Book Review
We’re Taking the Day Off!
We’re off for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, but we’ll be back tomorrow with our...
SAY HELLO, KISS GOODBYE
In London temporarily to visit her sister, Leia Scott, 26, is sure about a couple...
THE LAST DAYS OF ELLIS ISLAND
Already the winner of the European Union Prize for Literature after its publication...
CARVING OUT A HUMANITY
At the beginning, the editors explain the anthology’s genesis: “Founded twenty-five...
TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER
Margy Shannon’s ambitions are more modest than those found in Smith’s earlier, openly...
LOVE IN THE DAYS OF REBELLION
Altan, a prominent Turkish journalist, has been locked up by his authoritarian government...
7 Audiobooks for Indigenous Heritage Month
Book Riot’s teaming up with Workman Publishing to give away a parenting book bundle!...
Quiz: Create Your Perfect Night In and Get a #Relatable...
From the creator of Barely Functional Adult, a painfully relatable webcomic with...
THE BRIGHT BOOK OF LIFE
In his latest posthumous literary memoir, eminent critic and scholar Bloom (1930-2019)...
HOW DID I GET HERE?
Born in Simcoe, Ontario, in 1935, McCall grew up with five siblings. In this nostalgic...
5 New Books to Read if You Love Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison is a force to be reckoned with. She writes the kinds of books that...
Comics A-Z: Fairytales, Folktales, and Myths from Engkanto...
What I’m going to do in this A–Z is look at fairytales, folktales, and myths from...
Bookish Swag For, By, or With People of Color
Is there anything better than subtly-loudly proclaiming your love of all things...
14 Books About Pop Culture to Distract You From 2020
I truly don’t know where I’d be today if I didn’t have my love of pop culture to...
Books You Should Read If You’re a Middle Child
Welcome, fellow middle child. Do you feel neglected today? Do you feel the need...
3 Upcoming Books to Add to Your TBR Right Now
Publishing puts out very few new releases at the end of the year, so today, I will...
12 Books for Coping With a COVID-19 Winter
This season, we’re entering our first COVID-19 winter. With cases on the rise and...
Encouraging Reading for Pleasure While the World is on...
Reading for pleasure has never been more important. Yes, the world might seem slightly...
16 Book Phone Cases That Make Your Phone Look Like a Book
The average person has a cell phone either with them or in hand for at least a couple...
Rioters Behaving Badly With Books
At Book Riot, we read a lot. At Book Riot, we talk amongst ourselves about reading...
The Perfect Literary Gifts for Tea Lovers
I didn’t drink tea until I was inn my mid-20s, but the past decade and some change...
Now is the Time to Strengthen Your Reading Habits
Here are 15 ideas on how to strengthen your reading habits. Just keep in mind that...
3 on a YA Theme: 3 YA Romances About Finding Love Abroad
Book Riot’s teaming up with Workman Publishing to give away a parenting book bundle!...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 24, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Carina Press and Custom Built by...
10 Middle Grade Graphic Novels to Gift This Year
If you’ve got a graphic novel loving tween in your life, you know that they tend...
Which Marie Lu Series or Book Should You Pick Up?
Young adult author Marie Lu is the type of writer who has a fantastical and fictional...
10 Great Ancient Mythology and Folktale Books for Kids
As homeschoolers we are reading our way through ancient history this year, following...
15 of the Best Post-Apocalyptic Books in 2020
Entering another lockdown means I’m pretty exhausted with the way the world seems...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 25, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Sips by: Experience the joy of personalized...
How To Find Audiobooks For Sleep
Meditation and relaxation can look different for everyone. Following are just a...
5 of the Best Morally Ambiguous Monster Hunting YA Novels
With monster hunting novels, sometimes we want a clear villain to attack or kill...
Penguin Random House To Buy Simon & Schuster
The Big 5 publishing houses have decreased once again, as Penguin Random House (owned...
Books Like THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT To Keep The Magic of Chess...
My latest marathon watch was Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, an adaption from a novel...
Book Fabric For Face Masks, Totes, and Other Handmade Goods
When face masks became requirements in various parts of the U.S., we highlighted...
Comics A-Z: Fairytales, Folktales, and Myths from Karma...
This past weekend, I took a fantastic workshop on using folklore in fiction writing....
14 Books About Hope for All Ages
Full disclosure: I started this post on the best books about hope the day before...
Admiration and Advice: 3 Books for Moms Who Return To Work
Many—if not most—of the women in my social circles are having babies. They are in...
10 Of The Best Survival Books For When Things Fall Apart
We’ve all considered it a time or two—just packing up and moving off into the mountains,...
The 10 Best Book Lights for Late-Night Reading
Whether you read on late car trips, don’t want to disturb your sleeping partner,...
Douglas Stuart Wins the 2020 Booker Prize for SHUGGIE BAIN
Scottish author Douglas Stuart has won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel,...
Cookbooks for the Wannabe GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW Contestant
Few things have brought me as much comfort during this wild year as the Great British...
How Mary Laura Philpott’s I MISS YOU WHEN I BLINK Helped...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve believed that if I can make everything perfect,...
LETTER FROM BELLEAU WOOD
This seventh book in Cheatham’s Covington Chronicles focuses primarily on four characters:...
Indie Press Round-Up: 8 Great New Releases for Fall
This edition of my indie press round-up contains a range of styles and genres that...
The Ultimate Guide To Book Puzzles To Do and To Give This...
Whether the weather where you are gets cold this season or not, given the realities...
YA Books About Veterans for Veterans Day
Book Riot is teaming up with Inkyard Press to giveaway one YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi book...
60+ Best Gifts for Book Lovers on Etsy and Around the Web
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my 40 years of being a bookish person, it’s...
Beautiful Book Cover Posters For Your Walls
One way to add a little more literary flair to your life is to plaster book cover...
Literary Tourism: Kolkata, India
The village of Sutanati first came under the radar of the British as a potential...
B-List Bonanza: Shiro Ashiya
Alright, friends. We’ve covered a lot of ground since we started this journey into...
What Happens When a Community Loses Its Newspaper?
In the U.S., the consolidation of giant media companies and the tanking of advertising...
10 Manga Like THE GAMER To Read After Catching Up With...
What if real life suddenly worked like a video game? That’s the question posed by...
2020 New Releases In Translation: Everything You May Have...
With bookstores closed, shipping delays, and everyone’s attention turned to the...
HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA
Revised and expanded from its original publication in 2013, this collection of forthright,...
