Why a US-Russia Deal Would Benefit Taiwan
When explaining why the Biden administration must not compromise with Russia over Ukraine, American politicians and pundits often invoke an island almost five thousand miles to...
Is a Curriculum Update a Book Ban?: This Week’s Book Censorship News, February 11, 2022
Nuance is crucial for understanding book challenges, and because there’s a lack of nuanced discussion around the ways in which book challenges have appeared in the...
Fairytale Board Books To Amaze Your Little Ones
Fairytale board books are really upping their quality game as of late. I’ve always loved a well-told fairytale regardless of the form it takes — oral...
10 of the Best SFF Standalone Books
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I love reading sci-fi and fantasy — they’re my all-time favorite genres. They’re also my most read...
The Bookish Life of Vincent Price
Vincent Price was an art collector, world traveler, a foodie, and an adventurous home cook. He wrote books, he was a reader, and he was a...
Singledom in Fiction: An Update Turned Rant
In June of 2016, Book Riot contributor Teresa Preston wrote an excellent article asking “Where are all the single women in fiction?” Interestingly, the answer seemed...
QUIZ: Which Super-Sweetheart Are You?
Where there is a superhero, there is usually a love interest. They may not have powers of their own, but they are determined, talented, and beautiful...
The Nineties: Oh Well, Whatever…Nevermind
I remember when Coupland’s Generation X came out in the early 1990s and all the hype that came with it. I love all of the Instagram...
Books for International Women and Girls in Science Day
In 2015, the United Nations named February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It honors the contributions and achievements of women in...
8 Affrilachian Poetry Collections That Need to Be on Your TBR
In a literary landscape that all too often still assumes that Appalachian means white, the Affrilachian Poets collective proves just as vital to American literature today...
