“What are the top Book Podcasts?” We looked at 168 different channels, aggregating and ranking them into the following list!
Previously we highlighted the Best Websites To Visit For Book Lovers, and now we are following that up with a series of articles showcasing the best bookish personalities and sources to follow in a variety of different areas.
Because of how we put these articles together (aggregate as many “Best Book Podcast” articles as we can find and rank the individual items by how many times they appear), sometimes a top ranking entry may be somewhat outdated. There are a few podcasts on this list that are no longer releasing new episodes, but we decided to keep them because they all still have a nice back catalog to go through.
The additional 125+ podcasts that didn’t rank in the top 30 are listed in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page, as are the articles we used to make our list.
Happy Scrolling!
Interviews with top nonfiction authors by journalists, public policy makers, legislators, and others familiar with their work. Lists Channel Appears On:
All the Books! is a weekly show of recommendations and discussions about the most interesting and exciting new book releases. Lists Channel Appears On:
Book Club Appetizer is the snackable podcast to help you kick off your book club meetings or enhance your solo reading adventures. Every month, hosts Abbe and Emma—two book addicts from Read It Forward—select a tantalizing book that’s ripe for discussion, then recap the plot and characters, and invite the author into the studio for an interview and a brief reading. Lists Channel Appears On:
The LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS, as its name suggests, looks out at the world of books from its perch on the Pacific Rim. Lists Channel Appears On:
Small adventures in the English language, by Helen Zaltzman from @AnswerMeThis for @Radiotopiafrom PRX. Lists Channel Appears On:
The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Moth shows are renowned for the great range of human & social experiences they showcase. Each week, The Moth podcast features the best of the stories told live from Moth stages across the country and delivers them in this beautiful radio program, available on demand in Stitcher’s Society & Culture station. Lists Channel Appears On:
A narrative adventure. The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children’s literature, and lets them look at all the threads that must be weaved together to create a book. Lists Channel Appears On:
Book Riot – The Podcast is a weekly news and talk show about what’s new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of BookRiot.com. Lists Channel Appears On:
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels Lists Channel Appears On:
Late Night Library was a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustaining book culture, promoting literature in schools and communities, and supporting a diverse array of writers early in their careers. Lists Channel Appears On:
Lore is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories. Our fears have roots. Lore exposes the darker side of history, exploring the creatures, people, and places of our wildest nightmares. Lists Channel Appears On:
“This show brings you folklore that has shaped our world. Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
These are stories of magic, kings, Vikings, dragons, knights, princesses, and wizards from a time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous, wonderful, and terrifying place.” Lists Channel Appears On:
The Catapult is a podcast of new work read aloud. Twice a month we bring you writing that is beautiful, exciting, funny, and smart, read by the people who wrote it. Wherever you are, we will get new writing to you. Lists Channel Appears On:
Each week Dan sits down with an author to have an intelligent conversation about reading, writing, and important literary tropes, but ruins that conversation by bringing along a fellow comedian to take the discussion to weirder and weirder topics. Produced by Cave Comedy Radio, it’s Two-Book Minimum! Lists Channel Appears On:
WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE is a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff’s Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events. Lists Channel Appears On:
Welcome to Lit Up, a podcast about books, writers and all things literary where no topic is off the table and no conversation is too weird, too personal or too controversial. Lists Channel Appears On:
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. In Open Book Mariella Frostrup talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books. Lists Channel Appears On:
A bookish advice show that answers your questions about life, love and literature. Lists Channel Appears On:
