The annual tradition returns! In this first of two episodes, Jeff and Rebecca respond to listener recommendation requests.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The Book Riot Podcast PatreonA Year in the Woods by Torbjorn Ekelund Life is Meals by James & Kay Salter The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna LewisPig Years by Ellyn GaydosBraiding SweetgrassHow to Do Nothing Moneyball Some old-fashioned John IrvingGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadHarlem Shuffle by Colson WhiteheadPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Hunters by James SalterEmperor of All MaladiesMichael LewisConfidence Man by HabermanBarbarian Days by William FinneganMatthew Perry’s memoirRebel Chef by Dominique CrenBorn a CrimeInside Voice by Lake BellIntimations by Zadie SmithThe Guide by Peter HellerKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinNow is Not the Time to Panic The Change by Kristen MillerThe Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettPowder Days by Heather HansmanMary RoachIsabel WilkersonAn Immense World by Ed Yong Stephen JohnsonRogues by Patrick Radden KeefeWhen Women Were BirdsHow to Be Perfect Let’s Talk About Hard ThingsBig FriendshipHunger by Roxane GayHeartbreak by Florence WilliamsHappy Holigays! New LGBTQ Holiday Romances for 2022Kiss Her Once for MeThe Holiday TrapTrust by Hernan DiazThe Candy House by Jennifer EganWhile Justice Sleeps by Stacey AbramsJane HarperHammerhead by Nina Mcloughlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices