This week, Jeff and Jenn talk about this year's 5 under 35 honorees, dissect some upcoming adaptation news, ponder audiobooks, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser The Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel Casper Links discussed in this episode: Work for Book Riot! Book of Mormon becomes most expensive book ever sold 5 Under 35 List Artemis movie already in the works A Brief History of Seven Killings being adapted tooTrailer for AN...
Oct 02, 2017•53 min
In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about shortlists and finalists in fall awards season, audiobook growth, HRC selling some units, Google serving library results, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Wonderling by Mira Bartok Provenance by Ann Leckie Kobo Audiobooks Lit Chat Links discussed in this episode: Kirkus Prize finalists National Book Award longlists Hillary Clinton’s book has sold more than 300K copies Books win big at Emmy’s Cool tech thing: Google search now checks yo...
Sep 25, 2017•57 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca put the discussion of gaming the NYT bestseller list to bed, note Amazon's policing of reviews of What Happened, shrug their shoulder over the Man Booker shortlist, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Golden House by Salman Rushdie Lit Chat The Book of Separation by Tova Miris Links discussed in this episode: Lani Sarem is still defending her gaming of the NYT bestseller list Amazon defends deleting 1-star reviews of HRC’s book New documentary film about ...
Sep 18, 2017•57 min
In this episode, Jeff and Amanda consider a conservative publisher giving the NYT bestseller list the brush off, worry over Barnes & Noble's continued slide, anticipate Roxane Gay's forthcoming advice column, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Nocturnal Journal by Lee Crutchley CopyCat by Alex Lake A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Libba Bray on the all-girl remake of Lord of the Flies Roxane Gay gets NYT advice column Conser...
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr
In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about a Pepe the Frog rip-off children's book, disagree about destroying Terry Pratchett's work, consider a world in which a $1 million advance isn't all that much, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Book of the Month The End of the World Running Club by Adrian Walker Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller Libby Links discussed in this episode: Weird follow-up: creator of Pepe the Frog makes children’s book author donate profits to Muslim rights gr...
Sep 03, 2017•53 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca spend most of the episode gawking at one of the strangest book-world stories they've yet covered. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Links discussed in this episode: YA Author Briefly Scams Way Onto NYT Bestseller List Celebrity Instagrams Sell Books...Don't They? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2017•41 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about follow up about Audible for dogs and coloring book sales, unpack the non-profit Voldemort movie, Michiku Kakutani's forthcoming book, swearing in books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio The Hawkweed Legacy by Irina Bringnull The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin Links discussed in this episode: Unofficial Harry Potter movie about Voldemort gets Warner Brothers approval Do a thing: $5 for every copy of new Ta-Nehisi Coates sold ...
Aug 21, 2017•55 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca anticipate a shared favorite coming to Netflix, bag on fixing book prices, scratch their heads over Audible for dogs, and decide that suing Levar Burton is ill-advised. This episode is sponsored by: Genius: The Con by Leopoldo Gout Book of the Month Caraval by Stephanie Garber Links discussed in this episode: Annotated #4: The United States V. One Book Called Ulysses Our Souls at Night coming to Netflix Ava Duvernay adapting Octavia Butler's Dawn for television LeVar ...
Aug 14, 2017•58 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca mull PBS' upcoming The Great American Read and ponder the world's highest earning authors. This episode is sponsored by: Casper The Dying Game by Asa Avidic Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Comey has a $2m+ book deal PBS’s Great American Read series World’s highest paid authors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Aug 07, 2017•47 min
This week, Jeff and Amanda follow-up about ambiguous pen-names, go over the 2017 Man Booker longlist, mark Michiko Kakutani's retirement from the New York Times Book Review, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: BookPop Book of the Month The Secret Agent Training Manual Links discussed in this episode: Is Trump hurting book sales? Michiko Kakutani stepping down from NYTBR Man Booker Prize longlist announced Neil Degrasse Tyson and George RR Martin teaming up for video game Audiobook/scave...