Primarily, we read books and stories and essays and talk about them. We read nonfiction, fiction, poetry, articles, plays, classics, children’s books, YA, and everything in between. We don’t really know what we’ll read next. What our next move will be. Because we like everything. Well. Most everything. Okay. We argue about a lot of things. It wouldn’t be much of a show if we liked everything, would it? Lists Channel Appears On:
a podcast about the books you’ve been meaning to read. updates mondays. Lists Channel Appears On:
It’s story time for adults with PRI’s award-winning series of short fiction read by the stars of stage and screen. Recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in NYC and on tour. Lists Channel Appears On:
What Should I Read Next? is the show for every reader who has ever finished a book and faced the problem of not knowing what to read next. Each week, Anne Bogel, of the blog Modern Mrs Darcy, interviews a reader about the books they love, the books they hate, and the books they’re reading now. Then, she makes recommendations about what to read next. The real purpose of the show is to help YOU find your next read. Lists Channel Appears On:
The world’s great authors discuss their best-known novel. Lists Channel Appears On:
The Longform Podcast is a weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer on how they tell stories. Lists Channel Appears On:
The world’s top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week’s top books, what we’re reading and what’s going on in the literary world. Lists Channel Appears On:
At Books on the Nightstand, we strive to bring you great book recommendations, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the world of books, bookstores and publishing. Lists Channel Appears On:
Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations. Lists Channel Appears On:
The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, poetry and great writing presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea, & Sian Cain. With in-depth interviews with leading authors and investigations into the thematic trends in contemporary writing, this is the perfect book worm’s companion Lists Channel Appears On:
Join Slate’s critics for monthly discussions of new and important books. Read the book club selections and then listen in as our critics hold lively – and sometimes heated – debates about the works. Lists Channel Appears On:
A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman. Lists Channel Appears On:
| # | Podcast | Lists |
| 31 | 30-Minute Author Interviews with Preston Leigh | Bookriot 2 |
| 32 | A Phone Call From Paul | PlayerFM |
| 33 | A Podcast of Ice and Fire | PlayerFM |
| 34 | A Tiny Sense of Accomplishment | Electric Lit |
| 35 | Adventures with Words | Bookriot 2 |
| 36 | All About Books | NET Radio | PlayerFM |
| 37 | All the Wonders | Brightly |
| 38 | ALOUD | Bookriot 2 |
| 39 | Authors On Tour – Live! | PlayerFM |
| 40 | Between the Covers | The Guardian |
| 41 | Biblioclast | Bookriot 2 |
| 42 | BIG PLANET COMICS | Bookriot |
| 43 | Black Authors Network Talk Show | PlayerFM |
| 44 | Blinkist Podcast – Interviews | Personal Development | Productivity | Business | Psychology | PlayerFM |
| 45 | Bonafide Literary Show | PlayerFM |
| 46 | Book Circle Online | Bookriot 2 |
| 47 | Book Club for Kids | Brightly |
| 48 | Book Club for Masochists | Bookriot 2 |
| 49 | Book Club Girl on Air | Bookriot 2 |
| 50 | Book Fight! | Bookriot 2 |
| 51 | Book Hype | PlayerFM |
| 52 | Book Shambles with Robin and Josie | PlayerFM |
| 53 | Book Thingo: Readers talking about books we love, especially romance | PlayerFM |
| 54 | BookD | Bookriot 2 |
| 55 | BookGoodies Podcasts – Book Goodies | PlayerFM |
| 56 | BOOKRAGEOUS | Bookriot |
| 57 | Books and Boba | PlayerFM |
| 58 | Books and Nachos | PlayerFM |
| 59 | Books, Beer and Bullshit | PlayerFM |
| 60 | BooksPlus – Full program podcast | PlayerFM |
| 61 | Brain Burps About Books | Brightly |
| 62 | Can’t Lit | The Star |
| 63 | CraftLit – Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers | PlayerFM |
| 64 | Curious City | Brightly |
| 65 | DEAR BITCHES, SMART AUTHORS | Bookriot |
| 66 | DRUNK BOOKSELLERS | Bookriot |
| 67 | Eclectic Readers | PlayerFM |
| 68 | Escape Pod | Bustle |
| 69 | Eye on Books | PlayerFM |
| 70 | Fictional | Listen notes |
| 71 | Frank Delaney’s Re: Joyce | PlayerFM |
| 72 | Freedom, Books, Flowers & the Moon | PlayerFM |
| 73 | Get Booked | PlayerFM |
| 74 | Getting Into Comics with Tim Paige | Bookriot 2 |
| 75 | HarperAudio Presents | Bookriot 2 |
| 76 | Helping Writers Become Authors | PlayerFM |
| 77 | Homemade Stories | PlayerFM |
| 78 | Humanities on Demand | PlayerFM |
| 79 | Hush | PlayerFM |
| 80 | I Don’t Even Own a Television | PlayerFM |
| 81 | I Should Be Writing | PlayerFM |
| 82 | Josie and Robin’s Book Shambles | Pan Macmillan |
| 83 | Just the Books—annotated audiobooks for busy book lovers | PlayerFM |
| 84 | KUOW Seattle’s Nancy Pearl Book Reviews | The Star |
| 85 | Lannan Podcasts | PlayerFM |
| 86 | Lexicon Valley | Madshus |
