Book Riot's Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky discuss the latest news in the world of books and reading, including hot new releases, adaptations, publishing indu...
Jeff and Rebecca take a look at the hits, misses, and favorites from the year in literary adaptations.
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51:02
The Books of the Year
Jeff and Rebecca settle in to figure what 10 books from 2024 defined the year. Not the best (necessarily), the most popular (though could be), or most interesting (in many cases not), but a list that comes closest to telling the story of 2024 in reading.
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47:05
How THE NEW YORK TIMES Picks The 100 Notable, and 10 Best, Books of the Year
Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, joins Jeff to talk about the colossal undertaking that is making its 100 Notable Books List and its 10 Best Books of the Year List.
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48:22
Our Favorite Books of the Year
Jeff and Rebecca reveal their favorite books of 2024.
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James by Percival Everett
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
Splinters by Leslie Jamison
Knife by Salman Rushdie
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Challenger by Adam Higginbotham
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
The Other Significant Others
Colored Television
Margot's Got Money Trouble
Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham
Blackpill
Ghostroots by Pemi Aguda
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1:05:32
The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2024, Goodreads Choice Winners, Spotify's Most-Listened Audiobooks, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca get into the NYT's 100 Notable and 10 Best Books of the Year list, Goodreads Choice winners, Cormac McCarthy's distressing hidden relationship, and kidney stones.
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Cormac McCarthy’s secret muse was 16 when he began a relationship with her
Costco to keep books in-store year-round in 100 locations
The NYT’s 100 notable books of the year and Top 10
Spotify reveals top audiobooks in the US & globally
Goodreads Choice Awards are as white as ever
The Tournament of Books shortlist has landed
Taylor Swift book sales best everyone but Barack
Rental House by Weike Wang
The Boys of Riverside
What's Next
Nightbitch
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Book Riot's Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky discuss the latest news in the world of books and reading, including hot new releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more.
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