Book Review
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 4, 2021
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Wishtree by Katherine Applegate with...
8 Great Romantic Fantasy Books to Make Your Heart Swoon
Sarah J. Maas's #1 New York Times bestselling Crescent City series begins with House...
Quiz: Take a Museum Wander to Get a Nonfiction Recommendation
Acclaimed science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and...
Book Fetish: Volume 445
Welcome to Book Fetish: Volume 445, your weekly round up of bookish clothing, art,...
15 Online Book Clubs to Boost Your Reading in 2021
It’s 2021! Time has not yet returned to its linear progression, so I’m not really...
Things You Might Not Know About The UMBRELLA ACADEMY Soundtrack
If you’ve enjoyed the first two seasons of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, chances...
The Exclamation Mark! A Brief History!
“Bang,” “screamer,” “shriekmark,” “wonderer”: the exclamation mark has gone by many...
Saying It Louder for the People in the Back: Kids NEED...
Kids need queer books. Adults need queer books. The following humans need queer...
7 Books for Kids That Fight COVID-19-Inspired Racism
The rise in discrimination against East Asian Americans since the beginning of the...
#SuperheroProblems: So You’re a Weird Animal Thing Now
Comic books thrive on gimmicks. They entice readers with covers that may or may...
10 Riveting Thriller Novels to Read in 2021
This year will bring no shortage of riveting thrillers to add to your TBR list....
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 3, 2021
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10 Great March 2021 YA Releases to TBR
Book Riot is teaming up with Harlequin.com to giveaway a Kindle Oasis to one lucky...
Dangerous Girls: 7 Witchy Reads for WandaVision Fans
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for the books Nimona, Legendborn, the...
Gifts For Readers Who Love Books and Cats
If you fall squarely in the center of the Venn Diagram of “loves books” and “loves...
Libraries Offering Services to Seniors During COVID-19...
Public libraries provide so many valuable and necessary programs for our communities,...
7 of the Best Comedy Manga to Enjoy on Sunny Days
A good laugh brightens up your day. Whenever you find something that makes you laugh,...
Where To Find Audio Dramas and Audiobooks With Sound Effects
I’ve been listening to audiobooks for as long as I can remember, and the never-ending...
The Books I Would Bring If I Made It Onto SURVIVOR
I know what you’re thinking: survival guide, some kind of edible plants guide, maybe...
6 of the Darkest SFF Reads Coming in 2021
For many, romance has offered the light, fun reads they needed during these cooped-up,...
Reflections on Rereading and The Self
I have a confession to make. Most of the books I’ve read so far this year have been...
8 Essential Diasporic Novels
In a Venn diagram of modern diasporic and postcolonial novels, there would be a...
Disappointed But Not Surprised: The Ripped Bodice’s State...
The Ripped Bodice has come out with their fifth annual State of Racial Diversity...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 2, 2021
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6 Dr. Seuss Books to Cease Publication for Racist Images
This year’s Read Across America Day came with news from Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the...
6 Great Audiobooks by Trans Authors
Book Riot is teaming up with Harlequin.com to giveaway a Kindle Oasis to one lucky...
10 Innovative Sci-Fi Novels About Robots and AI
Author S.B. Divya was an AI and data science engineer for over two decades. Her...
Bookish Love Notes: Connecting Via Snail Mail in the Age...
Last spring, during the first few weeks of the pandemic, I started sending postcards...
How Reading Ebooks Changes Our Perception (And Reviews)
It’s safe to say, the reading ebooks vs print debate has been hashed out many a...
Your Reading Pathway to Roxane Gay Books
Roxane Gay is an award-winning and prolific writer who does not let genre bind her....
6 Great YA Authors Writing Romance Novels
This list of six ya authors writing romance novels was originally published in our...
6 Books That Give Voices to Forgotten Women in Our Stories
Some of the most well-known stories, myths, and legends centre heavily on the perspective...
5 Great 2021 UK Middle Grade Novels to Check Out
There are so many amazing UK middle grade books out there today, it’s becoming very...
13 Picture Books to Read Instead of Seuss for Read Across...
Every year during the first week of March, without fail, schools across the country...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Merch Items to Make you Squeal
With season 5 of the My Hero Academia anime set to begin airing in just over a month,...
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
Skye Starling appears to have it all—an enviable Manhattan apartment, a cool and...
THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY THAT COULD
Having achieved metamorphosis despite many fits and starts in The VERY Impatient...
HONEY FOR YOU, HONEY FOR ME
This illustrated collection consists of verses sourced from historical anthologies...
RAIN FOREST ANIMALS
Two young human guides on the title page, one brown-skinned, one pink, beckon little...
SUNDAY FUNDAY IN KOREATOWN
It’s “Sunday Funday,” and Yoomi, the black-and-white cat protagonist of No Kimchi...
ENEMY COMBATANT
When he was growing up, Peter Shipman saw his father—once a fiery activist for civil...
10 HIDDEN HEROES
Shriver’s text invites readers to notice more than 50 heroic deeds in 10 illustrations....
PERCY ST.-JOHN AND THE CHRONICLE OF SECRETS
In 1911, Gabriel is a monk at the Benedictine Monastery of St. Ambrose in Switzerland...
A MAN AT ARMS
In Anno Domini 55, a 14-year-old Jewish boy named David witnesses a group of brigands...
BEAUTIFUL DAY!
Pappa is loose with her syllable count but otherwise follows the form’s conventional...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW WE'LL FIX IT
Though rightly suggesting that “climate crisis” is a more apt term than “climate...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 1, 2021
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March 2021 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations
Welcome to Book Riot’s March 2021 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! Tons of great...
Spring 2021 YA Paperbacks For Your TBR
If it hasn’t yet, chances are the weather will start to resemble spring in the northern...
The History and Future of Singular They
In some circles, it’s become a hot-button issue: the use of “they” (along with “their,”...
10 Books About Black Women Activists of the Civil Rights...
Activists dedicate their lives to changing the world. Octavia Butler opens The Parable...
What Do Libraries Do?: 7 Services Your Public Library (Probably)...
