The 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

About this episode

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the 2026 Pulitzer prizes and the best books of the year so far, along with various book news topics.

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the 2026 Pulitzer prizes, best books of the year so far, summer book previews, and more of the week's book news. 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: Pulitzer winners NYT best books of the year so far 5 publishers and Scott Turow sue Meta & Mark Zuckerberg over AI copyright infringement TikTok releases first BookTok bestseller list (note, UK only) PW’s big summer preview Greta Gerwig’s Narnia moves to 2027 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Thanks to our sponsor, Merit Beauty. Right now, Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at meritbeauty.com. Head to quince.com/bookriot for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff, Rebecca

Topics covered

• Pulitzer Prizes
• book news
• summer book previews
• best books of the year
• AI copyright infringement
• BookTok bestseller list

Keywords

• Pulitzer Prizes
• book news
• summer previews
• AI copyright
• BookTok
• best books

Sponsors

Merit Beauty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pulitzer, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, TikTok, PW

Books & works: Narnia

Places: Canada

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