“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.

• The Best Book Apps
• The Best Bookish Twitter Accounts To Follow For Literature Lovers
• The Best Bookstagram Accounts For Book Lovers
• The Top Booktubers & Book Youtube Channels

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we can find and rank the individual items by how many times they appear), sometimes a top ranking entry may be somewhat outdated.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!

The Top 23 Book Podcasts For Literature Lovers

30 .) After Words

Interviews with top nonfiction authors by journalists, public policy makers, legislators, and others familiar with their work. Lists Channel Appears On:

• Bookriot 2
• PlayerFM

29 .) All the Books!

All the Books! is a weekly show of recommendations and discussions about the most interesting and exciting new book releases. Lists Channel Appears On:

• Bookstr
• Listen notes

28 .) Book Club Appetizer

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:

• Bookriot 2
• PlayerFM

27 .) LA Review of Books

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:

• PlayerFM
• Madshus

26 .) The Allusionist

Small adventures in the English language, by Helen Zaltzman from @AnswerMeThis for @Radiotopiafrom PRX. Lists Channel Appears On:

• Bustle
• Listen notes

25 .) The Moth

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:

• Pan Macmillan
• BuzzFeed

24 .) The Yarn

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:

• PlayerFM
• Brightly

23 .) Book Riot – The Podcast

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:

• Knockin’ Boots
• PlayerFM
• Make Use Of

22 .) Bookclub

Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels Lists Channel Appears On:

• Bookriot
• Knockin’ Boots
• PlayerFM

21 .) Late Night Library

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:

• Bookriot
• Knockin’ Boots
• PlayerFM

20 .) Lore

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:

• Bookriot
• Knockin’ Boots
• Bustle

19 .) Myths and Legends

“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:

• Bookriot
• Bustle
• Listen notes

18 .) The Catapult

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:

• Bookriot
• PlayerFM
• Bustle

17 .) Two Book Minimum

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:

• Bookriot 2
• Bustle
• Make Use Of

16 .) Welcome to Night Vale

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:

• Madshus
• Pan Macmillan
• BuzzFeed

15 .) Lit Up

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:

• Bookriot
• Knockin’ Boots
• The Star

14 .) Books and Authors

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:

• PlayerFM
• Bookriot 2
• PlayerFM
• Electric Lit

13 .) Dear Book Nerd

A bookish advice show that answers your questions about life, love and literature. Lists Channel Appears On:

• The Guardian
• Bustle
• Make Use Of
• Bookstr

12 .) Literary Disco

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:

• Bookriot 2
• Madshus
• Make Use Of
• PlayerFM

11 .) Overdue

a podcast about the books you’ve been meaning to read. updates mondays. Lists Channel Appears On:

• Bookriot
• PlayerFM
• Bustle
• The Star

10 .) Selected Shorts

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:

• Electric Lit
• Pan Macmillan
• BuzzFeed
• Bookstr

9 .) 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 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:

• Bookriot 2
• Brightly
• PlayerFM
• Listen notes

8 .) BBC World Book Club

The world’s great authors discuss their best-known novel. Lists Channel Appears On:

• The Star
• Bookstr
• Make Use Of
• Bookriot
• PlayerFM

7 .) Longform Podcast

The Longform Podcast is a weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer on how they tell stories. Lists Channel Appears On:

• PlayerFM
• Pan Macmillan
• The Star
• Madshus
• Electric Lit

6 .) The New York Times Book Review Podcast

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:

• PlayerFM
• Listen notes
• Knockin’ Boots
• Bookriot
• The Guardian

5 .) Books on the Nightstand

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:

• Bookriot
• Knockin’ Boots
• PlayerFM
• Madshus
• Make Use Of
• Brightly

4 .) KCRW Bookworm

Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations. Lists Channel Appears On:

• Knockin’ Boots
• The Star
• The Guardian
• Bookriot
• Make Use Of
• BuzzFeed

3 .) The Guardian Books podcast

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:

• Bookriot
• Make Use Of
• The Guardian
• PlayerFM
• The Star
• Bookstr

2 .) Slate’s Audio Book Club

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:

• Madshus
• PlayerFM
• BuzzFeed
• The Guardian
• Bookriot
• Knockin’ Boots
• Make Use Of
• Electric Lit
• Bookstr

1 .) The New Yorker Fiction Podcast

A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman. Lists Channel Appears On:

• Make Use Of
• Bustle
• BuzzFeed
• Bookriot
• PlayerFM
• Pan Macmillan
• Listen notes
• The Guardian
• Electric Lit
• The Star

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