Two addictive reads for fans of twisty psychological thrill-rides from New York...
2021 LGBTQ Books by Black Authors to Preorder (And 10 That...
Black LGBTQ books got a bump in June of 2020. With the George Floyd protests at...
I Don’t Read Fan Fiction for the Plot
Or at least, the plot isn’t what’s most important to me most of the time. Hey! Get...
Tango Delta: Celebrate the Perseverance Landing With 18...
February 18th, 2021, marked an astronomical day for humanity when NASA’s Perseverance...
Your Ultimate Guide on Where to Buy Ebooks
With so many electronic devices at our fingertips, knowing where to buy ebooks can...
Sports Manga and Anime to Make You Smile
As we stare down the beginning of pandemic year two: electric boogaloo, things are...
WHAT'S SILLY HAIR DAY WITH NO HAIR?
Bea was born with a full head of hair, but before she turned 4, it had all fallen...
THE BIG BEACH CLEANUP
The storyline of this thinly disguised lesson is straightforward. The aspiring castle-contest–contestant...
A HOUSE WITHOUT WALLS
Safiya is a 12-year-old girl whose life carried on normally despite the ongoing...
NO BIRDS SING HERE
Beckman is a would-be writer, and that’s putting it charitably. Malany is a poet...
MILLIE-MAE THROUGH THE SEASONS
Each section begins with changes in the scenery around her red-roofed house and...
ALL KINDS OF ANIMAL FAMILIES
The text is embraced by rainbow-stripe endpapers and a clear message that even though...
POLICING AND RACE
Incidents such as the May 2020 death of George Floyd while in police custody increased...
COVID-19 AND OTHER PANDEMICS
Each of the seven chapters in this work describes pandemics from different time...
EMBRACE YOUR BODY
Australian author Brumfitt is the founder of the Body Image Movement and the creator...
EXTRAORDINARY!
Imagine “skipping through stars” and “harnessing unicorns.” Remember a “soft, quiet...
THE BIGGEST THING OF ALL
Lily helps Grandma maintain her garden alongside her parents and Grandpa. As they...
THE SPEAKING STONE
Early on, he confesses to an avidity for obituaries—not just the ones that mark...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 28, 2021
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THE EARL'S LADY GEOLOGIST
It’s 1817, and Cassandra Linfield, an heiress and gifted geologist, wants nothing...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 27, 2021
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Tales from...
BLACK WALL STREET BURNING
Olivia Truluck is born to a family of Black farmers working their 41 acres in southwest...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 26, 2021
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16 Middle Grade Historical Fiction Books By Black Authors:...
Veritas and Ian have finally defeated their worst enemy, but their work isn’t done...
Show Your Pride With These Lesbian Pulp Decorations and...
I have a fascination with lesbian pulp fiction covers. Sure, they are overtly homophobic,...
#SaveBritney: 4 Young Adult Books If You Stan Britney Spears
With renewed interest in the Princess of Pop’s life story following the release...
For Your TBR: 2021 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature...
Every January, my TBR list welcomes a handful of new titles when the Asian Pacific...
20 Biography Books For Kids To Help Them Dream Big
Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, I forgot how to dream for my life. It...
Agatha Harkness: Everything You Need To Know, Including...
You are probably reading this because you are either obsessed with Marvel’s WandaVision...
15 Books About Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss
The grief of miscarrying or losing a child during pregnancy can be so overwhelming....
Joziah Jason: A Kid Reader and Podcaster on a Mission
Joziah Jason, a 10-year-old 5th grader, started a podcast to share his love of reading....
Virtually Together: The Rise of Digital Book Festivals
The COVID-19 pandemic shook up the world as we know it, and book festivals were...
Literary Activism: How To Help Texas’s Recovery
Though many parts of the Lone Star State are still without consistent power or safe...
Do You Love Books and Hate Racism? Check out the KidLit...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there has been increasing hate and violence directed...
Who Can Get Your Book Grades Accessibility in the Age of...
In an era when book accessibility seems to be greater than ever, is that perception...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 25, 2021
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Amazon Original Stories. Today’s...
Ode To The Paperback Book
If you browse Bookstagram or book review blogs, you’re likely to see a parade of...
Queer Historical Figures Who Need Books Written About Their...
So many queer historical figures have been erased from history. These luminaries...
Map of Mary Oliver: A Reading Pathway
Mary Oliver was a Pulitzer Prize–winning poet whose work on nature and the everyday...
Rachel Hollis Is a Convenient Scapegoat
“Lifestyle Expert” Rachel Hollis is one of the internet’s favorite punching bags....
6 Books To Help You Understand Your South Asian Heritage
South Asian Literature is often treated as an appendage of post-colonial politics...
That Time Batman Stopped All Crime Forever
Note: this article contains some outdated and potentially offensive language to...
There’s Math in That Mystery! But First, Dessert.
This post was originally published in our mystery/thriller newsletter, Unusual Suspects. Sign...
Book Fetish: Volume 444
Welcome to Book Fetish: Volume 444, your weekly round up of bookish clothing, art,...
15 Great Spy Books for Kids Who Love Spy Stories
Ever since I saw Spy Kids in 2001 I wanted to be a spy. I even had one of those...
13 Ways of Looking at Sylvia Plath
A note: readers who are sensitive to stories about people like Sylvia Plath who...
HOME AGAIN 2020
In previous books in this saga, Lou Matters’ family survived a ghastly catastrophe...
MISSING CHARLIE
Nona May Taylor is a 23-year-old woman trapped in an 83-year-old body for the last...
NIGHTHAWKING
In this densely plotted novel, Tyler, nominally a cold case investigator, is recruited...
BAD MEDICINE
As the story opens, Brad Parker, the chair of Boston Technological Institute’s department...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 24, 2021
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3 Great YA Books About DNA Tests
Book Riot is teaming up with Early Bird Books to give away a 1-year subscription...
36 of the Best Book Lover Quotes for Readers
I have no idea what I’d do with myself if there were no books to read – they’re...
