Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 28, 2020
Sponsored by Never Kiss a Duke by Megan Frampton, published by Avon Books. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so...
DevOps report card: Security must be part of the software delivery cycle
After surveying nearly 3,000 tech and professionals from around the world, Puppet released its findings from the State of DevOps: Industry Report Card. The survey examined...
I’m Reading About My Mother’s Addiction Because I Don’t Know How to Write About It
For a decade now I’ve written personal essays describing hidden bottles of cheap Chardonnay and the whine of ambulances and how the lip of the bumper...
This Graphic Memoir About Adoption Isn’t Interested in Comfortable Answers
Cartoonist Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom begins her graphic memoir, Palimpsest: Documents from a Korean Adoption, with the following dedication: This album is dedicated to all adoptees —living...
4 Comic Book Roles for Oscar Isaac
The film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris’s Ex Machina isn’t going to be called Ex Machina. Why? Probably at least in part because its star,...
Exceptional January Books Out in the UK
Start this new year with a carefully curated list of the best UK books out this January. From the sweltering heat of Seoul to the dangerous...
Madeline Miller’s Books Deepened My Appreciation for Greek Mythology
Trigger Warning: Mention of sexual assault In high school and college, Greek epics like Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were never among my favorites. This is partly...
40+ Celebrity Books You Should Read This Year
I like to read about celebrities. I don’t necessarily need to know a celebrity’s work, either, to be invested in what I’m reading: hearing someone’s life...
Celebrate Valentine’s Day Like Lara Jean Song Covey
Valentine’s Day is coming up and so is the release of P.S. I Still Love You, the sequel to the Netflix original film To All the...
8 Serious Queer Novels Without Serious Queer Suffering
Reading books full of queer suffering can get exhausting, especially for queer readers. I’m not saying there’s no place for books that explore all the specific...
