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Book Riot - The Podcast

The Latest BookTok Conspiracy, What the Library of Congress Actually Does, and More Book News

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.3965 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a conversation about the latest romantasy BookTok conspiracy, what's going on with the Trump administration firing the Librarian of Congress, the NYT's best books of the year so far, recent reading, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. Become a Book Riot All Access member and explore our full library of members-only content, including must-reads, deep dives, and reading challenge recommendations. For a limited time, the first 50 new All Access annual members get a FREE copy of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz courtesy of Tor Publishing! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this Episode: Trump administration abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden What is the Library of Congress, and What Does the Librarian of Congress Do? Firing comes on the heals of major report about AI and copyright Trump names his former defense attorney as acting Librarian of Congress Massive victory in lawsuit against Trump’s dismantling of IMLS The NYT’s best books of the year so far Romantasy BookTok’s latest conspiracy Edinburgh-based tour company to replace Harry Potter tours w/ LGBTQ+ history walks for Pride Month The Dry Season by Melissa Febos So Many Stars by Caro de Robertis Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.9

This is the Book Riot podcast. I'm Rebecca Shinsky, and I'm joined today by Book Riot's

1:22.9

managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, while Jeff is romping in nature. Vanessa, thanks for being here with us.

1:29.5

It's always a good time. I'm glad to be here and really enjoyed the visual of Jeff

1:34.1

frolicking anywhere. Romping? Yeah, romping, yes, exactly. Yeah, he might object to that particular

1:41.2

description, but I'm going with it. Like, there are hikes happening.

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