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Book Riot - The Podcast

The Booker Prize Finalists, Judge Shades Trump's Lawsuit Against PRH, and More Book News

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.3965 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Booker Prize finalists, a judicial brow-beating, soft book sales, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just $18! The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Discussed in this episode: Check out Zero to Well-Read! Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. Booker Prize finalists Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against NYT, PRH Book sales dropped in first half of 2025, romantasy losing steam The Fourth Wing adaptation has a showrunner Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood 107 Days by Kamala Harris Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs 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

Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?

0:04.8

So we started the business two years ago.

0:07.2

We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.

0:12.5

But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.

0:18.0

Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at apple.com forward slash hello vet.

0:26.2

A better help ad.

0:28.6

Lewis Capaldi partnered with BetterHelp to get word out about how important therapy can be.

0:33.9

I struggle most weeks to get up, get myself up and ready and go to therapy or whatever like even like open the laptop to talk to my therapist sometimes could be really difficult but I do it because I realise how important it is for me to continue to feel good because I felt the best I've felt in a long time through therapy learn more about online therapy at betterhelp.com.

0:59.6

This is the bookwrap podcast. I'm Jeff O'Neill. And I'm Rebecca Shinsky. And today, Booker Prize

1:05.6

finalists, I think that's the lead story of the week. I guess we have to admit now, Rebecca, here at the end of September, we're already looking at the end of the year.

1:17.3

We are.

1:18.9

Like in a real way, like for real, we're looking at the end of the year.

1:21.4

For real, Christmas is three months from today.

1:24.2

Yeah.

1:24.6

So New Year's is one week after that.

1:35.0

We are. Man. We are closing here on 2025 and I think it's just going to keep going by faster. I mean, that's how time works, but also we are deep in this new

1:39.1

flagship newsletter that we're writing. We've got zero to well read going. We are alive in 2025. I'm trying to get a

1:48.8

new governor elected in the state of Virginia, and you're holding up Hamlet, which is what we

1:53.8

are recording this week for zero to well-read, but not what is going up next week. As you are

1:57.8

listening to the show... I have no idea when these things are coming out, so I'm sorry if that's a spoiler. Surprise, we're doing Hamlet at some point. As you are listening to this show... I have no idea when these things are coming out, so I'm sorry if that's a spoiler.

2:02.0

Surprise, we're doing Hamlet at some point. As you are hearing the show, if you're in the main

2:06.4

feed on Monday, our episode about the bluest eye by Tony Morrison will be coming out in

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