Built for book lovers, this list highlights 100 podcasts covering the stories, tools, and conversations that matter most to this audience. Top picks include Criminal, The Oprah Podcast, and Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries.
Criminal
Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in...
The Oprah Podcast
“The Oprah Podcast” is a weekly video podcast series featuring talk show host, producer andphilanthropist Oprah Winfrey as she hosts conversations ...
The Book Club
The Book Club, hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett, brings the historical context behind famous books to life. Each week, the hosts expl...
Welcome to Night Vale
Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true. Turn on your radio and hide. Never ...
The Book Review
The world's top authors and critics join host Gilbert Cruz and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what w...
My Dad Wrote A Porno
Imagine if your Dad wrote a dirty book. Most people would try to ignore it and pretend it had never happened - but not Jamie Morton. Instead, he's ...
Critics at Large | The New Yorker
Critics at Large is a weekly culture podcast from The New Yorker. Every Thursday, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Sch...
The Read
Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly podcast covering hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea w...
Good Noticings
Good Noticings is the pop culture podcast that makes you smarter. Every week, comedians Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton dive beyond the biggest h...
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Welcome to the Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa. Join Dua each month as she takes you into the world of a book she has loved – and talks to the wr...
Poetry Unbound
Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the door...
Selected Shorts
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects ...
The LRB Podcast
The LRB Podcast brings you weekly conversations from Europe’s leading magazine of culture and ideas, hosted by Thomas Jones and Malin Hay, and feat...
What Should I Read Next?
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 wee...
Fantasy Fangirls
Fantasy Fangirls is a top-charts podcast hosted by sisters Nicole and Lexi, who deep dive into beloved fantasy stories one series at a time. Every ...
Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
Marlon and Jake Read Dead People is a podcast hosted by the Man Booker Prize-winning and internationally bestselling author Marlon James and his ed...
NPR's Book of the Day
In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing ...
Writing Excuses
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
Sentimental Garbage
Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. F...
Close Readings
Close Readings is a multi-series podcast from the London Review of Books. Two contributors explore areas of literature through a selectio...
The History of Literature
Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chrono...
That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs
Christian author and speaker Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, restaurants, travel storie...
Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club
Join comedians and authors Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd in their Weirdos Book Club - a space for the lonely outsider to feel accepted and appreciat...
The Currently Reading Podcast
Currently Reading is a weekly book podcast for people who want honest book recommendations and a smarter way to choose their next read. Every Monda...
Prose Society with Eli Rallo
If your bookshelf and your For You Page are equally important to your personality… welcome home. This is Prose Society — a weekly podc...
LeVar Burton Reads
The best short fiction, handpicked by the best voice in podcasting and presented in 3D immersive audio. In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots,...
Backlisted
The literary podcast that has been giving new life to old books since 2015. For show notes visit backlisted.fm and get an extra two shows a month b...
Zero to Well-Read
Part book club, part English class, Zero to Well-Read is a fun and informative guide to the books people talk about like everyone has read them. Ea...
Book Riot - The Podcast
News in the world of books and reading, including hot industry releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more with Book Riot’s Jeff O’...
Read-Aloud Revival ®
Sarah Mackenzie helps your family fall in love with books, and helps *you* fall in love with homeschooling.
Overdue
Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Cl...
Off The Shelf with Morgann Book
Welcome to your backstage pass to the book world. Each week, Morgann Book (yes, that's her actual last name) sits down with the people bringing sto...
Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci
You may think you know Anthony Scaramucci: a Harvard Law School graduate who cut his teeth at Goldman Sachs, went on to build two successful busine...
Literature and History
With millions of downloads, hundreds of hours of soundtracked content, and an overall emphasis on the cultural history behind famous works of liter...
The Prancing Pony Podcast
The Prancing Pony Podcast is a weekly show about the Middle-earth legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien, hosted - for six seasons - by Alan Sisto and Shawn...
Open Book with Jenna
On Open Book with Jenna, TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager brings her signature openness to spirited conversations with celebrities, friends, authors and fe...
The Literary Life Podcast
Not just book chat! The Literary Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well and the lost intellectual traditio...
Totally Booked with Zibby
For nearly a decade, Totally Booked with Zibby has been one of publishing's premier podcasts and a regular stop on book tours for today's...
The Stacks
The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for lively discussions about books and the ways...
20 Minute Books
Every Tuesday, a new book summary! Embark on a journey of knowledge with the "20 Minute Books" podcast, your free gateway to invaluable insights di...
Reading Glasses
Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading...
Book Talk, etc.
A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!
Flights of Fantasy
Flights of Fantasy is your go-to, top-ranked book club podcast where hosts Anna, Kim, and Kristina dive deep into the magical world of fantasy roma...