I’d Rather Be Reading: My Pandemic Dating Life
In an unexpected turn of events, pandemic dating has been surprisingly successful....
Virtual Book Festivals To Get Excited About In The Next...
As we stretch into month 2,796 of this cursed pandemic, many of our favorite in-person...
15 of the Best Romance Book Club Recommendations
Is your book club ready to turn up the heat? Whether or not your club makes a habit...
B-List Bonanza: Kier Domadi
Raise your hand if you thought Han Solo was Leia Organa’s first love. It’s okay...
20 Must-Read 2021 Young Adult Fantasy Releases
Ever since I was a teen myself, devouring books by R.L. Stine and Ann M. Martin,...
A Beginner’s Guide to the Most Popular Ebook Formats
The publishing industry has been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering...
My Two Favorite Bookish Places in Seoul
Disclaimer: Since the world is still very unpredictable at this time, we understand...
All Things Typewriter Fetish For Fans of Old School Goods
I live in a town with a vibrant typewriter history. In addition to owning my own...
Meet The 2021 Audie Awards Finalists
The Audio Publisher’s Association has announced the finalists for the 2021 Audie...
F*CKING ARGENTINA AND 10 MORE TALES OF EXASPERATION
Greenberg’s set of 11 tales starts with a dictionary definition of “exasperation,”...
STRONG AS FIRE, FIERCE AS FLAME
As per tradition, Meera and Krishna were married when she was just 4. When she turns...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 23, 2021
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Saga Press, publisher of The Russian...
Black, Latinx, and Millennial Readers Are The Backbone...
Sorry Baby Boomers. Where Millennials have been put to task for killing things like...
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny Teaming Up On New...
If you love political mysteries, you’re in for a treat this October when a novel...
6 Audiobooks for Your LGBTQ+ Book Club
Book Riot is teaming up with Early Bird Books to give away a 1-year subscription...
8 of the Best Book Series Ending in 2021
Charlaine Harris, the New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse...
10 Speculative Short Story Collections to Enjoy in 2021
In early 2020 (which seems a millennia ago), I wrote about the definition(s) of...
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Gifts That Will Capture Your Heart
There’s so many reasons to love Howl’s Moving Castle. From the fantastical plot...
The Best Horror Book Subscriptions
When you think of the perfect book box, do you imagine it dripping red onto the...
Damn Fine Coffee: 7 Books About TWIN PEAKS
The entire internet (well, some of us at least) suffered a day of baited breath...
How a Dr. Seuss Book Was Just What I Needed
The country had been cooking in a vat of bad news for quite some time. After ten...
7 Books About Death and Dying for Comfort During Tough...
Death despite being an integral part of our lives is anything but comforting. Be...
9 Ways to Support Journalists Even if You’re Broke
Journalism, particularly local journalism, is in trouble. The problems are financial...
10 Webtoons and Manga Like ONE PUNCH MAN
Back in 2009, a creator named ONE began a webcomic about an overpowered superhero...
LONG ISLAND ICED TINA
Mia Carina is proud of the work she’s done on the Belle View Banquet Manor. Thanks...
TRAGIC MAGIC
Brown’s first and most celebrated novel comes across as a kind of compacted day-in-the-life...
FOR <i>ALL</i> THE PEOPLE
In the book’s introduction, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick describes Slaby...
THE WAY YOU LOVE ME
Superstar Paige Mills is popularly regarded as “Black America’s Sweetheart," but...
THE MARRIAGE PASS
Dorian is a young and successful cosmetic surgeon in Atlanta. He’s been in an on-again,...
DAISY MOVES TO AMERICA
Daisy and her family move from England to the U.S. At her new school, kids tease...
A WOLF AFTER MY OWN HEART
Lila Kai is used to being new in town, frequently uprooting her life when the mood...
RECLAIMING PATRIOTISM IN AN AGE OF EXTREMES
“To be an American,” writes Yale professor and political scientist Smith, “is to...
MIDNIGHT'S BORDERS
An India-born barrister, journalist, and photographer who worked for the U.N. war...
DARE TO MAKE HISTORY
Lamoureux-Davidson and Lamoureux-Morando started playing competitive hockey when...
GUILTY ADMISSIONS
Fans of Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin who hope to see the stars vindicated...
WICKED ALL NIGHT
Picking up right where Wicked Bite (2020) left off, vampire and rogue Law Guardian...
Is it Worth Reading if I Forget Everything I Read?
My partner and I are both book nerds–we met working at a bookstore–but we don’t...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 22, 2021
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Early Bird Books. Today’s Featured...
8 Wonderful Libraries to Visit Post-Pandemic
In Dragon Hoops, a 2021 Michael L. Printz Honor recipient, New York Times bestselling...
Riot Recommendation: 20 of Your Favorite YA Fairy Tales
A gorgeously illustrated collection of twelve original stories by the New York Times...
25 of the Best Thought-Provoking Books
Books do many things for us. They make us laugh, make us cry, scare the pants off...
How The TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE Books Comforted...
While watching the premiere of To All the Boys: Always and Forever, the final Netflix...
10 Amazing Classics and Fairytale Queer Retellings You...
Retellings are amazing because authors take well-known stories and make them their...
B-List Bonanza: Amilyn Holdo
You may love her (I do). You may hate her. Either way, if you saw The Last Jedi,...
5 of the Best Mystery Books Like DEAD TO ME
This post about mystery books like Dead to Me was originally published in our mystery/thriller...
6 Nerdtastic Romances Set at Fan Conventions
Welcome to a list of good old romance books set in fan conventions. If you miss...
Literary Tourism: Asheville, North Carolina
Note: Asheville is amazing, but there’s a pandemic going on, y’all! Please use this...
Hey 19: YA Books With 19-Year-Old Main Characters
For many years, there was a call across social media for more YA books set in college....
MONEY BEAR
Los Angeles–based U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service detective Nick Tanner has a reputation...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 21, 2021
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 20, 2021
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Today’s Featured...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 19, 2021
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark...
11 Anticipated Books By Trans/Non-Binary Authors: The List...
Book Riot is teaming up with Early Bird Books to give away a 1-year subscription...