LOVED AND WANTED
In an intimate, affecting follow-up to her well-received debut memoir, Her (2013),...
THE MUTANT PROJECT
Kirksey, an anthropologist who is often called upon to speak to humanistic, rather...
THE WONDERING JEW
In a thoughtful social, political, and philosophical examination of Judaism, Goodman—a...
LIGHTNING FLOWERS
Beginning in 2007, writes Standefer, her younger sister began to suffer multiple...
TRUST IN A POLARIZED AGE
“In 2017,” writes philosophy professor Vallier, “around 70 percent of Republicans...
THE LAND STEWARD'S DAUGHTER
In 1815, marriage is in the air at Blackmore Park, the Hampshire estate of the Duke...
6 of the Best Audiobooks for Nonfiction November
Book Riot is teaming up with Inkyard Press to giveaway one YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi book...
Wine and Spirits: 9 Must-Read Nonfiction Books
With more than 4.25 billion bottles purchased by Americans just last year — followed...
Welcome to Winter Reading Day
The cold winds are a-blowing here and there across the Northern Hemisphere, the...
GARNER'S QUOTATIONS
From the time he was in high school, journalist and New York Times book critic Garner...
10 Chilling Books Set During Winter
One More for Christmas is an uplifting tale following businesswoman Gail as she...
9 Great Books Set in Very Cold Places
One More for Christmas is an uplifting tale following businesswoman Gail as she...
Quiz: Decide Your Winter Aesthetic and Get Your Next Wintry...
Christmas at Holiday House is a heartwarming story about young mother searching...
9 Magical, Winter Fantasy Books to Read Under a Warm Blanket
Happily This Christmas is the heartfelt story of two neighbors in Happily Inc who...
10 Holiday Romances to Read This Winter
Happily This Christmas is the heartfelt story of two neighbors in Happily Inc who...
12 Snow Picture Books to Read on Winter Snow Days
One More for Christmas is an uplifting tale following businesswoman Gail as she...
Classic Comics for a Winter’s Night
One More for Christmas is an uplifting tale following businesswoman Gail as she...
5 Winter Mysteries That are Cozier Than a Cup of Tea
Happily This Christmas is the heartfelt story of two neighbors in Happily Inc who...
Curl Up With These Winter-Themed Manga
Christmas at Holiday House is a heartwarming story about young mother searching...
10 Winter Hibernation Cookbooks to Make You Drool
Christmas at Holiday House is a heartwarming story about young mother searching...
THE ICKABOG
In the peaceful land of Cornucopia, the Ickabog has always been regarded as a legendary...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 10, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Read Bliss. Today’s Featured Deals...
This Week’s Best New Books
Tuesday is New Books Day, and it’s time for everyone’s favorite gameshow: AHHHHHH...
THE PEACH TREE BROTHER
As a child, Xiaoke’s father planted a peach pit outside his family’s home. The evenly...
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SUMMER
The disconnect between the book’s title and its more-specific subject is the first...
SORAYA AND THE MERMAID
Fourth grader Soraya’s idol is comic-book hero Nimbla Moony. Her mom wants her to...
THE DEER'S ANTLER TREE
Leaving his friends behind, the deer worries he’ll become lonely. At the meadow,...
THE PUPPET'S SMILE
An old carpenter makes a puppet, remembering to give it a nose and eyes. Oh, and...
20 Scary Comics For The Haunting Season
Some people love horror and scary comics and I am one of those people. While I might...
What Was the First Audiobook?
I started listening to audiobooks only last year and they’re already one of my favorite...
Captivating Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in November:...
From New York Times bestselling author Mindy Kaling comes Nothing Like I Imagined,...
IT'S NOT VERY COMPLICATED
The unnamed narrator, a young child illustrated with light-brown hair and light...
The Best Ereaders You Can Buy In 2020
Ereaders are great devices for any bibliophile. I mean, we love physical books,...
What to Write in a Book As a Gift: 40 Bookish Inscription-Ready...
Is there any better gift than a book all wrapped up with a bow? The new-book smell...
Book Calendars 2021: Let Literature Guide You In The New...
Whether or not you made adequate use of your personal calendar or planner this year,...
11 Essential Queer Pregnancy Books
Hooray, you’re pregnant! Hooray, you’re queer! Welcome to the wonderful world of...
Hydrogen Peroxide, Lollipops, and Toilet Paper: Check Out...
On a usual Monday morning, the Louttit Library would have an overflowing book return...
4 Fantastic Books About Gender Shapeshifters
Shapeshifting is already a fairly queer concept. From Doctor Who to Super-Skrulls,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 7, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by See Her Die by Melinda Leigh. Today’s...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 6, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Woodhall Press. Today’s Featured...
“The Game is Afoot!” 12 Books Like ENOLA HOLMES
After watching the new Netflix film Enola Holmes, I discovered a genre niche I hadn’t...
THE UNEXPECTED INLANDER
Forty years after an apocalyptic global conflict, the remnants of humanity have...
THE GROSTON RULES
Isaac Cohen and his six close friends will soon earn their diplomas in Groston,...
Storytime is Coming to Public Restrooms
“Help literature reclaim its rightful place,” says the narrator of a video introducing...
10 Ebook Deals For Election Day Retail Therapy
Anyone watching the news right now knows election anxiety is a thing. Who will win?...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 3, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Today’s Featured...
Community Helpers in Children’s Books: Who is Helping and...
Community helpers star in children’s books from board books to picture books. As...
10 November YA Releases to TBR
When Adam Caspian reaches biokenretic puberty —a supernatural cellular explosion—...
BLM Co-Founder’s Part Memoir Part Instruction Manual For...
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around...
THE NOLAN VARIATIONS
In his latest, film historian and critic Shone wrote in close collaboration with...
B-List Bonanza: John Constantine’s Tree Tattoo
I was working on my Haunted Riot post for this most wonderful time of the year and...
All the Books Recommended on MY FAVORITE MURDER in 2020
To be a true crime obsessive in 2020 is to have ample options at your disposal....
28 Bookish Baby Clothes To Give Young Ones Literary Style
Have a baby in your life? Want to ensure they showcase their literary style from...
The History of Dust Jackets: From Disposable to Collectible
I love doing deep dives into how books got to be the objects they are today. I have...
10 Invented Worlds to Set Your Next D&D Campaign In
More than 45 years after the first boxed set was released,Dungeons & Dragons is...
