{"podcast":{"title":"Book Riot - The Podcast","slug":"book-riot-the-podcast-414025","podcast_index_feed_id":414025,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RNMG7301081241","website_url":"https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/thepodcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6e8723ca-845e-11ec-9bc2-6be201dc8809/image/image.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Riot New Media Group, Inc","episode_count":932,"summary":"News in the world of books and reading, including hot industry releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more with Book Riot’s Jeff O’Neal and Rebecca Schinsky. Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T00:18:36.917931+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025"},"episode":{"title":"The Best Thrillers of The Century So Far, The Continuing Saga of AI Accusations, Couch To 5K But for Reading, and More","slug":"the-best-thrillers-of-the-century-so-far-the-continuing-saga-of-ai-accusations-couch-to-5k-but-for-reading-and-more","published_at":"2026-08-10T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025/the-best-thrillers-of-the-century-so-far-the-continuing-saga-of-ai-accusations-couch-to-5k-but-for-reading-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025","url":"https://bookriot.com/listen/the-best-thrillers-of-the-century-so-far-the-continuing-saga-of-ai-accusations-couch-to-5k-but-for-reading-and-more/","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6161836068.mp3","summary":"Jeff and Rebecca check in the last gasp of Emily Wilson's The Odyssey discourse, The New York Times' list of the Best Thrillers of the Century so Far, on-going developments in AI accusations in publishing, recent reading, and much more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Discussed in this episode: Update: The Wilson pan of The Odyssey is so big that The Onion parodied it, and Emily Wilson wrote another one! Book with $2.4 million advance pulled over AI allegations NYT names the 50 best thrillers of the century so far Apple is developing an adaptation of Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy Naomi Alderman’s “couch to 5k” for reading GRRM issues our regularly scheduled reminder that The Winds of Winter is never happening This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Go to quince.com/bookriot for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Jeff and Rebecca check in the last gasp of Emily Wilson's The Odyssey discourse, The New York Times' list of the Best Thrillers of the Century so Far, on-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-riot-the-podcast-414025/episodes/the-best-thrillers-of-the-century-so-far-the-continuing-saga-of-ai-accusations-couch-to-5k-but-for-reading-and-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025/the-best-thrillers-of-the-century-so-far-the-continuing-saga-of-ai-accusations-couch-to-5k-but-for-reading-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}