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The Amazon Book Review Podcast is hosted by the Amazon Books editors and brings conversations between these book experts to readers who are looking for their next favorite book. Each podcast features a spirited roundtable discussion on a book topic close to the Amazon editors' hearts, followed by an…

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  • Sep 21, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 31m AVG DURATION
  • 36 EPISODES


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True Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 33:15


Seira Wilson, Vannessa Cronin, and Chris Schluep talk about their favorite true crime books (and some shows, podcasts, and Audible Originals). Books include: “The Stanger Beside Me” by Ann Rule, “Shot in the Heart” by Mikal Gilmore, “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara, “The Bloody Alphabet Coloring Book,” “American Kingpin” by Nick Bilton, “The People Who Eat Darkness” by Richard Lloyd Parry, “Helter Skelter” by Vincent Bugliosi, “Zodiac” by Robert Graysmith, “Party Monster” by James St. James, “Say Nothing” by Patrick Radden Keefe, “Bad Blood” by John Carreyrou, “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann, “The Death of Sybil Bolton” by Dennis McAuliffe Jr., “MS-13” by Steven Dudley, “The Organ Thieves” by Chip Jones, “Dancing with the Octopus” by Debora Harding, “We Keep the Dead Close” by Becky Cooper, “Furious Hours” by Casey Cep, “The Feather Thief” by Kirk Wallace Johnson, “Nut Jobs” by Marc Fennell, “The Book of Atlantis Black” by Betsy Bonner, and “Dopeworld” by Niko Vorobyov.

The Best Books of 2020 So Far

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 21:14


Erin Kodicek, Vannessa Cronin, Sarah Gelman, and Chris Schluep talk about the Best Books of 2020 So Far. Titles include Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montmomore, Pretty Things by Janelle Brown, Things in Jars by Jess Kidd, The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare, The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Writers and Lovers by Lily King, and The Hour of Fate by Susan Berfield.

A Conversation with Christopher Beha, author of the novel THE INDEX OF SELF-DESTRUCTIVE ACTS

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 21:14


This big, sprawling novel is about family, New York, and to some degree, baseball.

Summer Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 36:24


The editors discuss some of the books they are excited about this summer.

A Decade of #1 Picks

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 28:13


The editors look back at their selections for best book of the year; we discuss why we picked them and which ones we think people will still be talking about ten years from now.

Reading when you are home all the time; plus a conversation with Pamela Paul and Maria Russo about their book "How to Raise a Reader."

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 77:32


The editors discuss how we negotiate reading when we are home all day and what books we are turning to. Plus, a conversation between Chris Schluep, Pamela Paul, and Maria Russo about a book that has never been more useful or relevant: How to Raise a Reader.

Recent books we recommend; plus a conversation with Goodreads and Amazon editorial.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 36:15


The editors discuss books that have just published, or are just about to be published. Plus, on the even of our Goodreads/Editorial summit, Sarah Gelman talks to a few of our colleagues.

The Best Books of March and Unforgettable Reads; plus a conversation with Brian Greene.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 35:05


The editors discuss the best books of March, along with a new feature called "Unforgettable Reads." Plus, Chris Schluep talks to physicist Brian Greene about his new book UNTIL THE END OF TIME

Authors we fell for last decade; plus a conversation with Colin O'Brady.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 51:43


We read a lot last decade, and here are a few of the authors who really stuck with us. Plus, Adrian Liang talks to Colin O'Brady, adventurer and author.

Romantic Comedies and why you should read them; plus a conversation with Christopher McDougall.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 41:12


We talk about a whole bunch of romcoms, and Sarah Gelman talks to Christopher McDougall, author of "Running with Sherman."

Books we are looking forward to in 2020; plus a conversation with Sarah Adler.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 69:05


The Amazon Books editors look ahead to the books we are excited about in 2020, and Sarah Gelman talks to food and lifestyle guru, and owner of Simply Real Health, Sarah Adler.

The Amazon Editors discuss their favorite mysteries, thrillers and suspense of 2019, as well as some thrillers and mysteries they are looking forward to in 2020; plus a conversation with best-selling author Leigh Bardugo about her novel "The Ninth House."

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019 32:11


The Amazon Books editors discuss what mysteries and thrillers excited them in 2019, and Leigh Bardugo joins us for a discussion about her best-selling novel "The Ninth House." Plus, Sarah Gelman correctly guesses "Is It Real, or Is It From a Book?"

The Amazon Editors recommend holiday gift picks, and Seira Wilson talks to Alice Hoffman about her novel "The World That We Knew."

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 33:55


The Amazon Books editors discuss what books to gift others in 2019, and which ones you should give to yourself, and Alice Hoffman joins us for a discussion about her moving novel "The World Between Us."

The Best Books of 2019, and Seira Wilson talks to Mike Isaac about his book "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber."

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 35:36


The Amazon Books editors discuss their favorite books of 2019, and Mike Isaac joins us for a discussion about our Best Business Book of 2019, "Super Pumped."