Dark Academia Fans: Check Out This CHILLING ADVENTURES...
Are you a big Chilling Adventures of Sabrina fan? Are you missing this bewitching...
Recent and Upcoming Nonfiction Comic Releases
I know I’ve said it before but I’m going to say it again since it comes up periodically:...
The Authors of Fonts: A History of Type Foundries
Recently we explored why Times New Roman, Arial, and Helvetica became some of the...
12 Books Like THE SELECTION To Read After the Series
After you’ve fallen in love with America Singer and Maxon Schreave, you may have...
7 Audiobooks for Times When Being an Adult is Too Much
There’s something particularly reassuring and downright optimistic about kids overcoming...
11 Books About the Incarceration of Japanese Americans...
On this day, February 19, Japanese Americans observe the Day of Remembrance, which...
25 Must-Read 2021 Picture Books For Your Child’s Bookshelves
A lot of excellent picture books are releasing in 2021, from books that celebrate...
Quiz: Which Bridgerton Sibling Are You?
Ready for a Bridgerton quiz? There are eight of them, so you have a lot of possible...
Ernest Frankenstein: In Search of a Missing Character
SPOILER WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley In her groundbreaking...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 18, 2021
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Whoops, We Got Vegas Married
In both of the two most recently released episodes of When In Romance as of writing...
Annotation: How to Get the Most Out of Your Books
Twenty years ago, in 2001, a paper called From the Margins to the Center: The Future...
The 5 Best Dressed Characters in Manga
How does one define “best dressed?” That depends on which kind of “dressed” you’re...
I Wrote A Poem After Every Book I Read in 2020
I wrote a poem after every book I read in 2020. I’m doing it again in 2021 and I...
Mysteries for Escape Reading
This post was originally published in our mystery/thriller newsletter, Unusual Suspects. Sign...
Featured Trailer: SONS OF WAR 3: SINNERS by Nicholas Sansbury...
To fight evil, you must embrace evil. Book 3 in the Sons of War post-apocalyptic...
Book Fetish: Volume 443
Welcome to Book Fetish: Volume 443, your weekly round up of bookish clothing, art,...
21 Chinese History Books by #Ownvoices Authors
The first time I traveled to China and marveled over the terra cotta warriors in...
20+ Of The Best Book Newsletters For Readers
There is nothing quite so nice as having an inbox filled with smart missives from...
Audiobooks to Make Chores More Interesting
You haven’t done laundry in a few weeks, your sink is overflowing with dirty dishes,...
Audiofile SYNC Bringing More Free Audiobooks to Teens This...
It’s hard to imagine doing anything outside when much of the US is suffering through...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 17, 2021
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WE CARRY THE FIRE
As a minister with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and a seasoned grassroots...
3 of the Best New Hard-Hitting YA Thrillers for Your TBR
Book Riot is teaming up with Early Bird Books to give away a 1-year subscription...
Which Literary Lady Is Your Bookish Soulmate?
Calling all book nerds looking for their literary lady loves! I recently created...
11 of Our Favorite Literary Couples
Even though I have not read a lot of books that fall squarely in the romance genre,...
Listen Up: Excellent Gifts for Audiobook Lovers
Are you or someone you know obsessed with audiobooks? I know I am. When I worked...
5 Shorter Novels From Around the World
Sometimes I want a shorter novel to keep my reading going. If you’re in a reading...
6 of the Best Books for Fans of Netflix’s HISTORY OF SWEAR...
Netflix and Nicholas Cage have granted us quite the auditory gift with their new...
Fashion Heroes: Beast Boy
In my semi-regular Fashion Disasters series, I highlight the poor sartorial choices...
7 Gorgeous Guided Visual Journals
Journaling can be a great tool to explore ideas and feelings. They can be useful...
5 Recent Essay Collections You Won’t Want to Miss
These days I’m reading more essay collections than ever before. This is partly because...
Makeup Inspired By The Quarantine Cuties’ Beloved Books
This has been a long, strange journey. We’ve all traveled this road in different...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 16, 2021
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by NOVL. Today’s Featured Deals $2.99And...
5 of the Best Audiobooks About Food and Cuisine
Book Riot is teaming up with Early Bird Books to give away a 1-year subscription...
Riot Recommendation: What Are Your Favorite YA Fairytales?
A gorgeously illustrated collection of twelve original stories by the New York Times...
10 of the Best Bookish Holidays and How to Celebrate Them
So the holiday season is over, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t more things to...
Post-Publication Corrections: How and Why
When Naomi Wolf’s 2019 release Outrages proved to be built on an erroneous premise...
What is the Little Free Library Unbound Digital Event Series?
Little Free Library Unbound is a digital event series hosting various authors, LFL...
12 Great Workplace Fantasy Novels to Maintain a Magical...
Does your magical employment involve spreadsheets, scheduling, emails, and a corporate...
10 of the Best Fantasy Comics Fit to Print
The world might be looking a little brighter with vaccines on the rise and truth...
9 Books That Were Made to be Reread
Vladimir Nabokov once said: “Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread...
I Read Slower Now and Maybe That’s a Good Thing
For as long as I’ve had a reading life, it has largely been defined by two facts:...
50 Must-Read Love Stories
I’m a huge romance reader. I will read pretty much anything as long as it has some...
ALL GIRLS
Each chapter is told from a different perspective, presenting a broad range of empathetic...
FIRST COMES LIKE
Jia Ahmed is a well-known internet sensation for her makeup tutorials and beauty...
THE WITCH OF EYE
There is an idea that those who describe themselves as witches are following traditions...
THE MISSION HOUSE
Lightly yet deftly crafted, hovering in tone somewhere between comedy, tragedy,...
AMERICAN DELIRIUM
As González’s English-language debut begins, three parallel narratives are intercut....
FORTUNE'S MANY HOUSES
TV producer Welfare creates a vibrant portrait of British society through his animated,...
THE MEMORY THEATER
When Augusta stole Thistle’s name, she trapped him in the Gardens, forcing him to...