From the Front Porch
Welcome to From the Front Porch, a weekly conversational podcast on books, small business, and life in the South, produced by The Bookshelf, an ind...
Poured Over
Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of quest...
One Nightstand
Bustle's One Nightstand asks celebrity readers and writers to share their four favourite books. Our host — Charlotte Owen — will go deep on each se...
The Book Case
Are you stuck in a reading rut? The Book Case makes the case for books outside of your usual genre. Wander the aisles of your local bookstore with ...
Books, Beach, & Beyond
Join Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 30 titles and the “Queen of the Beach Reads,” and Tim Ehrenberg, creator of the popu...
I'll Read What She's Reading
Welcome to I’ll Read What She’s Reading hosted by Reggie, Mikayla, and Kennedy — the podcast where the group chat becomes a book club, and the...
Artists at Work
How creatives write, perform and make art, design and music. The home of arts and culture from BBC World Service.In The Studio follows the world’s ...
Between the Lines
This podcast series explores ground-breaking ideas in development for positive social and environmental change. Each month we feature an interview ...
Books Unbound
Unbinding books to get to their hearts! Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay discuss the books they've read, the books they've bought, and recommend boo...
Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall
Thousands of books. No time to waste. No spoilers. Ever. Quick Book Reviews — your twice-weekly reading companion with host Philippa HallWhat it is...
Bookends with Mattea Roach
When the book ends, the conversation begins. Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and our place i...
The Book Club Review
Discussion, debate, even a little dispute – expect it all on The Book Club Review. Join host Kate and her guests as they explore contemporary and c...
Sarah's Bookshelves Live
Sarah's Bookshelves Live is a bi-weekly show featuring real talk about books and book recommendations from a featured guest. Each week, Sarah of th...
LARB Radio Hour
The Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour is a weekly show featuring interviews, readings and discussions about all things literary. Hosted by LAR...
All the Books!
All the Books! is a weekly show of recommendations and enthusiasm regarding the week's new book releases.
Talking Scared
Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came from . . ....
Bookclub
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Books and Boba
Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary,...
Bookworm
Bookworm is dedicated to doing more than just reading books. Mike Schmitz & Cory Hixson read a book every two weeks and discuss ways to apply the a...
Book Club with Michael Smerconish
Reading for Independent Minds. Unlike many author interviews, if Michael didn't actually read the book, you won't hear about it. If he read it, you...
On the Road with Penguin Classics
On the Road with Penguin Classics is a podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author and editor Henry Eli...
New Books Network
Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-ne...
London Writers' Salon
A deep dive into the habits, mindsets, tools, craft secrets and creative practices bestselling writers use to write novels, plays, poetry, and arti...
Bookworm
Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.
Well-Read
As librarians, books are kind of our thing. Listen in as we talk about what we're reading, make book recommendations, and all sorts of book-related...
Potterless
Join Mike Schubert, a grown man reading the Harry Potter series for the first time, as he sits down with HP fanatics to poke fun at plot holes, mak...
The Guardian Books podcast
The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea and Sian Cain. In-depth interviews...
Friends & Fiction
We're four bestselling novelists and friends whose common love of reading, writing, and independent bookstores bound us together. Now we want to sh...
Fictional
Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week. From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the...
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
Frank Skinner loves poetry. And he thinks you might like it too. Join Frank each week as he takes you through some of his choice picks of poems. Th...
Curious Readers
A bi-weekly bookchat podcast by Joseph Dance and Amanda Moulson, two time-poor curious readers with eclectic TBRs. Every two weeks we meet to ...
You're Booked
Welcome to You’re Booked, the podcast for literary nosy parkers who would like the chance to snoop around their favourite authors’ bookshelves.I’m ...
Slightly Foxed
The independent-minded book review magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers t...
Writers on Film
Writers on Film is the only podcast to focus on film books and to talk to the best authors working in the area of cinema. From Making Of tomes to b...
Business Book Club
This podcast is for winners. Top founders join Sam Brown to discuss the most powerful insights from the world's best business books.
When In Romance
When In Romance is a biweekly show dedicated to romance novel news, gushing, and book recommendations!
The Same Page Book Club
Welcome to The Same Page book club! Each month Ria, Fran, Kelly, and Gia will pick a book and discuss all their thoughts. Plus, they’ll be keeping ...
Book Fight
A podcast where writers talk honestly about books, writing, and the literary world. Hosted by Mike Ingram and Tom McAllister, authors and long-time...
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Shows are selected from PodSEO topic associations and matched AI recommendations. They are ordered by their average PodSEO score over records dated since seven days ago, with ties ordered by show name. The score combines podcast-platform search visibility, editorial placements, and chart performance, with adjustments for Apple listing status. AI recommendations help identify candidates; their frequency does not determine the order. Each list includes up to 100 shows with an Apple Podcasts ID and updates when regenerated.
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