The Best Spider-Man Villains Across the Multiverse
Spider-Man has the best rogues list of any comic book superhero. It is a long list....
Walter Mosley and Easy Rawlins Recognized Again
Walter Mosley will be the first African American writer to receive the prestigious...
Literary Tourism: New Orleans, Louisiana
During autumn in New Orleans, the nip in the air makes the chicory coffee more comforting...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 4, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Beneath a Scarlet Sky.Facing the...
Parents Sue North Carolina Charter School Over THE POET...
Calling Elizabeth Acevedo’s award-winning young adult novel The Poet X “a frontal...
Excerpt: WILD RAIN By Beverly Jenkins
Ready for another romance full of heart and history from Beverly Jenkins? Check...
25 Best Funny Audiobooks for Your Holiday Road Trip
My wife and I are staying home for the holidays, choosing to conduct our festivities...
The Best Korean Fiction In Translation
Eighteen-year-old Reuyen is the reincarnation of Queen Swan.Queen Swan was beheaded...
A LIFE, FORWARD
She has big dreams for her future after overcoming the mess her dysfunctional family...
10 of the Best YA Epistolary Novels
Dear Reader, I just love a YA epistolary novel, don’t you? Epistolary novels are...
4 Opera Books To Shake Up Your Playlist
If you don’t love opera, then get thee over the the Met’s free daily opera stream...
Book Fetish: Volume 430
Welcome to Book Fetish: Volume 430, your weekly round up of bookish clothing, art,...
20 Must-Read Sports Romances To Win Your Heart
I’m writing this on the day Rafael Nadal won his 13th Roland Garros final. I’m amazed...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 5, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie....
Summer Scares Is Back to Celebrate Horror In Libraries...
Now on its third year, Summer Scares is back to highlight the wide range of horror...
#SuperheroProblems: So You’re Your Team’s Token Minority
Superheroes, like too many things in life, are very white. For decades, the only...
30 of the Best Children’s Books About Disabilities
Growing up disabled, I could not find much representation of experiences like my...
THE NUMBER ON MY FATHER'S ARM / EL NÚMERO EN EL BRAZO DE...
Papi rarely talks about it, and Tomás suspects the number tattooed on his arm is...
JOHN BERRYMAN AND ROBERT GIROUX
Samway, a priest and literary scholar whose previous books focused on Flannery O’Connor,...
CECILIA'S MAGICAL MISSION
Eighth graders Cecilia and Julie are close friends who live in the same apartment...
KNOXVILLE MERMAID
The story begins by describing hidden creeks that run beneath Knoxville, Tennessee....
VINCENT VENTURA AND THE DIABOLICAL DUENDES/VINCENT VENTURA...
It’s around 3 a.m.—the witching hour—when Vincent wakes up to the sound of someone...
LA DIVINA CATRINA / OH, DIVINE CATRINA
The age-old lament takes on a different nuance as Catrina la catrina, a fashionista...
LUNA LUMINOSA, ¿DÓNDE ESTÁS? / LUMINOUS MOON, WHERE ARE...
Juanito opens his front door one night to be met with a moonless night sky, so he...
RETURN TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE IN THE WORLD
After leaving his small village in Afghanistan, young Mirado travels the world with...
HIS HOLINESS THE FOURTEENTH DALAI LAMA
Tethong has been part of the Dalai Lama's personal office since the author arrived...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 31, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Today’s Featured...
EMBRACE INVERSE VIBRATIONS
In a rustic cabin “at the utmost edge of the world,” a nameless man is awakened...
A STRANGER COMES TO TOWN
He looks down from a slope and notices a large white shape on the beach and discovers...
TAMLIN'S GREAT ADVENTURE
Tamlin is a horse living an idyllic life in a beautiful grassy field where he plays...
BIRDS OF SAN PANCHO AND OTHER POEMS OF PLACE
Many of the 74 poems in this, Day’s seventh full-length collection, appeared in...
PERFECTLY IMPOSSIBLE
Anna, a 30-something Yale-educated struggling artist, spends most of her days not...
THE HAUNTING OF BRYNN WILDER
Brynn Wilder has had a rough year. She broke up with her long-term partner, her...
THE NATURE EXPLORER'S SKETCHBOOK
The first 27 pages of this 80-page journal contain inspiration for what to record...
GIRLS OF BRACKENHILL
While they were tweens and teens, Hannah and her older sister, Julia, spent five...
A PONTIAC IN THE WOODS
Fourteen-year-old Jamie Sasso isn’t living the life of most high schoolers. After...
21 DAYS IN QUARANTINE
In what Clovis dubs an “experimental narrative” and “a new genre of crime fiction,”...
THE DAY LADYBUG DREW A GIANT BALL OF FLUFF
It’s “just a normal day” in this forest where cheerful insects live in flowers as...
LIFE IN A FROZEN WORLD
Batten worked with the Cousteau Society campaign against mineral exploitation in...
RUNNING FROM MOLOKA'I
In the late 19th century, Mele Bennett is a hapa-haole (mixed-race) girl. Her White...
AMAZING ANIMAL EARTH
The story opens with a young red-haired White girl in a rural setting learning about...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 1, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Scholastic. Today’s Featured Deals $1.99The...
WRITING THE VIRUS
Scrima and Winner, editors of the online literary journal StatORec, invited 32 writers...
BLACK DIAMOND QUEENS
NYU music professor Mahon argues convincingly that Black women have been pivotal...
Tour The TWILIGHT House Tonight From Your Own Home
Halloween may look different this year, but it doesn’t mean you have to do nothing...
Read These Books if You Love THE CRAFT: The List List #423
Set on a black-owned luxury dude ranch and with a fairy tale twist, the second Cowboys...
Welcome to Haunted Riot!
WooOOooo…elcome, ghouls and goblins! It’s the most creepiest time of the year, and...
Can’t Touch This: 8 Great Books Featuring Cursed Objects
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
10 Great Books Featuring Cemeteries
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
Why Are Teenage Girls So Scary?
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
That’s a Dead Body, Damien: Horror Elements in Eve Silver’s...
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
8 Great Picture Books for Halloween
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
4 Creepy Creatures in Comics
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
Meh! Halloween! A Bookish Guide to a Low-Key Halloween
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
10 Horror Podcasts for the Love of All Things Scary
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
Truth Can Be Scarier Than Fiction: 6 Scary Nonfiction Books
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
Read What You Need: 9 Gothic Novels for Every Mood
Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating...
