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Book Riot - The Podcast

"Well-Read" is Hard to Define. But Real.

Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

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

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Rebecca process some public comments about the idea of being "well-read," a big influencer book club, a study on the gender of animals in kids books, and more book news of the week. 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. Book Riot is hiring a digital content specialist! If you love books and know the ins and outs of social media strategy, and especially social video, consider joining the team. Find details and apply by August 22, 2025, at riotnewmedia.com/careers. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: BookTok celeb Jack Edwards launches Inklings book club to “elevate” online reading culture Obamas’ production company picks up All the Sinners Bleed National Association of Black Bookstores launches Study shows gender bias in animal characters in children’s books Frontlist Foyer, brought to you by Thriftbooks:  The Book of Alchemy Clam Down by Anelise Chen How to Be a Living Thing by Mari Andrew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the book ride podcast. I'm Jeff O'Neill. And I'm Rebecca Shinsky. And dog days, Rebecca.

0:11.5

Dog days. There's not too much news. It's going to be a little short of a show this week, kind of

0:16.9

picking over what thin gruel the bookish internet has presented to us.

0:22.6

What a compelling value proposition for listeners.

0:25.6

You don't even get to eat the gruel.

0:27.6

You get to listen to someone pick it over.

0:29.6

There's always a few things.

0:30.6

Some of it's self-made.

0:31.6

I guess before we get into that though, we are hiring a digital content specialist.

0:36.6

If you like books and you know how, say,

0:39.7

social media works and especially social video, you might consider it. We're building an

0:46.5

inclusive workforce strongly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, people

0:51.7

of color. Apply by August 22nd.

0:54.4

You can go to riotnewmedia.com slash careers.

0:57.1

That's riotnewmedia.com slash careers to see all the stuff,

1:00.3

including pay and all those kinds of benefits that sometimes don't appear.

1:03.7

And you may listen to us.

1:06.3

Maybe you know us.

1:08.3

Maybe you know someone who works here.

1:10.3

Not going to help you. Go if you've got questions

1:12.7

or anything else, there's information and contact details over there. We are not on the hiring

1:17.4

committee, I believe, for this. I am. Maybe one of us is. But we cannot help you. That's

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