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Book Riot - The Podcast

The Top Ten Books to Read to Be Well-Read

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.3965 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Rebecca try to answer the fun but impossible question of what are the top 10 books someone might read first on their path to becoming well-read. This was originally a Patreon-only members post. To get more like this, subscribe to the Book Riot podcast Patreon. 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. Looking to elevate your reading life? Tailored Book Recommendations delivers reading recommendations hand-picked just for you by real human book nerds. Plans start at just $18! The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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All right.

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So we've taken on an impossible task.

1:13.9

Rarely, like rarely do I feel the gap of you have a PhD in English and I don't but this was one where well I actually I think that may I mean depends on what we're solving for like I think

1:20.1

you may have a better sense of it because with I think people I think the idea of well read is a more mainstream idea right and there's a

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