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Jeff and Rebecca talk about B&N's finalists for their book of the year, why PW's best books of the year lists are so great and recent reading before they are joined by Brooke Nagler of The Book Group to talk about what it's like breaking into the world of books as an assistant to a literary agent.
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The Book Riot Podcast Patreon
The Book Group
A belated fare-thee-well to John Gierach
Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year finalists
The PW Best Books of the Year list is here, and it’s as hard to navigate as ever
The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Conclave by Robert Harris
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
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Jeff offers Rebecca a list of questions about the world of books and reading that he would love to have answered but knows are impossible.
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Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about B&N's Best Books of the Year list, promising trailers, PRH's new boilerplate AI language, and more of the week's top book news.
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Discussed in this episode:
Barnes & Noble best books of 2024 (ohmygod it isn’t even Halloween yet)
PRH adds language to copyright pages prohibiting use in AI training
How Should Debut Novelists Measure Success?
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize
Say Nothing
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Ghostroots by Pemi Aguda
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino
Interior Chinatown
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Jeff and Rebecca head down to the literary trading floor and evaluate their portfolio to determine which authors to buy, sell, or hold.
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Jeff and Rebecca mark the beginning of what should be a busy awards season for James, talk about Taylor Swift's notable book release strategy, get ready for TikTok to publish print titles, and mull more of the week's book news.
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Percival Everett wins the Kirkus Prize
South Carolina public library to stop acquiring books for minors
Amazon announces Kindle Colorsoft
Taylor Swift publishing first official book as Target exclusive
ByteDance imprint 8th Note Press to publish first print books in 2025
Kate McKinnon to host National Book Awards
What I Ate In One Year by Stanley Tucci
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
The Driving Machine by Witold Rybcyznski
A Reason to See You Again by jami attenberg
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a shared favorite movie, 1989's When Harry Met Sally.
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Jeff and Sharifah talk about Han Kang's Nobel win, the twenty-thousands serious and dedicated readers of literary fiction, a Book It! Program misdirect, and more news of the week.
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Discussed in this episode:
The 50 U.S. Writers That Could Win the Nobel. Someday.
My Life in Bookshelves
Company to help authors license their work to AI companies
What good is great literature?
New goodreads competitor
20,000 readers of literary fiction?
FRAUDULENT RESURRECTION OF BOOK IT THIS IS NOT IT
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Jeff and Rebecca go through Jeff's recent piece, The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading?
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The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading?
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Jeff and Rebecca digest the finalists for the 2024 National Book Award in fiction, envy and admire MacArthur winners, get pumped for The Corrections on TV, and think about Reese's thriller.
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National Book Award finalists announced
Federal judge orders Arkansas public library to reshelve “inappropriate” books
Jason Reynolds, Ling Ma, Alice Wong among 2024 MacArthur grant winners
Meryl Streep attached to star in Corrections adaptation
Reese Witherspoon to co-write debut novel with Harlan Coben
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
Entitlement by Rumaan Alam
Chop Fry Watch Learn by Michelle King
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Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 books and crown one of them the It Book of the Month.
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Discussed in this episode:
The Message
The Mighty Red
Slaveroad
The Bog Wife
The Boyfriend
The Revenge of The Tipping Point
What I Ate in One Year
Sonny Boy
Meditations for Mortals
Absolution
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Jeff and Rebecca digest the five finalists for the 2024 Booker Prize, talk about some upcoming literary adaptations, developments in the world of book banning and censorship, and hit some recent reading.
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PRH hires a public policy role
ALA reports 40% decline in book bans this year so far
Booker Prize shortlist
The 60 most popular books on Goodreads in the last 5 years
Florence Pugh to start in East of Eden adaptation for Netflix
The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
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Jeff and Rebecca share half-baked brainstorms about ways to make life better.
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Jeff and Rebecca debut a new format, "Is It Good?," with the most-hyped book of the fall: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney.
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
What People Are Saying About The New Sally Rooney Book
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about their time in New York last week, recount some recent reading, and then Rebecca talks with Amanda Litman from Run for Something.
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Run for Something
Entitlement by Rumaan Alam
Catalina
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Jeff and Rebecca turn the time-machine dial to "2004" to pick the 10 books from that year that mattered the most.
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Discussed in this episode:
Gilead
The Plot Against America
He's Just Not That Into You
What's the Matter with Kansas?
Alexander Hamilton
In the Shadow of No Towers
Snow by Orham Pamuk
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Cloud Atlas
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Transmission by Hari Kunzru
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
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This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss the 10 selections for The National Book Awards Fiction Longlist along with their mostly wrong guesses, Good Omens production pauses amid the accusations against Neil Gaiman, Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake, and an author interview chestnut we would like to see roasted, once and for all.
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Production paused on Good Omens series due to allegations against Neil Gaiman
National Book Awards Fiction Longlist
Big Publishing Saw Earnings Rebound in H1
How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon
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Jeff and Rebecca preview the always-busy fall adaptation slate, after paying respects to James Earl Jones as he fades into the cornfield.
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Jeff and Rebecca mull NaNoWriMo's AI blunder, note the passing of Len Riggio, talk about recent reading, and much more.
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Big Five Publishing & Authors Guild Sue Over New Florida Book Banning Law
NaNoWriMo maybe blew itself up over AI statement?
Disney pauses Graveyard Book adaptation amid sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman
Follow-up: court upholds decision against Internet Archive, a win for major publishers
Rebecca was on Drinks in the Library to talk about Four Thousand Weeks
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Jeff and Rebecca talk through 10 contenders for the "It" book of September.
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Creation Lake
The Life Impossible
Colored Television
Lovely One
Nexus
We Solve Murders
Intermezzo
Playground
Entitlement
The Blue Sisters
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Rebecca and Jeff compete to draft the best collection of 10 new releases for the season.
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