Jeff and Rebecca talk about a literary scam, a social network for authors, Goodreads members’ most anticipated fall books, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode SFF Yeah episode on Dune 2021 Fall Preview Draft Goodreads members most anticipated fall books Female Spanish thriller writer turns out to be team of 3 men Author founds social network aiming to disrupt publishing industry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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E468: Monetize That Dream

Jeff and Rebecca take the episode to talk about 10 years of Book Riot. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode: Book Riot is hiring an Ad Sales Manager 2021 Fall Preview Draft New Book Riot Merch! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E467: Embrace the Mess

This week, Jeff is joined by Book Riot editor Danika Ellis to talk book challenges, book blob cover designs, TikTok, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode: Book Riot is hiring an Ad Sales Manager! Librarians Charged for Stocking Books The 2021 Nobel Prize Behold, the Book Blurb 9 year-old sells lemonade to raise money to distribute diverse books The Continuing Saga of the Publishing Supply Chain Special Topics in Being a Human Milk Fed by Melissa Broder See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E466: A Potato Chip in the Mouth Forever

Jeff and Rebecca talk about MacArthur award winners, Netflix big adaptation winners, and Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode: Our Fall Preview Draft Hanif Abdurraquib & Ibram X Kendi among MacArthur Genius Grant winners Colson Whitehead interview with Ezra Klein Netflix’s Most Popular Movies and Series See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E465: They’re All Bad Metrics

Jeff and Amanda talk about Sally Rooney sales, author who want to be publishers who also want to be influencers, the National Book Award longlist, Amanda’s favorite books of the year so far, and the going price for The Constitution. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: 2021 Fall Preview Draft Lena Waithe & Gillian Flynn launching imprints with independent publisher Zando Sara Gran also launching a publishing project National Book Award Long list Rare First Edition of the US Constitution to go to auction Cultish by Amanda Montell She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto The Sentence by Louise Erdrich I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins Matrix by Lauren Groff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E464: Ascending Levels of Sauciness

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the book and movie, The Martian. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E463: Book Nerd Movie Club: THE MARTIAN

Jeff and Jenn talk interesting science fiction and fantasy releases, some of the best books of 2021, upcoming science-fiction and fantasy adaptations, and more. Then Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Cree Myles to talk about her project, All Ways Black. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Our 2021 Fall Preview Draft Special Book Riot is hiring! The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad SFF Yeah! Fall New Release Episode The New Yorker discovers there’s big money in ​​ebooks The Supply Chaaaiiiiiinnnnnnnnn All Ways Black See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E462: Spat Into the World

As announced, we are trying something different for bonus content: a special, ad-free, pay-what-you-will 2021 Fall Preview Draft. Go here to get it: bookriot.com/falldraft. That URL will redirect you to our Gumroad page where you can get the episode. You can either play it there or download the mp3 file to play wherever. The episode will be available through Thanksgiving. Thanks for listening, and we would especially like feedback on this model, so email us at podcast@bookriot.com. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E461: Special Episode: 2021 Fall Preview Draft

Jeff and Rebecca talk about their plans and strategy for the Fall Preview Draft, a bookstore getting an imprint, PRH jacking up the price of Amanda Gorman’s book, what a wonderful era of Black literature it is, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode: We’re hiring again! Web engineer & ad ops associate New Oprah pick The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois 50 UK bookstores will open early for Sally Rooney release See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E460: The Hamster Will Be Our Guinea Pig

Jenn Northington joins Rebecca to talk about the Hachette/Workman acquisition, the state of book tours, a truly mistifying publishing scam, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Leander, TX school district pulls more books Hachette is buying Workman Did the pandemic kill the book tour? The strangest scam in publishing First look at Wheel of Time adaptation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E459: Indiscriminate Scamming

Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk SF/F adaptations, how the adaptation boom may (or may not?) be affecting what is getting written, wild problems with GoodReads, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode: How adaptations are influencing contemporary fiction ​​ Review extortion on GoodReads Hello Sunshine to be sold for $900 million Surprises with Scholastic succession See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E458: G-Level Property

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the coming end of big-time adaptations, the future of food memoirs, the dearth of popular on-going book series, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. Discussed in this episode: Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Gets Release Date See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E457: The Donkey Parade

Jeff and Rebecca talk about pandemic reading habits, book sales, what it means to be a relevant author, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: Pandemic Reading Habits Survey People Really Did Read More in 2020 Booker Longlist May your efforts succeed: little free diverse libraries See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E456: Spicy Fun Spice

Jeff and Rebecca build off listener feedback to spend more time talking about TikTok and books, how local libraries can be eaten away from the inside, have their minds boggled about a 300-year overdue library book, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: The Niles Public Library is a Warning Prince Harry memoir! More on the TikTok book trend Library Book overdue by 300 Years Returned See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E455: The Canonical Dorito

Jeff and Rebecca parse listener feedback on what makes historical fiction, explicate the bestselling books of the year so far, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: Book Riot’s best of the year so far PW bestselling books of the year so far The Niles Public Library is a Warning A win! Portland Public Schools will no longer teach book containing historical inaccuracies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E454: Infinite Monkeys

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