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Book Riot

News in the world of books and reading, including hot industry releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more with Book Riot’s Jeff O’Neal and Rebecca Schinsky.
Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.

Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 candidates for the title, It Book of October 2025.

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The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson

The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays by Harper Lee

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

The Unveiling by Quan Barry

Joyride by Susan Orlean

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

Dead and Alive: Essays by Zadie Smith

Tom’s Crossing by Mark Danielewski

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The It Books of October 2025

Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Booker Prize finalists, a judicial brow-beating, soft book sales, and more.

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Booker Prize finalists

Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against NYT, PRH

Book sales dropped in first half of 2025, romantasy losing steam

The Fourth Wing adaptation has a showrunner

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood

107 Days by Kamala Harris

Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs

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The Booker Prize Finalists, Judge Shades Trump's Lawsuit Against PRH, and More Book News

Today we have for you an episode from the Brooklyn Public Library’s Borrowed & Returned podcast series, looking back on Ezra Jack Keats' trailblazing picture book and how it continues to resonate with readers.

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The Books That Matter: THE SNOWY DAY

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the week's book news, from Trump flimsy lawsuit against PRH and The New York Times (and why it matters, flimsy as it is), break down a couple of award lists, do some Jefftionary entries, and more.

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The National Book Awards fiction longlist is here

Finalists for the 2025 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize

Trump sues NYT and PRH 

How “actual malice” works in defamation

Scholastic launches streaming service

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arudhati Roy

Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs

The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
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Trump Sues PRH, The National Book Award Fiction Longlist, and More Book News

Jeff, Rebecca, and Vanessa gather in a secret chamber to discuss the wonderfully absurd mysteries of Dan Brown's latest, The Secret of Secrets.

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Book Club: THE SECRET OF SECRETS by Dan Brown

Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a discussion about the National Book Awards longlists, authors' big settlement from Anthropic, and exciting adaptation news. Then, Vanessa takes Rebecca on a journey down the literary rabbit hole.

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Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle book piracy lawsuit, but the judge has delayed it, citing concerns

2025 National Book Awards longlists are rolling out

Audition is being adapted

Annotated episode: The Original Gone Girl

Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson

Ruth by Kate Riley 

The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy

Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman

The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson

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National Book Awards Longlists, a Journey Into Literary History, and More

Jeff and Rebecca introduce their new podcast, Zero to Well-Read, with its inaugural episode about The Great Gatsby. We dig into what makes Gatsby a classic, why it’s all over high school reading lists, and the ways it still echoes in our culture.

This season of Zero to Well-Read is presented by Thriftbooks.

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Introducing Zero to Well-Read, a New Podcast from Book Riot

Jeff and Rebecca announce a couple of new projects before talking about authors settling with Anthropic, Obama's summer reading list, the Kirkus Prize nominees, B&N buying Books Inc, and more of the week's book stories.

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Barnes & Noble to acquire Books, Inc

Anthropic settles in AI copyright infringement case over book piracy

Jonathan Karp steps down as Simon & Schuster CEO to run new imprint

2025 Kirkus Prize finalists (note the Nov 1-October 31 eligibility window, can we please stop)

Obama’s summer reading picks
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Obama's Summer Reading List, B&N Buys Another Indie & More

Jeff and Rebecca crown the It Book of September 2025.

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The It Books of September 2025

This is a bonus preview of our Patreon-only episode: Deals Deals Deals for August 2025, in which Jeff presents interesting book deals for Rebecca's consideration.

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Deals Deals Deals for August 2025 [Teaser]

Jeff and Rebecca go deep on Jenny Offill’s masterful new novel, Weather.

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Big Book of 2020 Discussion: WEATHER by Jenny Offill

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