John Warner joins Jeff to talk about his new book, More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI.

Bookshop.org Founder Andy Hunter joins Jeff to talk about Bookshop now offering ebooks. Then, Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, comes on to talk about her bookish reading challenge: read for 25 in '25.

Jeff uses Susie Dumond's piece for Book Riot about 2025 predictions as a framework for taking stock of where we are and what the year may hold for publishing and reading.

Jeff talks to Nnedi Okorafor about her life as a reader. Her new book, Death of the Author, is out now.

Jeff is joined by Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful to talk about covering debuts, new authors, and all that entails.

This was my favorite 2024 episode of First Edition, so I thought I'd repost it for you this holiday week. Join me to explore the reading life of U.S. National Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

Book Riot's Sharifah Williams joins Jeff to talk about her piece, "The Books Won't Save Us."

First, Brooke Nagler tells us what it's like to break into the world of literary agenting. Then, Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston talk about their project, The Black List.

Book Riot editor Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about how she tracks bestsellers for Book Riot, how growing up online was sort of great, and what we see (or don't) when we read.

An audio version of a post I wrote for Book Riot recently, The 10 Most Interesting Questions in the World of Books and Reading.

In this episode of First Edition, the reading life of U.S. National Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

Jeff O'Neal talks with Ayana Mathis about her latest book, The Unsettled.

In this episode, Jeff talks with Claire Messud about her new novel, This Strange, Eventful History

In this episode, Jeff talks with Rachel Khong about her new novel, Real Americans.

40 years ago, Sandra Cisneros published what would become a contemporary classic: The House on Mango Street. To mark the occasion, Everyman's Library has released a new edition.

Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Anita de Monte Laughs Last, joins Jeff to debut two new First Edition segments

Jason Snell of sixcolors.com, and ereader connoisseur, joins Jeff to talk about the state of ereaders, what makes a good ereader, a couple of interesting, oddball new devices, and more.

Joshua Bodwell talks to Jeff about The Orchard by Adele Crockett Robertson and the process of reissuing it as part of Godine's Nonpareil series.

Jeff and Rebecca sit down to determine the It Books of the Year.

In this episode, I talk to Prof. Courtney Thorsson about her new book, The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture.

It's the last big month for new releases, so Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky saddle up for one more It Book Knockout Round for 2023.

Jeff talks to Prof. Dan Sinykin about his new book, Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed Book Publishing and American Literature.