Book Riot - The Podcast

Jeff and Rebecca note the fever-pitch buzz for Nolan's The Odyssey, before talking about the state of book sales, mention some new book announcements, discuss recent reading, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:

Book sales flat in H1

New Leslie Jamison novel next year!

The Millions Summer Book Preview

The Most Read Kindle Books of 2026 So Far

Booker Prize award money doubles with new funder

Brandon Sanderson’s theory of the 20-year dragon nostalgia cycle

Hachette employees unionize

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Nolan's The Odyssey looms. Today we are sharing the episode we did on The Odyssey for Zero to Well-Read. Be careful out there on the wine-dark sea.

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Jeff and Rebecca rejoice over new Ishiguro and Everett announcements, have our concerns partially confirmed by the Klara & the Sun trailer, note PW's fall preview, and acknowledge the AI muck we are all going to have to deal with for the foreseeable future.

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Discussed in this episode:

Klara & the Sun trailer

Vincent Yu wins  Discover Prize

Writer accused of AI use wins Commonwealth Prize

Libby to filter AI content from app

PW’s fall preview

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Jeff and Rebecca run through the candidates for the It Book of July 2026. Then, they take a quick look back at their other monthly picks from the first half of the year to see how they did.

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Vanessa and Sharifah discuss the latest in American reading habits, another exciting 2027 book release, a batch of buzzy trailers and adaptation news, and an update to an AI scandal linked to a literary prize.

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Discussed in this episode:

We're getting a new Percival Everett!

Barnes & Noble's Biggest Books of Fall 2026: Fiction and Nonfiction Editions

Trailers for Klara and the Sun and Sense and Sensibility

Netflix will adapt The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

Booksmaxxing: How Reading Became Sexy

A third of Americans say they're reading fewer books

Join the Thriftbooks 500 Billion Page Challenge

Commonwealth Foundation clears writers accused of writing with AI

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