Jul 31, 2017•1 hr 9 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about police distributing books to kids, relay the strange case of Dracula in Icelandic, round-up a bunch of adaptation news, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by: It All Comes Down to This by Karen English The Rise and Fall of DODO by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson Links discussed in this episode: Why Didn't Independent Bookstores Go Extinct? Continued: translation of Dracula in Icelandic is...a totally different book Joe Biden will tour f...
Jul 24, 2017•49 min
In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about sales numbers for BEHOLD THE DREAMERS post-Oprah selection, a good year so far for print sales, the opening of the new largest bookstore in the world, and try to get you to listen to Annotated (if you haven't already). This episode is sponsored by: Levar Burton Reads Unraveling by Sara Ella Book of the Month Links discussed in this episode: Annotated Episode 2: How did Independent Bookstore Avoid Going Extinct? Pulitzer Prize gets new administratorWor...
Jul 19, 2017•1 hr 3 min
This week's episode is a little delayed due to summer scheduling and will be out Tues/Wed, but a little something that can tide you over until then. Annotated Annotated on Apple Podcasts Annotated on Overcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2017•5 min
This week, Rebecca and guest co-host Jenn discuss new standards for ebook accessibility, the men's rights activists who took on a feminist bookstore, and more. This episode sponsored by: The Cameron Brothers by Angelin Sydney Penguin Random House Audio Links discussed on the show: Follow-up: TSA cancelling pilot of screening procedure requiring passengers to remove books from carry-ons New standards for ebook accessibility MRAs take on a feminist bookstore and lose EarlyWord creates diversity ca...
Jul 10, 2017•49 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the launch of Annotated, tastefully gloat about guessing Oprah's next book club selection, appreciate the bookishness of Sarah Jessica Parker, and much more. We hope you’ll check out the first episode of Annotated: “Is It 1984 Yet?” It’s about the resurgence of interest in George Orwell’s 1984 and the story of how 1984 came to be in the first place. The next five episodes in the series will come out every other week, and you can subscribe to Annotated in Ap...
Jul 02, 2017•48 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about our new podcast series, Emma Watson's ascent to the Mount Rushmore of celebrity book nerds, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O Swimming Home OwlCrate Ploughshares Solos Links discussed in this episode: New Podcast Series: Annotated Emma Watson hiding books around Paris NEW JOHN GREEN Amazon Buys Whole Foods Pottermore launches official book club See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Jun 26, 2017•56 min
This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about JULIUS CAESAR backlash, Amazon being the fifth largest bookstore chain in the U.S, Trump blocking Stephen King on Twitter, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson ThirdLove Audiobooks.com Links discussed in this episode: Big-time sponsors pull support of Julius Caesar production inspired by Trump Trump Block Stephen King on Twitter 20,000 libraries participating in world’s largest book ...
Jun 19, 2017•44 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca discuss new info about the the Game of Thrones Extended Universe, Oprah's Book Club rumblings, Well-Read Black Girl's conference, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Links discussed in this episode: Book Riot's New Science Fiction & Fantasy Podcast: SFF Yeah Book Riot New Mystery/Thriller Podcast: Read or Dead Follow-up on Game of Thrones prequels Update: Author who shall not be name will self-publish New Oprah pick coming 6/26 Wel...
Jun 12, 2017•45 min
This week Jeff and Rebecca talk about listener feedback on Little Free Libraries and the Amazon Buy Button, the coming GAME OF THRONES adaptation multiverse, Audible experiments, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Third Love OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: The Game of Thrones Spin-Off Industry That JK Rowling/Stephen Fry Revenge Story Isn’t True New sponsorship model for Women’s Prize for Fiction Audible launches $5 million fund to pay playwrights to write audio dram...
Jun 05, 2017•56 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the surprising strength of Scribd's subscribership, Little Free Library backlash, Bill Gates' recommended summer reading, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Amazon Kindle Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkaupf OwlCrate Links discussed in this episode: Alias Grace going to Netflix See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 29, 2017•49 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talking about Author Who Shall Not Be Named suing his former publisher. changes to Amazon's "buy" button, James Patterson and Bill Clinton teaming up to write a thriller, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Audiobooks.com Grand Central Instant Book Club Links discussed in this episode: He Who Shall Not Be Named sues S & S for $10mil for canceled book deal Bill Clinton working on novel w/ Jimmy P Amazon Buy Button Changes Andrew Luck starts book...