9 Creepy Books About Sinister Institutions
Stephen King’s #1 bestseller The Institute is now in paperback! Young Luke Ellis...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 28, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by POPPYPUB and KPIPA. Today’s Featured...
15 of the Best Philosophy Books for Beginners
Part of being human is asking questions like why we are here, what the purpose of...
8 Excellent Books on Democracy In Its Many Forms
There is a lot going on in 2020: a global pandemic, a worldwide shift towards populist...
Book Fetish: Volume 429
Book Riot is teaming up with BookClubbish to giveaway one puzzle prize pack for...
Featured Trailer: BOOK TRIP by C.J. Duarte
Take a trip through four overlapping books, each spanning a different era of the...
6 Awesome Queer Halloween Books
For those of you who want your Halloween seasonally spooky reads LGBTQ, I’ve got...
10 Books to Read After You’ve Finished REBECCA
Since Rebecca hit Netflix last week, many people find themselves revisiting the...
An Open Letter To All The Books I’ve Lied About Reading
This is my open letter to all the books I’ve lied about reading. I hope I’m not...
Literary Tourism: Edinburgh
Disclaimer: We know that due to the continued spread of COVID, travelling is impossible...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 29, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Baker Books, a division of Baker...
Manga Characters to Help You Vent Your Social Distancing...
I am an introvert. In the right environment, with the right people, I can extrovert...
Season 2 of Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club Is Coming
Whether you’re more a Kristy, a Mary Anne, a Claudia, a Dawn, or a Stacey, this...
3 Great 2021 YA Books About Witches to TBR
Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among...
6 Places Where You Can Read Manhwa
When it comes to Asian comics, manga gets the most attention. Naruto, My Hero Academia,...
How to Start a Virtual Book Recommendation Service
If you worked in a library or bookshop prior to the pandemic hitting, one of the...
10 Historical Mystery Series to Whisk You Away
The murder of a shipping clerk…The strange disappearance of friends…Rumors of corruption...
How to Make a Children’s Book Museum COVID-Compliant
It’s been a long, pricey road to the reopening of the Story Museum in Oxford, England....
Ghosts, Murder, and Adventure: Reading Pathways to Maureen...
In case you didn’t know, Maureen Johnson rules. She’s a delight to follow on Twitter...
Print-at-Home Bookish Art For Updating Your Decor
Bookish art is great. You can do so much with it, plastering it anywhere in your...
14 Children’s Books About Race and Racial Diversity
One of my favorite co-workers is about to have her first child. My team and I went...
Indian Writing in English: An Unconventional Starter Kit
My mother tongue being Bengali and having been raised in a family of bibliophiles...
A Guide to Conquering Your Demons With 5 Mathematical Sci-Fi...
Mathematical science fiction books use mathematics in world-building to advance...
Who Will Win the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards?
The 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards are open for voting! The opening round of the 12th...
8 of the Best New Self-Care Books to Prioritize Yourself
Today busyness has become a badge of honor. We want to say we're busy, yet at the...
Riot Recommendation: What Outstanding Short Stories Have...
From the award-winning author of Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Amazon...
8 Audiobooks for You to Escape Into
Book Riot is teaming up with Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers,...
How to Improve Your Reading Comprehension as an Adult
The ability to process and retain information from texts: it’s not just for kids....
So, Horror Baking Books Are A Thing
As I rewatch old seasons of The Great British Baking Show for the seventh (millionth?)...
2020 Horror Novels: 16 New Books You Don’t Want to Miss
2020 has been an excellent year for horror. And it makes sense if you think about...
Quiz: Create a Haunted House of Your Nightmares and Get...
The instant New York Times bestseller from Del Rey Books. After receiving a frantic...
17 Fun Monster Children’s Books For Halloween Reading
Halloween is, overall, my number one fave holiday of the year. In fact, it combines...
Library Inductions Post Lockdown
Here in the UK, schools have gone back to normal…well, as normal as can be expected....
Comics A-Z: History from Kusama to Oeuvre
History has always been a popular jumping off point for comics, from enhanced lecture-style...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 27, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by AfterShock Comics. Today’s Featured...
THE MERMAID COUNTING BOOK
The book opens with a mother-and-daughter mermaid pair, both White-presenting, setting...
MY STORIED YEAR
Life holds little promise for Dragon. At school, he struggles to keep up. Home isn’t...
THE DUKE EFFECT
Col. Constantine Sinclair was orphaned at a young age and raised by his uncle, the...
THE BHUTTO DYNASTY
It has long been assumed that the assassination of Pakistan’s prime minister, Benazir...
LOVE YOUR LIFE
Ava is a copywriter for a pharmaceutical company in London, but she dreams of writing...
A PAGE MARKED FOR MURDER
Take a woman not in her first youth but not yet middle-aged, recovering from a failed...
THE SUFFRAGIST PLAYBOOK
The authors, friends from two powerful U.S. political families that have been intertwined...
BILL NYE'S GREAT BIG WORLD OF SCIENCE
Starting from first principles like the scientific method, Nye and his co-author...
THE FORGOTTEN DAUGHTER
In the previous novel, after getting pregnant at 15, Maggie was forced to give up...
HAVE YOURSELF A FUDGY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Even before discovering the corpse, Allie McMurphy is already dealing with serious...
A CRIME OF A DIFFERENT STRIPE
Very pregnant Cass Halloran’s old friends Birdie Favazza, Izzy Perry, and Nell Endicott,...
THE LOST SPELLS
Combining poetic words (somewhat reminiscent of Mary Oliver’s poetry in their passion...
AN ARISTOCRACY OF CRITICS
In 1944, Henry Luce, the overbearing, self-aggrandizing publisher of Time, Fortune,...
Riot Recommendation: 24 of Your Favorite Musician Memoirs
A portrait of race, meaning, and the search for self across centuries and continents....
How to Genrefy Your Library: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting...
Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding....
Edward Cullen is a Comedian, and Other Thoughts on MIDNIGHT...
The long-awaited retelling of Twilight through Edward Cullen’s topaz eyes came out...
20 Must-Read Horror Books You’ve Never Heard Of
Lately, it seems we cannot get enough of horror books. Whether it’s due to the seasonal...
52 Incredible Picture Book Biographies of Black People...
Whether star athletes, artists, musicians, politicians, or something else, Black...
9 Books to Help You Understand Your Anxiety
New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster is here with a witty and candid...
18 Books to Celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Big dreams, big joy, and inspiring stories about unbreakable connections. These...
10 Recent Books by Asian American Poets
The Asian American poetry scene is booming. Not only are Asian American poets publishing...
B-List Bonanza: Sana Starros
It struck me not long ago that B-listcomics villains, especially those with roots...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 26, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by BookClubbish. Today’s Featured Deals...
9 Fascinating And Fun Literary Airbnb Online Experiences
If we’re comparing tragedies this year, one of the smallest possible ones would...
THE MIGHTY RIVER
In her debut children’s book, singer/songwriter Ginalina asks what can be seen along...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 25, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Nothing Like I Imagined by Mindy Kaling....
A NEST FOR LALITA
Sompur, India. It’s 2005, and 30-year-old Meena Kaul is the director of Behera House,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 24, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by DC. Today’s Featured Deals $2.99Eligible...
THE TARGET STORYBOOK
Spanning the entirety of the Doctor Who series run, this anthology caters to a broad...
These 19 Horror Audiobooks Will Haunt You For Weeks: The...
New York Times bestselling author Ian K. Smith returns with the first propulsive...
4 Unsettling Comics About Dreams
There’s something uniquely compelling about a nightmare. After days that can seem...
The Longest Book Series to Get You Through Winter 2020,...
Winter always makes me want to curl up and hibernate until the sun comes back, but...
4 Great Global Graphic Memoirs
Great comics can take you inside a different world, one that can mimic reality or...
When Reading is More Stressor Than Stress Relief
I can’t remember the last time I didn’t feel guilty about the books I’m not reading....
15 More Fabulous Books About Drag
The world of drag is as diverse as the rainbow it celebrates. There are young queens,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 23, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Elsewhere by Dean Koontz. Today’s Featured...
6 Books To Read If You Liked TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM
Having emotionally distant parents can be heartwrenching. Living with people who...
16 Gorgeous and Fun Fall Books for Toddlers
With the change in seasons comes the opportunity to explore new sights, sounds,...
Short Story Collections: 8 Books That Are One of a Kind
We’ve all read short story collections. Whether writing college papers or browsing...
12 Christmas YA Books That Give Hallmark Movie Vibes
The holiday season is upon us, and this is a safe space for folks who have all of...
The Top 10 Batman Villains
Batman may be one of the most beloved and well known superheroes of all time. Most...
9 Great Eerie Reads for Middle Graders
Tom is back in Middle School Bites #2: Tom Bites Back! Tom was bit by a vampire,...
Book Fetish: Volume 428
Book Riot is teaming up with Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers,...
7 Fall and Winter Graphic Novel Releases for Kids and Young...
It’s hard to tell from where I’m sitting today (Pittsburgh, mildly overcast, all...
Which Book Should You Read Based on Your Dungeons &...
Even adventurers need some time to relax, and what better way to unwind from a day...
How Tournament of Books Changed My Reading Life
The Morning News’s Tournament of Books is my favorite event on the internet. It’s...
Who Creates Meaning in Fiction: Authors, Readers, or Both?
When I was a senior in high school in 2006, our French teacher, Mrs. Silvia, assigned...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 22, 2020
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October is the New December: Start Your Holiday Shopping...
October, for me, is all about beautiful light and crunching leaves under my feet,...
30 Spooky, Cute, & Downright Gross Horror Leggings...
I am an unapologetic Halloween person. My husband proposed to me on a moonlit horse-drawn...
Quiz: Which Cozy YA Romance Should You Bundle Up With This...
Ready for a YA Romance Quiz? Depending on where you are in the world, as we move...
DREAMS OF A PENCIL
The pencil fantasizes about standing in a meadow, watering its “top” such that it...
THE POWWOW TREASURE
Old tropes and new fun greet young readers in a mystery about two kids traveling...
THE RELUCTANT STORYTELLER
In Cherokee storyteller Coulson’s title novella, Maurice “Chooch” Tenkiller, a Minnesota...
GRANDMA AND THE ROOSTER
It is Lunar New Year, and Grandma visits her granddaughter, Xiaoyue, bringing along...
SAVING GRANDDADDY'S STORIES
Hicks came from an impoverished family in the Blue Ridge Mountains and loved listening...
CUTHBERT GRANT
Alas, a fascinating life does not make a fascinating read in this book about Cuthbert...
LASSA THE VIKING AND THE DRAGON’S INFERNO
All 13-year-old Lassa Erikson wants is to be a quiet, studious apprentice alchemist...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 21, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad....
3 Must-Read YA Graphic Memoirs
Experience the Grishaverse like never before. . . Out of the pages of the Shadow...
Check ‘Em Out: Find The Perfect Library Tote Bags To Haul...
If you, like me, are a power user of your local library, chances are you’re in need...
Tiffany D. Jackson and the “Stress” of It All
Earlier this year a few of my fellow Book Rioters and I were having a conversation...
9 Diverse Memoirs You Should Add to Your Reading List
He traced his Black ancestry through time and across continents. What he found is...
Horror-Inspired Socks to Warm Your Feet
Halloween is upon us, and although it’ll be enjoyed a little differently this year,...
7 Books for Young Readers Where School Is The Social Setting
As a kid, school is everything to you. It’s where you meet friends, find your crushes,...
B-List Bonanza: Jedi Master Depa Billaba
It struck me not long ago that B-listcomics villains, especially those with roots...
9 Fantastic Authors We’d Take A Writing Seminar From
Over the summer, I decided to put some of my free time to use and purchased Maggie...
The Baby-Sitters Club, From Novels to Graphic Novels
The first Baby-sitters Club novel was released a lifetime ago, back in 1986 when...
7 Books for Fans of Hades the Game
My fiance bought me Hades this month, and I’ve been obsessed ever since I hit start....
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK
If it didn’t happen in the five boroughs, it didn’t happen. That is to say, to trust...
THE PURPOSE OF POWER
For much of her life, Garza, who grew up in a wealthy White community in Northern...
TOGETHER, APART
In these nine stories, some teens face the boredom of being home all day with their...
REVIVING THE HAWTHORN SISTERS
Before she was Dove Jarrod, one of the most famous traveling faith healers of the...
YANKS BEHIND THE LINES
In 1914, Germany invaded Belgium on its way to France, a remarkably brazen violation...
WOMEN IN THE WAITING ROOM
This second collection for Kapur, following Visiting Indira Gandhi’s Palmist (2015),...
A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING
In her latest, social historian and novelist Flanders tackles the curious history...
A POTTY FOR ZAZA
This title in the Dutch series about a Black toddler named Zaza shows her mother...
