Best Books & Literature podcasts
191 top books & literature podcasts curated from the Apple Podcasts charts. Each show links straight to Apple Podcasts and its RSS feed.
191 shows · updated 2026-04-21
Great Audiobooks
Great Literature
Classic Audiobook Collection
Classic Audiobook Collection LLC
I'll Read What She's Reading
I'll Read What She's Reading
More Than a Book Club Podcast
More Than A Book Club Pod
NPR's Book of the Day
NPR
The Book Review
The New York Times
What Should I Read Next?
Anne Bogel
All the Books!
Book Riot
Well-Read
Ann Cox and Halle Carlson
The Currently Reading Podcast
Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Loyal Books
Book Talk, etc.
Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
Classical Stuff You Should Know
A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee
Bedtime Stories For Adult's
Jasmine Barnes
The Book Case
ABC News | Charlie Gibson, Kate Gibson
The Great Books
National Review
The New Yorker: Fiction
The New Yorker
Read Me Romance
Read Me Romance
Agatha Christie Radio Plays
Inception Point Ai
Meg's Reading Room
Meg's Reading Room
The Read Well Podcast
Eddy Hood
Never Enough Novels
Never Enough Novels
Lit Chicks Read
Lauren McBride & Sheryl Barber
The Book Club
Goalhanger
Books Unbound
Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay
Boozy Bookgasms
JenLynnKim
Daily Short Stories - Mystery & Suspense
Sol Good Network
The Book Club Review
The Book Club Review
The Literary Life Podcast
Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks
The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told
iHeartPodcasts
The Books We Loved
Troy Public LIbrary
Books With Your Besties
Emily and Ashley
Zero to Well-Read
Book Riot
Fantasy Fangirls
Fantasy Fangirls
Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club
iHeartPodcasts and Hello Sunshine
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read
Book Cougars
Books I Make My Husband Read
Jon & Kristy King-Pritzl
Fantasy FanReads
Fantasy Fangirls Media Network
Backlisted
Backlisted
Book Riot - The Podcast
Book Riot
Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast
Stephanie Gagnon
Book Talk for BookTok
Cloud10
Reading Glasses
Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara
Velshi Banned Book Club
MS NOW
From the Front Porch
The Bookshelf Thomasville
Overdue
Headgum
Jane Austen Bedtime Stories
Jane Austen Bedtime Pod
Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People
Fated Mates
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
American Literature
Yale Library
The Great Books of Literature Podcast
Institute Of Public Affairs
The Readist - A Classic Literature Podcast
The Readist
Hardcore Literature
Benjamin McEvoy
The Classic English Literature Podcast
M. G. McDonough
The History of Literature
Jacke Wilson / The Podglomerate
Classic Books in 30 Minutes: Western and World Literature for Busy People
Adam Diament
Better Read than Dead: Literature from a Left Perspective
Better Read
Literature, Art and Oxford
Oxford University
Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry
David Naimon, Milkweed Editions
Badass Literature Society
Badass Literature Society
Professing Literature
David Anderson and Eric Williams
Working Class Literature
Working Class History
Literature and Form
Oxford University
Literature and History
Doug Metzger
New Books in Literature
Marshall Poe
Approaching Shakespeare
Oxford University
British Literature Lessons
British Literature Lessons
Lattés and Literature
Bookish Life of Danielle
LITerature
LITerature
Fantasy Literature
Oxford University
Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
James Thayer
The Joys of Teaching Literature
Teacher's Workshop
Secret Life of Books
Sophie Gee and Jonty Claypole
The Bible as Literature
The Ephesus School
Literary Leviathans: Hunting the Great White Whales of Classic Literature
T. S. Russell and Elizabeth Bernadette
Read Japanese Literature
Alison Fincher
F***bois of Literature Book Podcast
FBOL
Literature on the Rocks
Literature On The Rocks
literature with lydia - a bookish podcast
Literature with Lydia
Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)
Robert Harrison
Write Now with Scrivener
Literature & Latte
Literature
Tom Patenko
Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.
Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.
LITERATURE
Precious Ann Manganti
Literature and History
Doug Metzger
Introduction to New Testament History and Literature - Audio
Dale B. Martin
Brief History of English and American Literature
Mildred Duff, Noel Hope
Ab ovo (usque ad mala)
Satura Lanx: Latin language and literature for beginners.
The Slavic Literature Pod
The Slavic Literature Pod
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - An Unofficial Bald Move Podcast
Bald Move
Relaxing Literature
Relaxing Literature ASMR
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship
Jennifer Davis and Dan Schulz – culture war censorship critics, satirical storytellers, banned books defenders, and irreverent humorists exploring challenged literature and book bans
Ars Libri
An everyman's journey through western literature.