May 22, 2017•51 min
Rebecca and Jeff wrap up this year's moms, dads, and grads recommendation bonanza. This episode is sponsored by: OwlCrate Audiobooks.com Protect America Grand Central Book Club Books mentioned in this show: The Mothers The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Saints for All Occasions Orhan’s Inheritance George A Boy Like Me Redefining Realness A Darker Shade of Magic Sorceror to the Crown Paper Girls The Magicians Shadowshaper Every Body Yoga Wisdom of Yoga Silence Start Where You Are P...
May 15, 2017•1 hr 17 min
Jeff and Rebecca answer listener recommendation requests for summer holidays and graduation. This episode is sponsored by: Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener Out of the Box by Jemma Westing Books recommended in this show: The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Leavers by Lisa Ko The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR by Scott Hawkins An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam’ I Crawl Thr...
May 08, 2017•1 hr 3 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about personalized book recommendation services, Shelfie's tech being integrated at Kobo, approve of Rick Riordan's new imprint, rail against people ignoring the rising prize of ebooks, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Startup by Doree Shafrir I Found You by Lisa Jewell Links discussed in this episode: Follow up in personalized reading recommendations, including The Book Spa and Sarah's Bookshelves Sam Missingham launches Lounge Books Rick Riordan...
Apr 30, 2017•54 min
This week, Rebecca and Jeff talk about UK reading habits, a new Fahrenheit 451 adaptation, audiobook recommendations, the Salander dynasty, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick Audible Links discussed in this episode: Knopf announces 5th book in Millennium series Emergency Room for the mindWeird news: Insane Clown Posse being sued for plagiarizing poem from Chicken Soup for the Soul World Book Night Survey HBO making a Fahrenheit 451 movie See omnystudio.co...
Apr 24, 2017•56 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners, the most-challenged books of 2016, Book Riot Insiders, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Links discussed in this episode: 2017 Pulitzer winners ALA List of Most Challenged Books of 2016 The Verge's review of The Handmaid's Tale Book Riot Insiders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 17, 2017•55 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about the Bidens' book deals, the most "literate" city in the U.S., the absurdity of copyright law, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Casper Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist The Baker Street Four by Olivier Legrand, J.B. Djian, and David Etien. Links discussed in this week's show: Follow-up from listener (Kris) about UK publishing diversity Joe & Jill Biden get multi-book deal Imbolo Mbue wins PEN/Faulkner St. Martin’s Press acquires first “o...
Apr 10, 2017•57 min
This week, Rebecca and Amanda discuss Norway's doomsday library, a disco party at the Library of Congress, and more. This episode sponsored by: Third Love Marlena by Julie Buntin Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Links discussed in this episode: NYPL's 2017 Young Lions for Fiction Award New hardcover editions of 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood writes new material for The Handmaid's Tale on Audible Hemingway was a soviet spy Norway has a doomsday library Microsoft's new digital boo...
Apr 03, 2017•55 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about The New York Times' evolving book coverage, Chelsea Clinton's upcoming children's book, Jane Austen's new alt-right fans, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Third Love Playster Links discussed in this episode: Chelsea Clinton to write children’s book, She Persisted Alabama 8-year-old writes bestseller about dealing with annoying little brother NYT Match Book Weird news: Black Eyed Peas announce original graphic novel More weird news: Jane Austen h...
Mar 27, 2017•1 hr 6 min
This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about oxford commas, labor laws, ebook sales, a raft of adaptation news, and much more. This episode is sponsored by: Caraval by Stephanie Gerber What It Takes by Shannon Stacey Links discussed in this episode: Hero of the week: 11-year-old St Louis boy starts book club for black boys to see themselves in books. Oxford Comma decides court case Kerry Washington to adapt The Mothers Girl in the Spider’s Web will be a total reboot w/ new actors Nnedi Okorafor says p...
Mar 20, 2017•1 hr 2 min
