A Black Belt in Karate Doesn’t Make a Fair Father
An excerpt from A Nearby Country Called Love by Salar Abdoh He couldn’t bear going back to the apartment just yet. The apartment of the dead....
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 6, 2023
Today’s Featured Book Deals $4.99 Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison Get This Deal $1.99 People Person by Candice Carty-Williams Get This Deal $2.99 All The...
Don’t Get YouTube Music, Get YouTube Premium
These days we all pay for too many subscription services, whether that’s for music, cloud storage, streaming Netflix, food delivery, and more. However, I’m here to...
In “Company,” Every Story Begins With a Guest
Who is responsible for maintaining family lore? In Company, Shannon Sanders introduces—and repeatedly reintroduces—readers to the Collinses, a Black family with roots in D.C. and Atlantic...
What’s New In The World of Reading Research?
I’m rounding out the second year of my second master’s degree program this semester. I earned my Masters in Information Studies back in 2008, and now...
The Best Picture Books for Shy Kids
Working at a public library, a very common request I get is my picks for best picture books for shy kids. It can be such a...
Middle Grade Cozy Fantasy Comics and Graphic Novels
I think we all know by now that cozy fantasy is taking over—as it well should—and comics are no exception. Now, I love a good cozy...
Is Ghostwriting Ruining Literature?
Ghostwritten books are hardly new. The phenomenon of a household name hiring a writer on the down low to produce work for which the star will...
The Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Relationship Books
Finding relationship advice books that cover the needs of LGBTQ readers can be a challenge. Just as fiction books about queer people can help readers feel...
10 Books Like KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Books like Killers of the Flower Moon are some of my favorite nonfiction works. David Grann’s books are crackerjack reads, so I’ll gravitate to any authors...
