Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 finalists for the title It Book of February.

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Jeff and Rebecca try to make sense of a bunch of adaptation news before talking about recent reads, Don DeLillo's hockey smut, and more.

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Updates on the Fourth Wing adaptation 

The Testaments is coming to Hulu April 8 

Brandon Sanderson’s unprecedented adaptation deal with Apple TV

Percival Everett was the bestselling Black author of 2025

Don DeLillo wrote hockey smut in 1980
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about George Saunders' new novel, Vigil.

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about the National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists, which publishers had the most best-sellers in 2025, Katie Couric's book club, and usher in the era of The Big 6.

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NBCC Awards  finalists

Libro.fm has launched an annual subscription

Ranking the bestselling adult publishers of 2025

Katie Couric launches book club

James Daunt sees bright future for Barnes & Noble
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Vanessa returns with another surprise topic from literary history: Christopher Marlowe: Playwright, lover, thinker, spy (?).

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