A drop-in of the most recent episode of Zero to Well-Read, in which Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinksy are joined by Book Riot editors Vanessa Diaz and Kelly Jensen to talk about Stephanie Meyer's cultural juggernaut: Twilight. This was a lot of fun.
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Anthropic Settlement Portal Shows All. Mostly.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about the opening of the portal to submit claims against the $1.5 Billion Anthropic settlement, Reading Rainbow's relaunch, One Battle After Another, and more of the week's book news.
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Authors can find out if they’re eligible for a settlement from Anthropic
Reading Rainbow is coming back with a new host
Publishing has a gambling problem
Florida district judge rejects first amendment argument in book banning base
Kamala Harris’s 107 Days on track to be best-selling memoir of the year
107 Days by Kamala Harris
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung
Replaceable You by Mary Roach
Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
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The It Books of October 2025
Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 candidates for the title, It Book of October 2025.
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The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson
The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays by Harper Lee
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
The Unveiling by Quan Barry
Joyride by Susan Orlean
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon
Dead and Alive: Essays by Zadie Smith
Tom’s Crossing by Mark Danielewski
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The Booker Prize Finalists, Judge Shades Trump's Lawsuit Against PRH, and More Book News
Jeff and Rebecca talk about The Booker Prize finalists, a judicial brow-beating, soft book sales, and more.
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Booker Prize finalists
Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against NYT, PRH
Book sales dropped in first half of 2025, romantasy losing steam
The Fourth Wing adaptation has a showrunner
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood
107 Days by Kamala Harris
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
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The Books That Matter: THE SNOWY DAY
Today we have for you an episode from the Brooklyn Public Library’s Borrowed & Returned podcast series, looking back on Ezra Jack Keats' trailblazing picture book and how it continues to resonate with readers.
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