THE JADE BONES
Picking up where The Seventh Sun (2020) left off, this entry finds Mayana and Ahkin...
DANGEROUS WOMEN
In April 1841, the Rajah leaves London for Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania). Onboard...
THE BLACK CHURCH
In a companion book to a PBS documentary, renowned historian Gates delves into the...
JACK STERLING AND THE SPEAR OF DESTINY
Jack Sterling runs a salvage and boat recovery service in Florida. While on a job,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 15, 2021
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The 2021 Summer Scares Horror Winners Are Here
Whether you’re a huge fan of all things horror or are ready to dip your toes into...
5 Reader’s Advisory Books for Librarians
When Cordelia Hatmaker’s father vanishes on an ingredient expedition, Cordelia refuses...
Get Your Nostalgia On With These Magazines From Your Youth
Remember magazines? Sure, many still exist whether in print or online, but the heydays...
Reading Pathways: Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
I suppose it’s time to confess my sins before the masses. I’ve been a fantasy lover...
How Poetry Is Helping Me Through The Pandemic
It used to be that once a month on Saturday night, you’d find me at the Hayti Heritage...
Second Annual Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic...
Yesterday morning, The Ripped Bodice Bookstore in Culver City, California announced...
The Best Subscription Boxes for Book Lovers
Are you ready to treat your self and your shelf to a book subscription service?...
Let it Snow! 10 Children’s Books About Snow
BRRR! It’s the perfect time to read children’s books about snow. In many parts of...
Picking the Right Audiobook Version With Different or Same...
Audiobooks are godsent — they make our bookish lives so much easier. Though some...
DC’s Infinite Frontier Is Still a Boys’ Club
Well, folks, DC is rebooting their universe yet again. With the conclusion of Death...
THE COMPLEAT VICTORY
The Battle of Saratoga, which took place over three weeks, was really a series of...
HEADSTRONG HALLIE!
She’s seen it devastate the forests, and it’s come terrifyingly close to her own...
PASSPORTS AND PACIFIERS
Jain shares amusing anecdotes and things she’s learned during her journeys with...
COVID CHRONICLES
As the pandemic lengthened and deepened, the response across the comics community...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 14, 2021
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Happily Ever After Newsletter from St....
ROLLER RINK STARLIGHT
When Hart was 14, the Alaskan Roller Rink was the perfect place to start growing...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 13, 2021
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Chinese New Year Books for Children
When I was growing up, I was the only kid in my class who knew what Chinese New...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 12, 2021
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline...
Diverse Books On Hold in Utah School District
Parents at Horizon Elementary School in Murray, Utah, were upset last month when...
5 Rom-Com Novels for Valentine’s Day: The List List #436
"A timely look at generations of trauma and inaction." - Bustle. For fans of Amanda...
Spring 2021 Comics Preview
Oh, look! A polar vortex and double snowstorm special! Again! At least we’re back...
20 Must-Read Funny Kids Books
There’s nothing better to encourage young readers than funny kids books. A humorous...
25 of the Best Kindle Unlimited Romance Books in 2021 You...
I’ve told you about the Best Kindle Unlimited Books of 2019, the Best Kindle Unlimited...
In Praise of Mediocre Books
Like many avid readers, I often toss around some version of the phrase “life’s too...
Gorgeous Wheel Of Time Art For Your Walls
These days, the internet is loaded with creative people ready and willing to manufacture...
5-ish Delectable Edible Book Festivals
Did you know that International Edible Book Day is coming up? It is! April 1, appropriately,...
QUIZ: Find Your Valentine’s Book Date
Book nerds know there’s no better date than a good book. Think Bumble can give you...
What’s Your Number?: 5 Modern Enneagram Books
While the enneagram has been around for decades, it’s grown in popularity in recent...
Archives, Archivists, and Dealing With the Trump Presidency
Following the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, more than 300 historians and...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 11, 2021
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Alone Together Now: 9 Books About Life During COVID-19
From the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna to the unprecedented...
Book Fetish: Volume 442
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25 Must-Read Sports Books for Kids
Looking for some sports books for kids? These beautiful picture books will bring...
Zora Neale Hurston: Writer, Folklorist, Anthropologist,...
You may have heard of Zora Neale Hurston in your high school American Literature...
6 Ways to Support Your Local Library During Library Lovers...
For the shortest month of the year, February is jam-packed with reasons to celebrate....
2021 Trend: Fake Dating Books Galore
By no means is the idea of fake dating a new concept in the literary world. It’s...
Our Favorite Fictional Girl Gangs
In a world that loves to underplay the strength and the possibility of female solidarity,...
Reducing the Environmental Toll of Paper in the Publishing...
It can get very complex to quantify the environmental impact of the publishing industry....
My Favorite Witches in Comics
Witches, like so many archetypes, change with the times. Beyond the ability to use...
Not Dark Mysteries
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UP FOR AIR
Ariana “Ari” Goody Hendricks has always done the right thing. Married to her sweetheart,...
2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists Announced
In December I told you about the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Longlist. As promised,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 10, 2021
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4 Swoonworthy YA Romances for Valentine’s Day
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LeVar Burton’s Literacy Legacy Continues With PEN/Faulkner...
For 23 years, from 1983 to 2006, the television program Reading Rainbow fostered...
How to Get Away With Murdering a Character
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Quiz: Who Is Your Literary Soulmate?
The best thing about your literary soulmate is they’re always there when you need...
The Best Free Kindle Books of 2021
One of the best parts about owning a Kindle is the convenience. Within moments of...
What Rioters Miss Most About Comic Book Conventions
While hope is on the horizon with the vaccines, it’s unlikely it’s going to be safe...
Introducing My Toddler to The Baby-Sitters Club
I have loved The Baby-Sitters Club for close to three decades now. It is the series...
Check ‘Em Out: Library Stickers for Library Lovers
One of my favorite activities as a kid was exchanging stickers with friends. When...
What is Documentary Poetry? 5 Contemporary Works to Get...
In popular culture, the documentary genre is usually associated with film and photography....
