The Good Mother
When I was pregnant with my first child, I rode my bicycle well into my third trimester, grateful for the weightless ease of wheels on pavement,...
‘What We Want Is to Start a Revolution’
Early in the twentieth century there lived in Greenwich Village a few hundred women and men who were bent on making a revolution not so much...
White Fantasy Appropriates Stories of Oppression from People of Color
Another day, another shit show involving J. K. Rowling; I’m starting to think there’s a schedule. I’m not a Potterhead, so I have no skin in...
7 Books That Epitomize Bookseller Noir
Noir has long been obsessed with books—books as objects, as evidence, as repositories of the past, and occasionally as glimpses into other worlds of possibility. It’s...
How to Shorten Your Sentences: 6 Easy Tips
When it comes to writing, oftentimes less is better. Learning how to shorten your sentences can give your writing the flow it needs to hook readers....
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 29, 2022
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $2.99 Jade City by Fonda Lee Get This Deal $2.99 Dopesick by Beth Macy Get...
The School Board Project, Round Two: Book Censorship News, July 29, 2022
School board elections are crucial. They have always been important, but in a time of increased censorship, with big money funding campaigns by right-wing activists at the local...
Can’t Stop Thinking About Jordan Peele’s NOPE? Here’s What to Read Next!
So you’ve seen Jordan Peele’s Nope and you’re looking for what to read next? Here are a few ideas. Warning: minor spoilers connected to the themes...
Book Deals in Nonfiction, Lifestyle, and Cooking: July 29, 2022
$1.99 Guided Tarot for Seamless Readings by Stefanie Caponi Get This Deal $0.00 Let’s Talk About Hard Things by Anna Sale Get This Deal $4.99 Chaat:...
Should We Still Study Shakespeare?
Should we still study Shakespeare? There isn’t a simple answer. For one thing, it depends what is meant by “study” — perhaps a better question, at...