The Best Books of October, and Megan Phelps-Roper on "Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 37:34


The Amazon Books editors look at some of their favorite books from October 2019, and Megan Phelps-Roper joins us for a discussion about her powerful new book.

A small fall preview, and Eve Ensler on "The Apology"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 28:25


The Amazon Books editors look forward to a few of their most anticipated fall titles, and Eve Ensler joins us for a discussion about her powerful new book.

The Best Books of August

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 35:32


The Amazon Books Editors discuss a few of their favorites from August, plus an interview with George Takei, author of "They Called Us Enemy."

Talking with MythBuster Adam Savage

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 26:48


The star of the long-running Discovery Channel series stopped by our Seattle offices to talk about the show, his path to becoming a maker of things, and his new book, “Every Tool’s a Hammer.”

Can't-miss book club picks, and an interview with "Underland" author Robert Macfarlane

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 30:17


Adrian, Seira, and Sarah talk book clubs (and some of their favorite book club reads), and Jon interviews Robert Macfarlane, author of “Underland”

The Best Books of the Year So Far

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 30:03


The Amazon Books editors discuss a few of their favorite books from the first half of 2019, and an interview with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "City of Girls"

Tales from Book Expo, and an interview with bestselling author Delia Owens

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 30:25


The Amazon Books editors relive their favorite moments from Book Expo 2019, and Chris Schluep talks to Delia Owens, author of “Where the Crawdads Sing”

A summer reading preview, plus an interview with Ruth Reichl

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 35:44


The Amazon Books editors discuss their highly anticipated summer titles, and Seira Wilson interviews culinary legend Ruth Reichl

The Best Books of May, and an interview with Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 18:28


The Amazon Books Editors discuss their favorite books coming out in May, and we interview Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

An Interview with George R. R. Martin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 24:12


The bestselling author of the Song of Ice and Fire series - which you might know as Game of Thrones - talks to the Amazon Book Review about Wild Cards, Starport, The Winds of Winter, and more.

The Best Books of March/Kobe Bryant on "The Wizenards"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 24:52


Basketball star-turned-author Kobe Bryant talks about his new series for young adults, and the Amazon Books Editors talk about their favorite books of the month.

An Interview with Sally Field

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 34:17


For this snow-shortened week in Seattle, we revisit our talk with the award-winning actor and author of the recent memoir, "In Pieces"

The Best Books of February

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 20:47


The Amazon Books editors discuss their favorite books of February, plus an interview with Stephanie Land, author of "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive"

Celebrity Biographies That Are Actually Good, Marie Kondo, and an Interview with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 33:29


The Amazon Books editors discuss their favorite celebrity biographies and whether Marie Kondo is coming for your book collection. Plus an interview with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy about his new memoir, "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)"

Looking Ahead to 2019 Books, and an Interview with Chef Magnus Nilsson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 25:27


The Amazon Books editors look forward to a new year of reading and Seira Wilson talks to chef Magnus Nilsson about his latest kitchen opus, "The Nordic Baking Book"

Best Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense of 2018, Plus We Speak with Markus Zusak

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 18:13


Our editors discuss their favorite mystery, thriller, and suspense titles of 2018, plus we talk with "The Book Thief" author Markus Zusak about his new novel, "Bridge of Clay," and his Odyssey-like journey writing a book that took 10 years to complete.

Best Biographies of 2018, Plus We Speak with Liane Moriarty

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 22:54


Our editors name the 2018 biographies and memoirs that had a big impact on them, plus we talk with "Big Little Lies" author Liane Moriarty about her new novel in which nine strangers' lives are changed at a remote spa.

Announcing the Best Books of 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 25:54


We talk about why three amazing books acheived the top spots on our annual Best Books of the Year list. Then Amazon editor Erin Kodicek speaks with "Educated" author Tara Westover about her memoir of growing up in a survivalist household.

Fall Blockbuster Books

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 21:11


The Amazon Books editors discuss big fall books that they enjoyed and recommend as well as a handful of unsung heroes they hope readers will enjoy as much as they did. In the second half of the episode, we talk with John Carreyrou, the author of "Bad Blood."

Great and Not-So-Great Leaps from Book to Film

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 25:14


The Amazon Books editors review recent sucessful and unsucessful transitions from books to film, and then Seira Wilson interviews authors David Sheff and Nic Sheff about their memoirs that were combined to create the new film "Beautiful Boy," starring Steve Carell, Timothee Chalamet, and Maura Tierney.

Books That Made Us Laugh (and Cry)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 23:32


The Amazon Books editors talk about books that made them laugh out loud in public...and shed noisy tears, too. We also sit down with Kristin Hannah, author of "The Nightingale" and "The Great Alone."

A conversation with Leah Johnson, author of YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 20:35


Seira Wilson talks to debut author Leah Johnson about her new Young Adult novel, which is Reese Witherspoon's debut Young Adult Book Club pick. In the book, Johnson asks Who is prom for? And what does it represent? And we meet Liz Lightly, a queer Black girl who is trying to navigate life.

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