MILO'S CHRISTMAS PARADE
Milo’s family likes the Christmas parade for all the goodies spectators drop: popcorn,...
THE <i>DRAGON ARK</i>
Led by putative author Curatoria Draconis, depicted with brown skin and locs, the...
9 Audiobooks by Debut Authors
They were born to defy Texas’s tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth, but after...
Queer Characters Don’t Need a Romance to Prove They’re...
Representation matters. That’s just a nonstarter. So hear me when I say I am grateful...
Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Ideas and How To DIY
When my public library announced a pumpkin decorating contest, I knew I had to get...
9 Books Where Women Take Charge
What if a viral pandemic put women in charge of the planet? Athena Vosh lives just...
Riot Recommendation: What Are Your Favorite Musician Memoirs?
A portrait of race, meaning, and the search for self across centuries and continents....
Prank Your Significant Other In 7 Fun Romance Books
They meet, they fall in love, and they live happily ever after. That’s normally...
5 Middle Grade UK Books That Celebrate Diversity
As a high school librarian, I am constantly looking to instill empathy in myself,...
Comics A-Z: History from First Ladies to Justice
History has always been a popular jumping off point for comics, from enhanced lecture-style...
10 Perfectly Creepy Supernatural Books For Halloween
Eleven months out of the year, I read only the occasional horror novel, but as soon...
5 Books to Read If You Still Have “WAP” on Repeat
Whether you like Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” or not, you can’t deny...
INSIDE PASSAGE
“Trouble follows you,” 15-year-old Billy Logan tells his mother, Corey, and he doesn’t...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 20, 2020
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GIRL INTREPID
Armstrong was 7 years old in 1947 when her parents, Sinclair Howard “Howie” Armstrong...
PAINTED POMEGRANATES AND NEEDLEPOINT RABBIS
In this latest entry in the publisher’s Where Religion Lives series, Eichler-Levine,...
10 Free Audiobooks You Probably Didn’t Know Were in the...
The beauty of books entering the public domain is that people can do whatever they...
8 Books About Digital Activism: The Changing Faces of Activism
Cory Doctorow's Attack Surface is a standalone hacker thriller set in the world...
To All the Libraries I’ll Miss When I (Finally) Move
THE STITCHERS: "The chills come guaranteed."--Stephen King THOSE WHO PREY: “Fans...
5 Types of Books to Read on Paper
Don’t get me wrong: digital formats are fantastic. They increase access for library...
5 Fantasy Books Where Alchemy Transforms Adolescence
The English term “alchemy”, from the Arabic word al-kīmiyā, refers to the ancient...
What’s the Science Behind Reading?
Many of us bookworms are fascinated by cold, hard facts, so it’s time we had a post...
Bookish Halloween Shirts
Even if you can’t go out this year for Halloween for your usual haunts, that doesn’t...
5 Books About Social Justice for Filipino American History...
As various streets in the United States continue to fill with protests to denounce...
The Best Book Covers of 2020
It might be early, but since book cover designs are done for the year, it’s actually...
Lesbian Manga and Yuri Manga: What’s the Difference and...
Getting into a new genre or format is always intimidating. Manga is a Japanese form...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 19, 2020
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 18, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Heartless by Marissa Meyer with Fierce...
I’ve Got to Talk to Someone About This! A History of Book...
The history of book clubs is the story of you and me—nerds who read something and...
Comics, Rent Free: 6 Novels Lush Enough to Paint Panels...
I’m a visual person. When I discover a world I like, while I’ll definitely look...
A Quick Guide to DIY Library Bookmarks
If it is true you can tell a person by their bookmark, I can only imagine the stories...
5 Great New Nonfiction Books to Help Understand Our Times
Readers have responded to the struggles and absurdities of 2020 in different ways:...
21 Cozy Mysteries to Settle Down With This Fall: The List...
Book Riot is teaming up with Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers,...
MR. BUTTONMAN AND THE GREAT ESCAPE
In this wordless tale, Mr. Buttonman, a tiny, slender stick figure stitched from...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 16, 2020
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7 Eerie Books By Asian Authors That You Must Read This...
Even though Halloween is a festival of the West, its spirit is not just exclusive...
Songs for Sleepy-Time: Books to Sing Your Baby or Tot to...
My son and I love reading books together, and I think the books we enjoy the most...
17 Excellent Short Stories By Black Authors
Some people might have a hard time with short stories because it can be hard to...
All The Shakespeare Mugs
To buy all the Shakespeare mugs or not to buy all the Shakespeare mugs, that is...
What’s the Deal With Hawkman?
Recently, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Aldis Hodge will be playing...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 17, 2020
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 15, 2020
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SERPENTINE
Originally written for a charity fundraiser in 2004 and dusted off at last for general...
POPPY & SAM AND THE SEARCH FOR SLEEP
They have collected their supplies. They bid each other farewell for the winter....
THE PEOPLE ON THE BEACH
Whitehouse, a journalist and historical adviser at Vienna-based Centropa, “an interactive...
CANCER IS A C WORD
A brown-skinned tot keeps hearing an unfamiliar word that starts with the letter...
THE LIEOGRAPHY OF AMELIA EARHART
At her third birthday party, all her presents are plane-themed. Her fifth grade...
LOST IN THE COCKPIT COUNTRY
High schooler Kemar McBayne is looking forward to the school’s Ecology Club trip,...
THE DRUID AND THE DRAGON
Maeve has often gotten in trouble for being a daydreamer. Images go through her...
DO LIZARDS EAT ICE CREAM?
In this companion to Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? How Animals Keep Warm (2018),...
SURVIVING THE ANGEL OF DEATH
In 1944, when Eva and her identical twin, Miriam, were 10, their family of six was...
THE BLIND PIG MURDERS
It’s October 1928, and Caroline—formerly the madam of a houseboat brothel in the...
OUR SONG, MEMENTO MORI
After 11 years in the priesthood, Father Jamie Bluterre still hasn’t found his calling....
SOMETIMES A WALL...
The pages are sturdy and shiny, with plenty of bright-white negative space for the...
Featured Trailer: DOOMSDAY CLOCK: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION...
The world of Watchmen collides with the DC Universe in the most shocking story in...
Next Reads for WATCHMEN Fans
The world of Watchmen collides with the DC Universe in the most shocking story in...
MAURICE AND HIS DICTIONARY
All Belgian 14-year-old Maurice Fajgenbaum wants is to become a lawyer, but the...
