an upcoming adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys, the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 honorees, DC's plan to celebrate the first trans superhero, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! Discussed in this Episode: There’s a big screen adaptation of Nickel Boys coming soon DC Pride to honor creator of the first trans superhero Illinois school district pulls out of statewide book award Meanwhile, in Virginia, school district cancels district-wide read of Wishtree because it contains a tree that has both male and female reproductive parts. Yep. Congrats to the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Hunter by Tana French Oye by Melissa Mogollon The Tower by Flora Carr The Exvangelicals by Sarah McCammon Sociopath by Patric Gagne Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham James by Percival Everett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices