My Reading Life
While I am out on vacation, I am bringing something out from the vault. I have done a couple of “Reading Life” episodes here on First Edition with Adam Limon and James McBride, and that format got...
View ArticleDemocracy…the Book
This episode is from our old podcast series Annotated, and it seemed fitting to bring it out of the archive this election season. In this episode: A woman with no prior political experience decides to...
View Article10 Burning Questions for the World of Books and Reading
An audio version of a post I wrote for Book Riot recently, The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For...
View ArticleTracking Bestsellers, What You See (or Don’t) When You Read, and Growing Up...
Book Riot editor Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about how she tracks bestsellers for Book Riot, how growing up online was sort of great, and what we see (or don’t) when we read. Subscribe to First...
View ArticleWhat It Is Like To Break Into Agenting & The Black List
A couple of segments here ported over from The Book Riot Podcast. First, Brooke Nagler tells us what it’s like to break into the world of literary agenting. Then, Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston...
View ArticleThe Books Won’t Save Us
Book Riot’s Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about her piece, “The Books Won’t Save Us.” Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For episode extras, subscribe to the First...
View ArticleDedicated to Debuts: Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful
Jeff is joined by Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful to talk about covering debuts, new authors, and all that entails. Discussed in this episode: Debutiful (website) Debutiful (podcast)
View ArticleThe Reading Life of Nnedi Okorafor
Jeff talks to Nnedi Okorafor about her life as a reader. Her new book, Death of the Author, is out now. Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.For episode extras, subscribe to...
View ArticleWhat’s In Store in 2025 for The World of Books?
Jeff uses Susie Dumond’s piece for Book Riot about 2025 predictions as a framework for taking stock of where we are and what the year may hold for publishing and reading. Discussed in this episode:Book...
View ArticleBookshop.org’s Ebook Launch & Reading 25 Minutes a Day in 2025 with Gretchen...
Bookshop.org Founder Andy Hunter joins Jeff to talk about Bookshop now offering ebooks. Then, Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, comes on to talk about her bookish reading challenge: read...
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