Blume is a Big "No Comment" on her biography, ACOTAR adaptation takes a step backward, and more.

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

Arts, News, Books, News Commentary, Tv & Film

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Rebecca try to read the tea-leaves from Judy Blume's biography silence, ACOTAR rights reversion, and more of the week's book news. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Discussed in this episode: Judy Blume is declining to comment on Mark Oppenheimer’s new biography of her That ACOTAR series is really never going to happen Sarah Polley is directing an adaptation of The Bell Jar starring Billie Eilish New CEO of S & S announced 10,000 authors publish empty book to protest AI This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.9	A woman of substance on Channel 4.
0:19.1	Stream now.
0:20.3	Hi, I'm Cassidy.
0:22.0	And I'm April, and together we are fashion historians, friends, and co-hosts of Dress,
0:26.5	The History of Fashion, a podcast about why the clothes we wear matter throughout history and around the world.
0:32.5	From the cultural and societal to the personal and often political,
0:35.7	with each episode we explore the multitude of meanings, quite literally sewn into the clothes we wear.
0:41.5	Please join us in unraveling the hidden histories residing in your closet.
0:45.6	New episodes are available on Wednesdays and our dressed classic episodes re-air each Friday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you listen to your favorite shows.
0:58.8	This is the bookwribed podcast. I'm Jeff O'Neill. And I'm Rebecca Shinsky. My roof is leaking.
1:04.7	It's snowing in Virginia. Welcome to help. I didn't know how banal of the end times would be.
1:10.2	The banality of the end times.
1:11.4	Is that what Susan Sontag said?
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