“I’ve Censored My True Feelings”: Jessica Darling, Me,...
I first encountered Megan McCafferty’s Sloppy Firsts on my mom’s dresser. I was...
A Beginner’s Guide to Gothic Fantasy
With spooky season upon us, many of us are craving some dark and creepy reads. And...
20 Must-Read Halloween Books for Preschoolers
Halloween is my daughter’s favorite holiday, and Halloween children’s books are...
Book Fetish: Volume 427
Book Riot is teaming up with BookClubbish to giveaway one puzzle prize pack for...
11 Books on the Bias Against Women in Healthcare and Medicine
My quest to learn more about bias against women in medicine started in a very personal...
What’s the Deal with that HBO Max Peacemaker Show Starring...
Recently, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that John Cena will be getting his...
Reading Pathways: Anthony Horowitz
As a murder mystery aficionado, I’m always on the look out for a clever, well-written...
How I Learned to Stop Being Sexist and Love Miss Marple
My interest in Agatha Christie has ebbed and flowed my entire life. She was the...
10 Eerie Books for Autumn
Horror isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Maybe you want a hint of eerie atmosphere or...
5 Novels From 2020 With Complicated Female Characters
It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that male characters get to be nuanced and...
What Are The Most Cited Poems?
There is a vast body of work in the world of poetry, as there are talented poets...
9 of the Best YA Vampire Books
Crush is the latest release in the smash-hit YA series named by Amazon as one of...
4 Speculative YA Books About Formidable Females of the...
Cordelia Koenig intended to breeze through her senior project about her genealogy....
An Introduction to Filipino Horror
I love horror. It is, shall we say, my favorite genre. Horror movies, horror manga,...
6 Books Celebrating Women’s Early Contributions to Fantasy...
There is a common misconception that after Mary Shelley, the science fiction and...
Homeschooling Inspiration from Ms. Frizzle
These days, many of my mornings begin with the theme song of The Magic School Bus...
Thor and Loki’s Worst Halloween Ever
Most of us only get to wear funky costumes and burst into strangers’ homes on Halloween....
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 14, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Saga Press, publishers of Rebecca...
HOW TO MAKE A LIFE
Chaya Amdur is the mother of five children when a pogrom strikes her village in...
A Beginner’s Guide to the Western Gothic Genre
“The…what?” I hear you say. Saddle up, partners, and let’s explore western gothic,...
KATHERINE MANSFIELD
Though Mansfield’s life begins in New Zealand in the late 19th century, she makes...
A TIME FOR MERCY
Stuart Kofer is not a nice guy. He drinks way too much and likes to brawl. One night,...
THE LAST INTERVIEW
Most interviews purport to expose some previously unknown truth, however trivial,...
THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN
Beatrice Clayborn’s father has gone deeply into debt to allow her to present herself...
THE CASE AGAINST GEORGE W. BUSH
As Christopher Hitchens did with Henry Kissinger, so Markoff does with George W....
THE WORLD MADE A RAINBOW
“All of the world had to stay home today,” a White child gripes, then jumps at her...
HOW TO WRITE ONE SONG
This book should have a potential readership beyond fledgling songwriters. Of course,...
HEART OF THE NIGHT
“Al-Rawi. I am Jaafar al-Rawi, Jaafar Ibrahim Sayyid al-Rawi.” The pride in which...
THE REDSHIRT
King College in North Carolina is one of the country’s premier academic institutions,...
DEATH OF A CAR SALESMAN
It’s 2028, and Big Al Washington is a successful car salesman who’s made a fortune...
FRANKIE AND THE CREEPY CUTE CRITTERS
With cornflower-blue skin, a big poof of dark-blue hair, bat wings, and a nose shaped...
THE DIARIES OF EMILIO RENZI
That Renzi’s diaries are à clef is certain. Whether they’re roman à clef or reportage...
FREEMAN'S
For many readers today, love is also scarce, since, as Freeman notes in his introduction,...
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
In July 2020, Kendrick Lamar achieved new headlines when it was announced that his...
10 Great YA Books Set in the 1990s
June, 1993. Claire is dumped in rural Indianola, Texas, to spend vacation taking...
Appalachian Audiobooks That Taught Me How to Say Goodbye
Book Riot is teaming up with BookClubbish to giveaway one puzzle prize pack for...
10 BALLET DANCERS
Counting down from 10 to two, then zero, then back up to one, this book shows ballet...
THE COFFEEHOUSE
As it opens, the characters of Mahfouz’s novel, first serialized in a Cairo newspaper...
WHEN CAREGIVING CALLS
About 21% of adults in the United States—as many as 53 million Americans—act as...
THE GIVING DAY
Having brought out a Welcome Wagon (2020) for an opener, the tightly knit community...
3 Great Cookbooks for Supper Clubs
It’s been six months since COVID-19 has had us staying home to protect our communities....
5 Comics About Dissent in Honor of RBG
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, we lost a great mind, a great advocate...
10 Cosmic Horror Art Pieces For Your Horrific Aesthetic
With Lovecraft Country‘s popularity and a new group of people reckoning and coming...
Give Me a Gay Section, Not Gentrified Bookshelves
My very first Pride, I was dirt broke and with my first girlfriend. We were both...
Why Are We Obsessed With Other People’s Bookshelves?
The first thing I did when I found out that I’d be hosting a Zoom staff meeting...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 13, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by DC. Today’s Featured Deals $4.99The...
When Will I Stop Equating My Self-Worth With the Amount...
For the past several months, I’ve found myself substituting the word “crisis” in...
Why You Need to Read More Black Immigrant Literature
The first time I read about Black immigrants I was already old enough to believe...
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With These 8 Books
How many Hispanic authors are on your bookshelf right now? Here is an opportunity...
Spooky Bookmarks To Haunt Your Reading Life
For some of us, horror season occurs on any day ending with a “y.” For others, it’s...
10 Native North American Women Writers to Read This Fall
In the U.S., today marks Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and National Native American Heritage...
Bookish Halloween Costume Ideas for Every Sign in the Zodiac
With Halloween right around the corner, you may be looking for the perfect costume...
“Readers Are Realizing Their Hunger For Our Stories”: Native...
“As Native people, we’re still fighting to crack the 2 percent mark for representation...
8 Witchy YA Novels to Get You Ready for Halloween
The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass invites you to enter the wicked cool fantasy world...
Getting an MLIS While Working Full Time
"A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley. Paper Bullets is the first book...
