Jeff and Rebecca try to answer the fun but impossible question of what are the top 10 books someone might read first on their path to becoming well-read. This was originally a Patreon-only members post. To get more like this, subscribe to the Book Riot podcast Patreon.
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The Best Books of the Year So Far: Live at Powell's!
Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Book Riot's Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz and Powell's Book Buyer Keith Mosman to talk about their favorite books of the year so far.
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Summer 2025 Mailbag
Jeff and Rebecca answer listener questions.
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Project Hail Mary Gets a Trailer, AI Is Fair Use (for now), and more book news of the week
Jeff and Rebecca talk about several notable adaptations news items, legal rulings in AI and LBGTQ titles, recent reading, and more.
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The Book Riot Podcast Live at Powell’s on July 9th!
Judge rejects authors’ claims that Meta violated copyright law by using their books to train AI
SCOTUS says parents can opt students out of positive-affirming lessons about LGBTQ+ issues
Project Hail Mary trailer!
Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey leaks online
Jennifer Aston to star in Apple+ adaptation of I’m Glad My Mom Died
The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey
Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll
The Doorman by Chris Pavone
The Summer of 1787 by David O. Stewart
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The It Books of July 2025
Jeff and Rebecca try to figure out what the It Books of July will be.
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