Love this non-fiction podcast!
I teach a high school English course comprised mostly of non-fiction, and I often point to this podcast to give my students ideas for reading material. Alice and Kim do such a great job of suggesting/evaluating books that may not necessarily be on the bookstagram radar, which I so appreciate (I read The Great Beanie Baby Bubble at Kim’s suggestion and found it fascinating), and I love their conversations—they are both brilliant and empathetic, and you can tell they genuinely care about each other and their podcast.
ARMTeaches via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/23/21
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I like the fact it’s not just new releases and that there’s themes.
Dusty shell via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/13/18
I listen to (roughly) a million book podcasts, and this is by far my favorite. It’s a bit surprising, as literary fiction is actually my genre of choice, but Kim and Alice are so enthusiastically convincing and DELIGHTFUL! My TBR pile is now comprised of many former For Real recommendations....Read full review »
casey671 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/28/20
This is the best of the book riot podcasts. The hosts are excellent; they don't do that Book Riot thing of dwelling too long on a subject. These hosts seem to be more aware of pacing and how to transition between subjects. It would be nice to see other Book Riot podcasts learn from these two....Read full review »
JustEmilyC via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/29/18
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