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Book Riot - The Podcast

Markus Zusak on THE BOOK THIEF at 20

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Book Riot Senior Editor Kelly Jensen talks to author Markus Zusak on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of The Book Thief. 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. 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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0:51.3

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0:55.7

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1:01.6

Hey everybody, Jeff here.

1:03.3

Special edition of the BookRive podcast today.

1:05.9

Senior editor Kelly Jensen takes over with her conversation with Marcus Zuzek on the occasion of the 20th anniversary

1:12.1

of the publication of the book, Thief. This was a real phenomenon. It continues to be read all

1:17.6

around the world, historical fiction. You're going to get into the episode here in a minute,

1:21.5

but a really cool conversation on a book that has really stuck around. One of the huge books,

1:26.5

I remember for the early days of book ride,

1:28.1

being all over the place all the time.

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