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“I have been listening to the book riot podcast for a few months now. I can say that the only consistent thing is that the hosts are smug and self-righteous. I have listened because the books they review and the news that they share I have found generally interesting. But after listening to today's podcast, I have reached my limit and it is not a forgivable amount of disagreement with their opinions. While they purport to want to see diversity in books, what they really want is a complete overhaul without respecting the skills and knowledge of the people who work in this field already. When Rebecca today indicated that she was "less than disinterested" about where reviewers from major publications are coming from, she basically said that only the opinions of people from her age range and younger who access the Internet and social media in those ways are worthwhile. Clearly the reviewer from the major publication was indicating an interest in making his reviews more relevant to readers of book reviews. To acknowledge that olive branch and offer suggestions for more effective ways to solve this problem in a positive constructive way, would have been showing an interest in growing everyone's knowledge. Given that this was right on the heels of her discussions of diversity in other ways, I find her opinions disingenuous and biased. That, of course, wouldn't be a problem except for the fact that she represents those views as unbiased. I recently unsubscribed from Dear book nerd for a similar problem. I have enjoyed many of the blog posts at book riot. But this podcast represents an unfortunate side of the creators of that blog.”Read full review »
Woolfairy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/14
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“I've tried quite a few book based podcasts and this is by far my favourite. The standard structure includes news, new releases and new in paperback, always with recommendations I find interesting. The presenters are very knowledgeable and clearly enjoy what they are talking about. Well worth...”Read full review »
Rebecowen via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/02/13
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“Each week, I look forward to listening to the newest BookRiot podcast from Rebecca and Jeff. You're able to tell right away that they're book lovers and it becomes more and more evident with each episode I listen too.
If you love books and authors, then you need to be listening to this...”Read full review »
Lindsey Reeder via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/08/13
“Jeff and Rebecca do such an awesome job making books fun, fresh, and interesting! They always have great books to suggest and really are experts on everything literary. You can really feel the passion they have for books and everything related and it makes this podcast a joy to listen to! I...”Read full review »
Cougrl12 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/07/13
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