Spooky and Snuggly: The Best Horror Hoodies for Halloween...
Autumn has certainly arrived – the weather is turning cold, the nights are getting...
4 YA Books Filled With Epic Bilingual Characters We’d Love...
As a Puerto Rican growing up on the island, I spent my days curling up with The...
13 Spooky Middle Grade Books for the Haunting Season
Gather round, children, for tales of ghosts and monsters and all manner of magical...
B-List Bonanza: Jedi Librarian Jocasta Nu
It struck me not long ago that B-listcomics villains, especially those with roots...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 12, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by See Her Die by Melinda Leigh. Today’s...
How My Reading Journal Accidentally Became A Plague Diary
At the turn of the new year, I decided to invest in a modest Moleskine journal and...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 11, 2020
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 10, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Candlewick Press. Today’s Featured Deals...
11 Glorious Spoken Word Poems By Queer Poets
Poetry is fluid in the way it lets you express without asking for much. It does...
How Do Readers Rate The New York Times Best-Selling Books?
You’ve seen them. You’ve thought about them. You have thoughts ABOUT them. So it’s...
Spooky Season Reading List Explosion: The List List #420
From award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson, Standoff offers a nuanced look at...
A Very Brief History of Comic Books
Illustrated folios and wooden plates have been categorized as important artistic...
8 Modern Cosmic Horror Books for a Post-Lovecraft World
Real life is full of existential dread right now, so what better way to deal with...
29 Adorable Bookish Rubber Stamps for Book Lovers Everywhere
If you’ve been writing more letters lately to help support the United States Postal...
LGBT Urban Fantasy: 11 of Our Favorites
LGBT urban fantasy has come in to its own in the last five years. While LGBT characters...
3 Illustrated Books for Your TBR
Illustrated books are making a come back and I, for one, am absolutely thrilled....
6 Books That Offer A Brand New Way Of Looking At Motherhood
In the world we live in, motherhood is often considered the pinnacle of bliss every...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 9, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Today’s Featured...
100 DUNE Quotes To Get Ready For The Movie
Frank Herbert’s Dune is less than 500 pages long, but somehow is a never-ending...
28 Must-Read Frightening Folk Horror Books
It’s the perfect time of year to pick up some folk horror books. It’s harvest time,...
20 Must-Read Fantasy Romance Books
Fantasy romance books are a sub-genre of romance that is very near and dear to my...
Book Fetish: Volume 426
Book Riot is teaming up with BookClubbish to giveaway one puzzle prize pack for...
10 Space Opera Series to Get You Through the Winter
Machine by Elizabeth Bear is a new space opera perfect for fans of Ann Leckie and...
A Call to Vote and an Endorsement
The following is a letter and endorsement from Book Riot. At Book Riot, we understand...
THE FLIGHT OF THE VEIL
Brooklyn, 1990. Dr. Nicky Covo is a psychiatrist and widower attempting to help...
#SuperheroProblems: So Your Girlfriend is Also a Supervillain
Secret identities are very useful. They keep a superhero’s family and friends safe,...
6 Books To Read If You Loved FLEABAG
By now most of us have developed a permanent obsession with Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s...
Reading Pathways: V.E. Schwab
V.E. Schwab (also known as Victoria Schwab) is one of my all-time favorite authors....
How the Pandemic Has Changed Our Reading Lives
When readers all over the world are suddenly taken out of their daily routines and...
Poet Louise Glück Wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to American poet Louise Glück...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 8, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by In a Holidaze, the sparkling holiday...
Let Us Do The Matchmaking: Pairing INDIAN MATCHMAKING Characters...
When the famous Indian Matchmaking docu-series was released on Netflix, everyone...
A Summer Without Voices: How Rachel Carson’s SILENT SPRING...
There is irony in reading a book about the deterioration of our world during a global...
TORRENTS OF OUR TIME
In an introduction to this volume, Fennell notes: “For the longest time, I couldn’t...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 7, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Saga Press, publishers of speculative...
9 Gothic Books to Read this Autumn
I’m not that into horror films or scary stories around Halloween. Not because I...
8 Books about Race and Policing in America
From award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson, Standoff offers a nuanced look at...
4 More YA Books About Aliens and the Unknown
With distance learning, teens are having to manage their time and attention now...
WOMEN IN BIOLOGY
A curious, bespectacled protagonist explores the world around her through the study...
JUST WATCH ME
For Grade 7 technology class, Simon’s required to do a livestream on a shared platform....
BROKEN SHARDS OF TIME
After surviving a tragic accident that kills her parents in the year 2052, Wren...
The Series We Loved: Mary-Kate and Ashley
I could not get enough of book series as a preteen. I don’t know if it was a product...
Comics Blockbusters: A DC FanDome Trailer Roundup
DC is a disaster. I blame the Snyder Cut. Not really. Maybe really, I don’t know....
7 Unconventional HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Adaptations
Originally published in serial form from 1901 to 1902, The Hound of the Baskervilles...
Why The Medieval Girl in the Tower Trope Still Exists in...
The girl in the tower trope; Young Adult books love it but the Breton lay (Medieval...
5 Quirky Ways to Turn Your Partner Into Your Reading Buddy
Would you consider yourself an avid reader? A book pundit? A literature aficionado?...
Just Write: Outstanding Literary Pencils
The smell of fresh school supplies never gets old. Whether or not you’re a student,...
If You Want Dark Stories, Read These Manhwa And Manga Like...
Killing Stalking. Killing and stalking. Yup, the title definitely fits this story...
Quiz: Which YA Friendship is Most Like Your Own?
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
19 Queer Friendship Books That Go Beyond the Gay Best Friend
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
10 Great Books About Kid Detectives
Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and an obsession with...
6 Audiobooks to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
For a detective returning to her hometown, fear and suspicion can run wild. Ten...
Welcome to Literary Friendship Day!
It’s Literary Friendship Day here at Book Riot, and we are celebrating all things...
8 Epic Friendships in Sci-fi and Fantasy Books
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
5 of the Best Criminal Friendships
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
8 Great Picture Books about Friendship
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
6 of the Best Friendships in YA Fantasy
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
4 of the Best Friendships in Middle Grade Books
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
3 Ways to Start a Two-Person Book Club with a Friend
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
2020 National Book Awards Finalists Announced
The National Book Foundation has announced the 2020 National Book Awards finalists!...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 6, 2020
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Santa Monica by Cassidy Lucas and...
10 of the Best Manga Friendships
Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about...
