The Most Recommendable Books of the Century (So Far)
We are bringing our special live recording of The Most Recommendable Books of the Century So Far out from behind the Patreon wall for all listeners to try to entice you to come to our next live recording at Powell's on July 9th: The Best Books of the Year (so far).
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Discussed in this Episode:
The Book Riot Live at Powell’s July 9th: The Best Books of the Year (so far)
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1:19:49
E. Lockhart on the WE WERE LIARS Adaptation
It's a Book Riot podiverse crossover event! The adaptation of E. Lockhart's YA sensation We Were Liars debuts later this week. Kelly Jensen sat down with Lockhart for a recent episode of the Hey YA! podcast. Enjoy!
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Discussed in this Episode:
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Family of Liars by E. Lockhart
We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart
Hey YA Interview with Gayle Forman
We Were Liars on Prime Instagram
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Again, Again by E. Lockhart
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Late Show Book Clubs, An Anti-Book Ban Lawsuit Wins, and More Book News. PLUS: How You Make a Best Books of the Year So Far List
Jeff and Rebecca talk about recent reading, why late night talk shows might be interested in doing book clubs, a victory in court against book bans, and more book news. Then, Jeff talks to Al Woodworth, Managing Editor of the Amazon Books team, about their picks for the Best Books of 2025 so far and how their team makes those selections.
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Discussed in this Episode:
St. Francis, MN school district drops book banning policy & returns books to shelves in respond to lawsuit
Carla Hayden speaks out about firing
Stephen Colbert launches the Late Show Book Club
The Book Riot Live at Powell’s July 9th: The Best Books of the Year (so far)
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The Book of Alchemy of Suleika Jaouad
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1:20:36
So...Is it Good?: BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V.E. Schwab
Rebecca Schinksy, Vanessa Diaz, and Danika Ellis go deep on V.E. Schwab's highly anticipated new book to answer the question: So, is it good?
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Discussed in this Episode:
The Book Riot Live at Powell’s July 9th: The Best Books of the Year (so far)
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
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1:14:39
AI Disasters, Amazon's Best Books of the Year So Far, and More Book News
Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about a spate of book-related AI disasters, Amazon's list of the best books of the year, Michelle Obama's recently-announced book, and much more.
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Discussed in this Episode:
The Book Riot Live at Powell’s July 9th: The Best Books of the Year (so far)
Book Riot’s In the Club, In Reading Color, and Our Queerest Shelves Newsletters
Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge
Salman Rushdie’s attacker sentenced to 25 years
Chicago Sun-Times runs AI-generated summer reading list w/ fake books
And business insider thing too
AI clone books showing up on amazon:
Amazon’s Best Books of the Year & Goodreads most popular books of the year so far
Michelle Obama’s new book
The Two Kinds of Book Auctions
James Cameron to adapt THE DEVILS
13 Signs You Used ChatGPT to Write
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