Queer Intimacy Is Necessary for Survival In a World That Wants To Kill Us
Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt is a revelation: a gory, prickly horror novel unflinching in its violence but deeply humane as well. The book depicts a world ravaged...
An Essential Decency: The Millions Interviews Michael Bourne
John Gardner once said that there are only two stories: a man goes on a journey and a stranger comes to town. Michael Bourne’s debut novel Blithedale...
How To Directly Impact Democracy: Book Censorship News, July 1, 2022
There’s no point in typing “it’s been a week” anymore because every week is A Week. But as we continue into a crumbling democracy, the growing...
They’re a 10 But…(Bookish Edition)
We at Book Riot like a social media trend just as much as anyone, especially when we can find a bookish slant. You might’ve seen this...
10 Sapphic Dark Fantasy Books
We may be past pride month, but as we all know, reading books with LGBTQ+ rep should be an all-year-round affair. Especially when it comes to...
Wool, Rain, Figs, Clocks: 8 Fascinating Nonfiction Deep Dives Into The Ordinary
One of the best things about reading nonfiction is that it reminds me just how big and weird this world we live in is. I read...
Tropes in Capes: Kid Sidekicks
Superhero comics have many well-worn motifs which have been popularized, subverted, and scoffed at over the decades, like secret identities, reporter girlfriends, and radioactive everything. In...
How Does Fiction Capture The Frustrations Of Being A Twentysomething Woman?
Being a woman in ones twenties might feel like walking through fire at times. When we are on the verge of a societal collapse, we can...
Unsettling Reading: Why Are Darker Women’s Stories Growing in Popularity?
Trends in fiction are often a contentious topic. How many times have we heard “YA is dead” or “dystopia is overdone?” Despite this, publishing and the...
Underneath It All: Books Where The Hardcover Has a Clever Design Beneath Its Dust Jacket
Are you looking for hardcovers out right now with a clever design under the dust jacket? You have come to the right place. The excitement of...