The Last City
Audible
The Cleaner
Voyage Media
Blackwood
Scary Fun
Classic Short Stories
Tony Walker
Incoming
Past Tense Future Perfect
The Mysteries Of Derlin County
Brandon
Bunker 8
The Midnight Mystery
The Lovecraft Investigations
BBC Radio 4
Erotica Lust
Goran Radanovic
Academy
Audible | AT WILL MEDIA
Mythology
Spotify Studios
Case 63
Spotify Studios
Audio Porn Stories
Wylde Podcasts
The Royals of Malibu
Emerald Audio
Cryptids
Wild Obscura
Sanctuary
Voyage Media
The Void
StillGood Audio Fiction
Consumed
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
To Live And Die In New Orleans
Voyage Media
Nightingale
GZM Shows
Up a River
Aural Stories
The Six Disappearances of Ella McCray
ZoomDoom Stories
Short Stories for Busy Bookworms
Jamie Gregory
Rabbits
Public Radio Alliance
Classic Detective Stories
John Anthony Walker
1001 Stories For The Road
Host Jon Hagadorn
Fictional
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser | Nextpod
Dream Sequence
iHeartPodcasts
Elucidity
Voyage Media
Wolf 359
Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC
Spicy Romance Stories
Wylde Podcasts
Legends of Avantris
Avantris Entertainment
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn
DUST
Gunpowder & Sky
Mirrors
ZoomDoom Stories
Entropy: An Original Sci-Fi Audio Drama
David Ortiz
Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media
Tom Slick: Mystery Hunter
iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans
Welcome to Night Vale
Night Vale Presents
Desert Skies
Jared Carter
Stories - Mystery Suspense
Sol Good Network
Magmell
iHeartPodcasts
Midst
Critical Role
Archive 81
Dead Signals
The Murder Years
iHeartPodcasts
Captain Blood
Audio Pitara by Channel176 Productions
Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Wellness Loud
The NoSleep Podcast
Creative Reason Media Inc.
The Set Up
My Cultura and Sonoro
WRITERS on Writing: Conversations with Authors
Anthony Manna
Authors on the Air
Authors on the Air
The Author's Corner
Robin Colucci
The Honest Authors' Podcast
Honest Authors
Fresh Air: Favorite Authors
NPR
Authors Who Lead - Learn to write a book from bestselling authors and leaders
Azul Terronez - Author, TEDx Speaker, Coach
No Write Way with V. E. Schwab
V. E. Schwab (Author)
Six Figure Authors
Lindsay Buroker
Nonfiction Authors Podcast
Nonfiction Authors Association
The Two Authors’ Podcast
Harvey Books, LLC
What If? For Authors
Claire Taylor
The Dead Authors Podcast
Paul F. Tompkins and Ben Zelevansky
Helping Writers Become Authors
K.M. Weiland
The Author Hangout: Book Marketing Tips for Indie & Self-Published Authors
Shawn Manaher interviews Hugh Howey C.J. Lyons, Tim Grahl, and Nick Cole on Book Marketing, Self-Publishing, Email Marketing & How To Sell More Books
Author’s Edge: Smart visibility, marketing, and publishing tips for experts and authors
Allison Lane
Authors
David Mark
The Authors Show
The Authors Show
The First Draft Club
By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach
Hungry Authors
Ariel Curry & Liz Morrow
Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors
J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle
The Six Figure Author Experiment Podcast
Six Figure Author Experiment
Pen to Paycheck Authors
Pen to Paycheck Authors
The Plotcast: Fiction Writing & Editing Tips with Authors and Experts
Char Anna
Self-Publishing with ALLi
Alliance of Independent Authors
Gettin' Gritty for Mental Health Therapists: Clinical Confidence + Reassurance, Reframing Imposter Syndrome, Overwhelm and Bu
Stefanie Armstrong + Cathy Schweitzer: Trauma Trained Mental Health Therapists, Practice Owners, Authors and Clinical Supervisors
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig
The Secret World of Roald Dahl
iHeartPodcasts
Authors & Dragons Comedy DnD Podcast
Authors & Dragons
Author's Note
Riley Morton
Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle: Conversations with authors, journalists, agents, novelists, memoirists, niche writers,
Estelle Erasmus
Autocracy in America
The Atlantic
Authors' Allies
Rebecca Hallbach Paciorek
SPA Girls Podcast
SPA Girls podcast - self publishing for authors
The Five Books: Jewish Authors on the Books That Shaped Them
Tali Rosenblatt Cohen
Sensible Medicine
Sensible Medicine Authors and Editors
The Communication Guys Podcast: Communication Excellence | Professional and Personal Success
Tim Downs and Dr. Tom Barrett: Speakers, Authors, Communication Trainers, E
Future Knowledge
Internet Archive & Authors Alliance
Always Authors
Always Authors
Science Fiction - Radio Vault
Various Authors
Jesus Christ is Alive
Various Authors and Revivalists
Ora - the podcast of Madonna House Publications
a variety of authors
Bahá'í Books & Authors
Baha'i Publishing Trust
Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book and Middle Grade Authors
Stephanie Affinito
Spirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders,
Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & Religion · Creative Process Original Series
Book Writing Tips: Quick Tips for New and Seasoned Authors
Alba Arango
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13
Becca Wierwille & Amanda Trumpower
Book Marketing Mania - Podcasting tips to market your book and grow your author platform
Kim Stewart, Book Marketing Strategist for Nonfiction Authors
Gettin' Gritty for Mental Health Therapists: Clinical Confidence + Reassurance, Reframing Imposter Syndrome, Overwhelm and Bu
Stefanie Armstrong + Cathy Schweitzer: Trauma Trained Mental Health Therapists, Practice Owners, Authors and Clinical Supervisors
Living The Next Chapter: Candid Conversations with Authors and Writers for Readers Searching for a New Read
Dave Campbell,
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