16 of the Best Self-Love Books
The best self-love books help you to cultivate a long-lasting positive relationship...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 9, 2021
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5 of the Best Young Adult Audiobooks
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15 Nonfiction Black History Books to Read This Month
Humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. We have learned; we...
A Treasure Trove of Etsy Bookmarks
Bookmarks mean serious business. As a reader, you know that. A bookmark is one of...
Judging a Book Cover by Its Color
Okay, do me a favor, Book Riot readers. The next time you’re near your bookshelf,...
15 Cute LGBT Books to Lift Your Spirits
For so long, whenever books starring queer characters were published, they were...
B-List Bonanza: Katie’s Cats
Random House Graphics has been absolutely killing it with their kids’ graphic novels...
6 Caribbean Children’s and YA Book Authors
What do you know about the Caribbean? Do you know of any authors from the region?...
The Revelations Of Rereading
As y’all may know, the Book Riot offices are closed between Christmas and New Year’s...
7 Books for Fans of THIS IS US
I started watching This Is Us on a sleepless Saturday night, mostly unaware of the...
10 Ways to Promote Children’s Literacy at Home
In a coronavirus world, many families are worried about their children falling behind...
FAITHLESS IN DEATH
Dallas and Detective Delia Peabody’s snap forensic analysis in the apartment of...
THE SPINSTER AND THE RAKE
It’s 1795, and Edward Stanhope, the Duke of Thornfield, is beset by a house party...
A NIGHT AT THE FARM
The farmer has put in a full day on her farm, and she is ready for some rest. But...
OFF THE CHARTS
The author has four albums, three Nashville competition wins, and 12 song placements...
FALLING FROM TREES
This set of loosely connected stories touches on a wide range of timely and universal...
THIS IS NOT NORMAL
Covid-19, Donald Trump, cyberwarfare: All these are signs that things are not “normal.”...
SORROW AND BLISS
British magazine columnist Martha Friel has just turned 40, and Patrick, her long-suffering...
CURVE OF THE DRAGON
Will Taylor is a quick-witted electrical engineer who takes on odd jobs—some legal,...
THE PRINCESS SPY
Loftis, a lawyer and author of nonfiction espionage thrillers who last wrote about...
THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS
Perlroth opens with the 2017 attack of Ukraine’s infrastructure on the part of Russian...
THE NEW NORMAL
Ashton, chief medical correspondent for ABC News, dismisses the often heard refrain...
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Stewart begins with the French and Indian War, during which Washington achieved...
IN MEMORY OF MEMORY
In a work that crosses the boundaries of fiction and nonfiction, Russian poet and...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 8, 2021
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Academic Libraries Aren’t Just for Writing Papers
Artist Claire Beaudry Chase is preparing her latest shadow box exhibit, and one...
8 Own Voices Children’s Books About Black History
Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide...
Where Are The Board Books Featuring Disabled People?
I didn’t expect to get pregnant during a global pandemic, and I certainly didn’t...
Ode to the Emergency Book
It has been a long time since we have needed the humble emergency book. Back before...
The Passionate Life of Emily Dickinson
When I first learned about Emily Dickinson in school, they essentially told us she...
5 Queer Graphic Novels and Memoirs You Won’t Want to Miss...
If these five are any indication, 2021 is going to be an amazing year for queer...
Mystery Books Set Around the World and in the Woods
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4 Poetry Collections That Break the Mold
Poetry has a long history of being the medium through which writers, who may be...
5 Incisive Dystopian Books on the Economy and Work Culture
When I read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World in high school, I hated it. Absolutely...
5 Compelling Memoirs From Doctors
Recently I was at an Emergency Room (luckily nothing too serious) and got to talking...
WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS
In this wide-ranging, consistently absorbing collection, the authors cover the entire...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 7, 2021
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 6, 2021
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The Obama Presidential Center and Library Breaking Ground...
It’s been a long time reaching this point but it is finally happening. The Barack...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 5, 2021
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10 Spy Novels With Women Protagonists: The List List #435
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The History of the Bookworm
As a kid, I was scolded by my librarian for trying to check out The Outsiders by...
Rock Out and Read: Anime Soundtracks to Enjoy With Your...
Not everyone likes to have music on while they’re reading, which, fair enough. Sound...
Community Focused Mysteries
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50 of the Best Kindle Unlimited Books You Can Read in 2021
The perfect way to start a new year is to know which are the Best Kindle Unlimited...
An Introduction to Wuxia Novels
If you’ve spent any amount of time on social media during the past year, you’ve...
The Best Places to Find Cheap Books Online
If you’re tight on cash and the book you want isn’t available at your local library,...
Back-Talking The Tone Police: Book People Are Not Your...
Jezebel recently published an article by Joanna Mang titled “We Have To Save Books...
6 Under 6: Short Audiobooks That Enhance The Reading Experience
I love short audiobooks! Six hours feels just right. It’s long enough to build an...
9 Books About Mindfulness For Kids
Until recently, I’d never thought about books about mindfulness for kids. However,...
POINT OF RECKONING
Trinity College, in Durham, North Carolina, became Duke University in 1924 following...
GHOSTS OF THE PAST
In 1945, Maj. Max Hignite, a talented pilot in the German Luftwaffe, is given a...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 4, 2021
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Book Fetish: Volume 441
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Fearless and Fantastic Adventure Books for Kids
Every kid (and kid-at-heart) loves an adventure story, and children’s literature...
10 Books Like THE VANISHING HALF
I’m guessing you’re here because you read and loved The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett’s...
5 Nonfiction Books From 2020 That Challenge Mainstream...
There is one particular kind of queer book that I seek out hungrily in my reading...
United States Artists Announces the 2021 Class of Fellows
The United States Artists (USA) announced its 2021 class of Fellows yesterday, and...
It Takes a Village: How School Librarians Support Virtual...
It’s no secret that virtual learning has been a challenge in the United States....
Why We’re Okay With Life Being Consistently Weirder Than...
“Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing,...
3 of my Favorite Demons in Manga
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15 Funny Romance Novels For Your TBR
Funny romance novels aren’t just for summer reading lists! Romantic comedies make...