| 87 | LFPL’s At the Library Series | PlayerFM |
| 88 | Literary Roadhouse: One Short Story, Once a Week | PlayerFM |
| 89 | Literary Wonder & Adventure Show | PlayerFM |
| 90 | London Review Bookshop Podcast | The Guardian |
| 91 | London Review Podcasts | PlayerFM |
| 92 | Love YA Like Crazy | PlayerFM |
| 93 | Major Spoilers | Madshus |
| 94 | MashReads Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 95 | MEET THE AUTHOR | Bookriot |
| 96 | MIT Press Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 97 | MUGGLECAST | Bookriot |
| 98 | Nate Corddry Presents: Reading Aloud | Bookriot 2 |
| 99 | New Yorker Radio Hour | Bookstr |
| 100 | New Yorker: Fiction | Madshus |
| 101 | NPR’s Fresh Air | BuzzFeed |
| 102 | Official OLS Episodes – One Last Sketch | PlayerFM |
| 103 | PEN American Center | BuzzFeed |
| 104 | Podcast Episodes – The Narrative Breakdown | PlayerFM |
| 105 | Poem of the Day | Electric Lit |
| 106 | Radio 4’s Open Book | The Guardian |
| 107 | Reading Envy | Bookriot 2 |
| 108 | Reading the End | Bookriot 2 |
| 109 | Reading the World | Bookriot 2 |
| 110 | Reading Women | Bookriot 2 |
| 111 | Rocket Talk Podcast – Tor.com | PlayerFM |
| 112 | Scholastic Reads | PlayerFM |
| 113 | Shakespeare and Company | PlayerFM |
| 114 | Smart Podcast, Trashy Books | Knockin’ Boots |
| 115 | SO MANY DAMN BOOKS | Bookriot |
| 116 | Speaking of Books | PlayerFM |
| 117 | STORYNORY | Bookriot |
| 118 | Storynory | Brightly |
| 119 | StoryWonk Sunday | PlayerFM |
| 120 | Tea or Books? | PlayerFM |
| 121 | Teens Podcast from The Seattle Public Library | PlayerFM |
| 122 | The Alternate Book Club | PlayerFM |
| 123 | The Baen Free Radio Hour | PlayerFM |
| 124 | The Book Editor Show | PlayerFM |
| 125 | The Book of Life: Jewish Books, Music, Film & Web | PlayerFM |
| 126 | The Book Slam Podcast | Pan Macmillan |
| 127 | The Bookrageous Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 128 | The Casual Academic Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 129 | The Dead Authors Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 130 | THE DISNEY STORY ORIGINS PODCAST | Bookriot |
| 131 | The EerdCast | PlayerFM |
| 132 | The Ghost Stories of E F Benson, read by Richard Crowest | PlayerFM |
| 133 | The Girls Who Lived | Bustle |
| 134 | The Great Books | Listen notes |
| 135 | The Greenlight Bookstore Radio Hour | Electric Lit |
| 136 | The Guardian Children’s Book Podcast | Brightly |
| 137 | The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 138 | The Hall of the Mighty Men | Short Stories | PlayerFM |
| 139 | The Legendarium | PlayerFM |
| 140 | The Librarian Is In | Bookriot 2 |
| 141 | The Literature Corner | PlayerFM |
| 142 | The Literature of Crisis | PlayerFM |
| 143 | The Literature Review Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 144 | The Longform Podcast | BuzzFeed |
| 145 | The Naked Book | PlayerFM |
| 146 | The New Yorker Out Loud | BuzzFeed |
| 147 | The New Yorker Poetry Podcast | Bookstr |
| 148 | The New Yorker Radio Hour | Knockin’ Boots |
| 149 | The New Yorker: The Writer’s Voice – New Fiction from The New Yorker | Listen notes |
| 150 | The Novelization Realization Project | PlayerFM |
| 151 | The Open Book Audio Podcast | PlayerFM |
| 152 | The Organist | BuzzFeed |
| 153 | The Penguin Podcast | Bookriot 2 |
| 154 | The Poetry Gods | Madshus |
| 155 | THE RABBIT ROOM | Bookriot |
| 156 | The Read-Aloud Revival | Brightly |
| 157 | THE READERS | Bookriot |
| 158 | The Reading Room | Bookriot 2 |
| 159 | The Sword and Laser (Audio) | PlayerFM |
| 160 | The Verge Book Club – Audio | PlayerFM |
| 161 | The Working Reader Podcast with David Ploss | PlayerFM |
| 162 | The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison KeillorThe Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor | Listen notes |
| 163 | The Writers Panel | PlayerFM |
| 164 | TLR Radio | PlayerFM |
| 165 | TLS Voices | The Guardian |
| 166 | Write Reads | The Star |
| 167 | Writers on the Record | BuzzFeed |
| 168 | Writers on Writing | PlayerFM |
| Source | Article |
| Bookriot | 25 OUTSTANDING PODCASTS FOR READERS |
| Bookriot 2 | 25 MORE OUTSTANDING PODCASTS FOR READERS |
| Bookstr | The 8 Best Podcasts for Readers |
| Brightly | Press Play: 8 of the Best Kids’ Lit Podcasts (and a Few for Grown-Ups Too) |
| Bustle | 10 Literary Podcasts To Check Out |
| BuzzFeed | 13 Podcasts That Love Books As Much As You Do |
| Electric Lit | Eight Excellent Literary Podcasts for Your Morning Commute |
| Knockin’ Boots | 10 Brilliant podcasts for book lovers |
| Listen notes | All in Literature |
| Madshus | Listen here: 10 great podcasts for book lovers |
| Make Use Of | Listen Up, Book Lovers: 10 of the Best Podcasts for Bibliophiles |
| Pan Macmillan | The Best Podcasts for Book Lovers |
| PlayerFM | Book Podcasts |
| The Guardian | Words in your ears: the 10 best books podcasts |
| The Star | Curl up with a good book podcast |
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