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BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen12d ago
Holiday books are hitting fast and heavy right now, and this week, there are not one, but two, Christmas-themed romances hitting shelves.
BOOK RIOTby Community12d ago
The best book covers of September 2026 We all judge a book by its cover. There鈥檚 no shame in that鈥攃overs are the biggest marketing tool a book has. But not all book covers are created equal.
BOOK RIOTby Vanessa Diaz12d ago
It鈥檚 a tale almost as old as time, and it鈥檚 landing on Netflix this Thursday. John Steinbeck鈥檚 East of Eden is an epic, magisterial novel about fathers and sons, family legacies, and the question...
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen13d ago
Amid a lawsuit brought by several authors earlier this year and approved by a judge to proceed last week, the state of Utah has added seven new books to its list of titles that must be removed from...
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi13d ago
I鈥檝e been saying it a lot lately, but it鈥檚 true: readers are really and truly eating well right now.
BOOK RIOTby Anne Mai Yee Jansen13d ago
Healing fiction is, as the name implies, a genre of fiction that feels healing. Originating in Japan and South Korea, healing fiction has become a global phenomenon.
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis13d ago
There鈥檚 nothing that brings people together like trying to navigate a strange situation together, and that鈥檚 exactly what happens in these queer time travel romance books.
BOOK RIOTby R. Nassor13d ago
In honor of cauldron season, might I interest you in a range of poisons, potions, and brews in fantasy novels?
BOOK RIOTby Community13d ago
You get a book club, and you get a book club! Have you heard of the book club that was born from high-quality shoes? No?
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi14d ago
We are in prime gothic-book-reading time, which is perfect, because the recent offerings for BIPOC gothic fiction are plentiful this year, including a lot of this list of the best new spooky Latine...
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi14d ago
In mainstream media, space occupies, well, a lot of space. Sometimes, it鈥檚 presented as this expansive, never-ending vacuum that sits outside of familiarity, and that occasionally sends us into...
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis14d ago
The first LGBTQ book I read was Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesl茅a Newman, which I discovered on the shelves of my school library. I remember finishing the story and thinking, Huh.
BOOK RIOTby Andy Minshew14d ago
Mystery is a fascinating genre not only for the twisty and thrilling plots but for the discussions of human nature that are often at the heart of the story.
BOOK RIOTby Carolina Ciucci14d ago
Although I enjoy reading webtoons, I admit I enjoy them more when they鈥檙e in a physical book format.
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis14d ago
J. K. Rowling鈥檚 name was once synonymous with one of the most beloved franchises in history: Harry Potter.
BOOK RIOTby Guest14d ago
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright is the author of Heavy Cream, a novel about a teenage girl finding mother figures in unconventional places. It鈥檚 out tomorrow from Simon & Schuster.
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen17d ago
Doing your own research matters, but so, too, does checking your sources when you do that work. Source checking is a crucial skill, but it can be difficult, even for folks who are well-versed in...
BOOK RIOTby Community17d ago
While most of the titles on this list are the same as last week, there is one difference: the 2021 romance The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood is back in the top five, following its movie...
BOOK RIOTby Emily Martin17d ago
The Traitors is back! Traitors: New Blood is now airing on NBC and Peacock, and the cast for the new celebrity Traitors season was just announced.
BOOK RIOTby Liberty Hardy17d ago
At this moment, you are reading a post on a site dedicated to the love of books and reading. That means that at some point, you learned to read, and most likely, it happened at a young age.
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