MCD Shutters, Audible's Story House, and More of the Week's Book News.

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4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Jeff and Rebecca note the closing of MCD, talk about The Correspondent's rise, Paramount gets back into books, scratch their heads over Audible's Story House, recent reading, and more. 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: Shout-out to The Millions spring preview Pour one out for MCD The Correspondent wins inaugural James Patterson/Bookshop debut novel prize Indies Choice Book Awards winners Audible launches Story House listening lounge Paramount is getting back into the books business Warner Brothers developing House in the Cerulean Sea animated series Parable of the Sower adaptation is coming Use code THEBOOKS for 20% off at Cozy Earth. Go to quince.com/bookriot for free shipping and 365-day returns. 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	McDonald's cards are here.
0:02.0	24 cards to find and free food in every pack.
0:05.0	Choose from a range of cards meals including the legendary double big man.
0:10.0	Order a cards mill and get a pack today.
0:12.0	18 plus UK only with selected meals subject to availability.
0:17.0	Ends 27th of April app may be required.
0:19.0	See mukD rules.co.
0:20.0	Isn't life grande?
0:22.0	And making it better just got easier with Starbucks new protein cold foam.
0:26.8	A little something, something to take your favorite drinks up a notch with 15 grams of extra protein.
0:33.3	Turn your usual iced caramel latte into a smooth iced caramel protein latte.
0:38.6	Add a delicious swirl on top of your drink, just like that.
0:43.4	Protein never tasted so good with Starbucks new protein cold foam.
0:47.8	Subject to availability while stocks last.
0:53.8	This is the bookwreck podcast. I'm Jeff O'Neill. And I'm Rebecca Shinsky. Got a two for free today,
0:59.2	sort of. We're going to do a regular news segment A. Then in the B side of the show, Rebecca,
1:04.1	we have a guest. We were just talking about this interview we just did. Yes, Kathy Galliano.
1:08.4	She is the executive vice president of merchandising from Books a Million.
1:12.4	She's been there for almost 20 years. And we had a really interesting conversation with her
1:16.5	about how the industry has changed, the current trends that they're developing or watching develop,
1:21.8	how Books a Million spots trends. They were on the manga tip like a year before other mainstream
1:27.0	booksellers were,
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