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS But With Murder
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BISHOP'S GAMBIT
In Bishop Takes Knight (2019), Henrietta “Rhett” Bishop began work at New York City–based...
STAMPED Facing Removal from Texas HS Reading List After...
A parent at Westwood High School in Austin, Texas is attempting to remove Stamped:...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 3, 2021
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12 Great February 2021 YA Releases to TBR
The Enchantée duology by Gita Trelease follows an orphaned girl in Paris who utilizes...
The Free Black Women’s Library Celebrating Black Women...
It’s 7:30 p.m. After ten minutes of attempting to adjust my earpiece, another ten...
Quiz: What Book Should You Read Based On Your Schitt’s...
Schitt’s Creek is the little Canadian Sitcom that could. Sadly, it ended last year. Happily,...
12 Female Friendship Books for Galentine’s Day
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Books About Love: 14 Nonfiction Titles for Every Romance
The 14th of February. Can’t wait? Dreading it? Couldn’t care less? However you’re...
Native and Indigenous YA Nonfiction for Your TBR
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The Best LGBTQ+ Book Subscription Boxes
Finding quality LGBTQ+ books can sometimes be a bit tricky. Luckily, recent advocacy...
6 Books to Check Out if You Loved HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell
William Shakespeare’s son Hamnet died in 1596 at age 11, but few details are confirmed...
Early Iron Man Comics Are Weird — Or Are They?
Iron Man! The most technologically advanced hero to come out of the 1960s! So why...
The Perfect Bookish Gifts for Kids
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RESETTING THE TABLE
Political scientist Paarlberg, who teaches public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 2, 2021
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6 Great Audiobooks in Translation
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Quiz: Which YA Book for ’90s Kids Should You Read Next?
The year is 1998 and like any other teenager Jess Flynn is just trying to survive...
8 Great Queer Science Fiction Books
Ancillary Justice meets Red, White & Royal Blue in Winter’s Orbit, Everina Maxwell’s...
Readers Fell In Love With These Top Romance Books On Amazon
Whether you’re team Valentine’s Day or not, romance novels are a mainstay in the...
15 Popular Indigenous Books from 2020
2020 was a long year, but it was also a prolific year for the writing community....
YA LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations Based on Your Attachment...
There are thousands of book recommendations based on your Myers-Briggs and Enneagram....
Mystery Authors Writing in TV and Film
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Living With Bipolar Disorder: 4 YA Books That Got Me Through...
I remember the sleepless nights in college when I would not know exactly what was...
#SuperheroProblems: So You’re Old All of a Sudden
Superheroism is a young person’s game. Granted, there are several loopholes to that...
8 Fake Dating Romance Novels
With the overwhelming success of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Bridgerton,...
THE SNAIL WITH THE RIGHT HEART
Author Popova takes readers on a journey through time, beginning with the emergence...
OSNAT AND HER DOVE
Born the daughter of a learned rabbi, Osnat Barzani convinced him to teach her Hebrew...
AND THEN SHE VANISHED
In the summer of 1997, Joseph Bridgeman took his little sister, Amy, to the local...
CAN YOU WHISTLE, JOHANNA?
To find him one, Ulf brings Berra to an old folks home, where they meet Ned, and...
DEAR KAMALA
After Barack Obama was elected, Brooks-Bertram, an activist, historian, and co-founder...
A HISTORY OF WHAT COMES NEXT
Mia Freed and her mother, Sarah, are members of the Kibsu, an all-women society...
SLIME FOR DINNER
Moldy mozzarella! In the wake of a pretend (or perhaps real!) heist, a mystery-themed...
WHERE IS THE DRAGON?
He orders his three knights to go out into the dark night to save his realm—and,...
THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS (YOUNG READERS EDITION)
Parks, renowned for her role as the catalyst in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, was...
THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIDAN S. (AS TOLD TO HIS...
When 12-year-old Aidan goes missing, his family and community members search everywhere...
GIRLS WITH BRIGHT FUTURES
Winnie Pressley is at the top of her senior class, so when her college counselor...
WE CAN ONLY SAVE OURSELVES
Two days before she will surely be crowned homecoming queen—how could it be otherwise?—Alice...
THE SPIRIT OF MUSIC
A founding member of the jazz-tinged bluegrass (or perhaps bluegrass-tinged jazz)...
THE GREATEST SHOWPENGUIN
All of Poppy’s family have been performers for generations, passing down their skills...
DEAREST JOSEPHINE
In the present day, Josie De Clare hopes to use the months before university to...
FOUR HUNDRED SOULS
In order to tell the story of Black America, acclaimed scholar Kendi and award-winning...
MIKI GETS DRESSED
The relatively fragile tabs won’t survive more than a few hard yanks, but the motions...
What’s The “Other Side?”: A Clash Over Voting Rights History...
Are there opposing views to voting rights history in the United States? According...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 1, 2021
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Tips and Tricks on Building Your Library Collection
Instant Digital Card - Bring new users to your library in just 30 seconds. Did you...
9 Modern Novels About the Quarter-Life Crisis
Jenny McLaine’s life is falling apart. Her friendships are flagging. Her body has...
February 2021 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations
Welcome to Book Riot’s February 2021 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! It may...
9 Mesmerizing Debut Novels You Won’t Want to Miss in 2021
The new year has arrived, and it’s bringing a slew of buzzy new titles to your bookshelves....
In Their Own Words: #OwnVoices Black History YA Books
Back in 2014, I pulled together a timeline of Black history YA fiction that showcased...
Your Go-To Guide to MY HERO ACADEMIA Characters
Reading manga has helped me regain my reading groove. I can’t quite put my finger...
14 New Holiday Romance Novel Releases for the Post-Holiday...
I love new holiday romance novel releases. It’s something about grabbing my weighted...
How to Cancel Kindle Unlimited
Do you need to cancel your Kindle Unlimited account but haven’t been able to figure...
Great YA Nonfiction on Audio
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13 Polar Fantasy Books to Transport You This Winter
Wind-swept, snow-covered landscapes. Cozy, decorative cottages where a mysterious...
