bookriot.comadded August 2026
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi27d ago
If she were still alive, Agatha Christie would be 136 years old today. Her legacy is so enduring that a character pair of hers who first appeared in 1922—detective couple Tommy and Tuppence...
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi28d ago
When I first set out to compile a list of new books by Latine authors to kick off Latin Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), I had a mind to include a variety of genres.
BOOK RIOTby R. Nassor28d ago
Time to break out the Kleenex: these are romance books that will make you cry. I stand by the belief that in the bounds of romance, with a Happily Ever After (HEA) guaranteed, sadness is cathartic.
BOOK RIOTby Jamie Canaves28d ago
While I’ve spent the last decade writing and reading all things crime books for the Unusual Suspects newsletter, I’ve never stopped reading all the other genres.
BOOK RIOTby Chris M. Arnone28d ago
Intersex. The “I” in LGBTQIA+. How I was born. Intersex is an umbrella term that describes a number of biological variations that place people not neatly in the male or female binary.
BOOK RIOTby Grace Lapointe28d ago
Although the term romantasy may be new, the combination of fantasy with romance isn’t. Fantasy and romance are two of the most popular genres separately, and recently, they’re often blended as...
BOOK RIOTby Community28d ago
3 must-read YA novels exploring mental health photo credit: Denzel Golatt Elizabeth Acevedo is the bestselling YA author of The Poet X, among many others.
BOOK RIOTby Guest28d ago
Shaun Tan is a bestselling and Academy Award-winning author-artist of The Arrival, among many others. His newest graphic novel is Hometown, out tomorrow from Levine Querido Books.
BOOK RIOTby Guest28d ago
Elizabeth Acevedo is the bestselling YA author of The Poet X, among many others. Her newest is Anger is Only a Shadow, out tomorrow from Quill Tree Books.
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen11 Sept 2026
One of the most well-known celebrity book clubs celebrates 30 years this month: Oprah’s Book Club. Launched in September 1996, Oprah has highlighted 124 books.
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen11 Sept 2026
Texas. Colorado. Arkansas. Texas. Wyoming. These five names and the four states in which they live and work represent something significant.
BOOK RIOTby Community11 Sept 2026
The most popular books on Goodreads this week are familiar titles, so this felt like a good time to check in on the most popular books on the StoryGraph.
BOOK RIOTby Emily Martin11 Sept 2026
This year isn’t over yet, and we have a lot of exciting horror news to get excited about as we near the final months of the year. Autumn days are the perfect time to get into all the scary stories.
BOOK RIOTby Eileen Gonzalez11 Sept 2026
It’ll be Hispanic Heritage Month in just a few short days! While there’s never a bad time to read books by Latine creators and/or about Latine characters, the month-long period from September 15 to...
BOOK RIOTby Community10 Sept 2026
This week’s bestselling books roundup has three titles appearing here for the first time. Unsurprisingly, one is Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty, the sequel to Big Little Lies, set ten years...
BOOK RIOTby Julia Rittenberg10 Sept 2026
Bisexuality can get an unfairly bad rap, both from the general public and in inter-community misunderstandings.
BOOK RIOTby Megan Mabee10 Sept 2026
Fifteen years ago, I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in preparation for the release of the first movie. I was 18 years old, just a couple years older than Katniss’s character.
BOOK RIOTby Alison Doherty10 Sept 2026
In the United States, it is Grandparents Day this weekend. The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is so special and definitely something to celebrate!
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis10 Sept 2026
In 2027, the iconic YA dystopian novel Feed by M. T. Anderson will turn 25 years old, and today, Book Riot is revealing the new cover!
BOOK RIOTby Community10 Sept 2026
Daniel Gawthrop is the author of Cutting Edge: Hockey as Queer Culture, out this week from Arsenal Pulp Press. Below, he describes responses to the Heated Rivalry TV series in the LGBTQ+ community.
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