Book Riot - The Podcast Book Riot

Jeff and Rebecca rank the 10 most important, lasting, and otherwise notable books from 2014.
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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kuar
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
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Jeff and Rebecca get a little unhinged imagining some of their favorite authors trying out each others' styles.
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Jeff and Rebecca discuss Barnes & Noble's list of the Best Books of the Year (So Far), dissect Costco's new book-selling strategy, wonder about the price Apple paid to host Reese's Book Club (Audio-only), and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Barnes & Noble’s best of 2024 so far
Costco to stop selling books year-round
US Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2023
Apple Books becomes official audiobooks home for Reese’s Book Club
The Winner by Teddy Wayne
youthjuice by E.K. Sathue
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
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Jeff and Rebecca decide what the "it" book of June is. Twice.
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One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
youthjuice by E.K. Sathue
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer by Joseph Earl Thomas
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
Cue the Sun! by Emily Nussbaum
Lulu Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
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Jeff and Rebecca mark the 35th anniversary of Kazuo Ishiguro's THE REMAINS OF THE DAY by revisiting the novel and the 1993 adaptation.
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Jeff and Rebecca talk about Rebecca's recent visit to a big industry conference, a couple of notable publishing world dismissals, Dune, recent reading, and more.
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Discussed in this episode:
The State of Publishing, as Seen from the Inside
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PRH dismisses Reagan Arthur & Lisa Lucas

(related: Brooke Warner on publishing’s backlash)
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Reading the Room by Paul Yamazaki
All Fours by Miranda July
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