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Book Riot - The Podcast

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

4.3 • 965 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca to discuss the demise of 8th Note Press, the resurrection of BookCon, a recent win in the fight against book bans, and more. Get your tickets to join us at Powell's on July 9th for a conversation about the best books of the year so far. 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! Check out Strong Sense of Place wherever you get your podcasts, or visit strongsenseofplace.com This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this Episode: BookCon is coming back ByteDance is closing 8th Note Press Voters reject book bans in MAGA-heavy California county Right-wing “See You at the Library” event returns in 2025, partnered with US Dept of Education Reese’s Book Club launching companion podcast Ali Hazelwood run off Instagram for having an opinion about Peeta and Gale from the Hunger Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.4	This is the Book Riot podcast. I'm Rebecca Shinsky. I'm here with Vanessa Diaz this week,
1:07.3	while Jeff is running around somewhere on the East Coast. And I think we're going to be
1:12.7	up to our usual shenanigans, Vanessa. Always a delight to have you. Thank you. I'm here for the
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