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Book Riot - The Podcast

The Latest in American Reading Habits, 2026 Adaptations, and More

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa and Sharifah sit in for Jeff and Rebecca to discuss a poll on American reading habits, this year's most anticipated books and adaptations, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. 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: Check out Zero to Well-Read and its brand new companion newsletter, and follow along on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. A survey of American reading habits reveals 40% of Americans didn't read a single book in 2025. Barnes & Noble's most anticipated fiction and nonfiction of 2026 Book Riot's Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Utah bans three more books at all public schools, leading the U.S. in book bans Book Riot's guide to fighting book bans and censorship 2026 adaptation roundups from The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:08.2

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0:14.0

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0:19.1

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0:23.4

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0:26.6

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0:30.2

Olivia Coppo here to tell you all about the launch of the new Abercrombie Spring Denom Collection,

0:35.6

made the way denim should feel.

0:38.8

Their denim has always been a staple in my wardrobe and has a wide range of fits, styles, and washes. Every gene is available in both

0:44.5

their classic fit and viral curve love. Shop with Sharifo Williams, and we are filling in for Jeff and Rebecca while they're on a work trip.

1:11.6

Say hello to the people, Shereka.

1:12.7

Hello there.

1:13.7

I'm so happy to be here and to be chatting with you.

1:17.5

I've been in San Diego for weeks and weeks and I just flew into Portland last night.

1:22.3

And as I was putting my luggage away, I had my AirPods in and was listening just whatever podcast came up in my feed.

1:28.3

And so it happened to be the book riot podcast. And Jeff, Rebecca said something that I thought maybe was the case,

1:33.9

but that this is actually the first time in the history of the show that they have turned over

1:39.4

the reins to someone entirely without at least one of them being in the chair. So this is where we're making

1:44.8

book riot podcast history on this lovely January day. That's amazing. I did not realize that,

1:53.4

but that makes total sense because I cannot recall a single time one of them has not been on

1:58.4

with somebody. Yeah, there's always one of them here. So we're going to try to

2:02.7

do our very best to hold up to the Jeff and Rebecca Laura of it all. They are both on a

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