THE SHADOW BOX
Addressing the reader with disconcerting directness, Claire Beaudry Chase explains...
THE GREAT PASSOVER ESCAPE
Grown-ups think it’s endlessly funny to get simple things wrong, and that’s the...
A RAINY DAY STORY
Rabbi Hanina is enjoying himself on a walk when a thunderstorm begins and renders...
MATZAH CRAZE
Everyone usually shares at school lunch, but one day, the redheaded White girl insists...
KING & KAYLA AND THE CASE OF THE GOLD RING
King and Kayla are playing in the snow with pal Mason when Asia, another friend,...
THE GREATEST SUPERPOWER
Jorge is upset and confused, but his twin brother, Cesar, is furious and refuses...
HELLO, MANDARIN DUCK!
On their way to attend the May Day Parade, Hoa and Hue discover a lost mandarin...
PEOPLE OF PRIDE
Some 25 racially diverse Americans’ lives are documented in biographical morsels,...
QUEEN VASHTI'S COMFY PANTS
The story of Queen Vashti and King Ahasuerus, like most Jewish tales, has many interpretations....
THE TEEN GIRL'S ANXIETY SURVIVAL GUIDE
With stressors from school, social media, family, friends, and more, navigating...
A HOLY BAPTISM OF FIRE AND BLOOD
Byrd, a professor of American religious history at Vanderbilt Divinity School, provides...
PSYCHE AND SOUL IN AMERICA
Rollo May (1909-1994) once defined therapy as “the search for one’s own myth.” Biography,...
THE PRINTER AND THE STRUMPET
Boston, 1773. War with Britain is brewing in the Colonies, but that’s the last thing...
WATER MEMORY
Everyone at Solomon Systems agrees that Aubrey Sentro needs a break after her dramatic...
PIRATING & PUBLISHING
At the time, the regulation of the industry and the resulting economics engendered...
SADIE SPROCKET BUILDS A ROCKET
Together with a crew of stuffed animals (owl, rabbit, and teddy bear), Sadie Sprocket...
THE ARDENT SWARM
In the tiny kingdom of Qafar, Sidi is a humble beekeeper who lives alone and cares...
ESTHER DIDN'T DREAM OF BEING QUEEN
Esther is living a quiet life in the care of her cousin Mordecai when the king orders...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 31, 2021
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 30, 2021
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 29, 2021
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The Best Found Family YA Books
Sometimes you’re born into a family, and sometimes you have to create your own....
Mystery Writers Who Write Other Genres
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5 Contemporary Black Poets You Should Know: The List List...
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10 Tidbits About Libraries for Visually Impaired and Print...
Story box workshop © Lithuania Library for the Blind Reading encompasses a variety...
15 Books Recommended by Celebrities in 2021
Not many people have the power to spread the word like celebrities. Even more so...
Toni Morrison: 10 Facts About the Incomparable Author
“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must...
10 Queer Couples with Swoony Romances for Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air! Valentine’s Day is a time for celebrating all things love, but...
The Top 10 Best Sailor Moon Villains
Sailor Moon remains one of the most—if not the most—iconic magical girls of anime...
20 Must-Read YA Romances Hitting Shelves January–June 2021
There’s nothing better than curling up with a great romance, especially if you need...
A Beginner’s Guide to the Godpunk Genre
Okay, I admit it. I obsess over speculative sub-genres. Just off the top of my head,...
Using Books to Teach My Children About Their Other Country
Five years ago, I packed my bags and moved to America from Australia. Since I moved...
LIVING ON THE EDGE
In the late 1920s, behavioral scientists Settersten, Elder, and Pearce recount,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 28, 2021
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Book Fetish: Volume 440
Welcome to Book Fetish: Volume 440, your weekly round up of bookish clothing, art,...
9 Of The Best Japanese History Books
Over the years I have read more than a few books on the history of Japan. Part of...
Books Like HOUSE OF LEAVES: An Intro To Ergodic Fiction
Ergodic sounds vaguely Lovecraftian, doesn’t it? Rest assured, it is not, although...
It’s My Mess: How I’ve Scrapbooked My Way Through Mental...
I’ve always been terrible at journaling, which is a surprise to most. I’ve loved...
Quiz: Plan the Perfect Snow Day and We’ll Tell You What...
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but snuggling up with a good book on a snow...
7 More Reading Challenges to Diversify Your Reading in...
2020 was the first year I participated in a reading challenge, and it certainly...
Balancing Homeschooling and Parenting: Books I’m Reading...
I am homeschooling my son this year because of COVID, but if I’m being honest, I’ve...
Reading My Bliss: How 20-Year-Old Manga Helps Get Me Through...
Somewhere, there is a shop that grants wishes. It will find you when you need it...
The Best Funny Sci-Fi Books
If you love your science fiction with a heaping side of humor, then you’ve come...
15 Of The Best YA Thriller Books
Do you love a YA book with a fast pace and intriguing mystery at its heart? So do...
YA Books Set in the 1970s
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TROUT, BELLY UP
Fuentes’ first book in English is slim but potent, focused on poor farmers and their...
THE MOVEMENT
In this lucid account, Holt, professor of African American history at the University...
LIVE AT JACKSON STATION
“Throughout the 1980s, Jackson Station Rhythm & Blues Club of Hodges, South Carolina,...
THE HOBGOBLIN OF LITTLE MINDS
Twenty-four-year-old Kori Persephone Driscoe’s father, Peter, has been missing for...
A TRAIL OF PEARLS
Perla Palazzo arrives in Italy with a goal to write four articles for TravelBauble.com...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 27, 2021
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3 YA Books About Hollywood and Family Secrets
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Getting Rare Books Appraised: What to Know
Have you ever thought about getting rare books appraised? With many of us spending...
Exciting Queer Women, Bisexual, and Lesbian Books Coming...
One of the only good things about 2020 was how many amazing queer books were published....
Which Eligible BRIDGERTON Character Should Be Your Suitor?
Bridgerton has been the talk of the town—that is, among everyone fashionably in...