New Report Showcases Wide Damage of Educational Gag Orders
Fifty-four separate bills have been introduced across 24 different legislatures between January and September of this year which aim to restrict what is taught in K-12...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 9, 2021
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $3.99 Nadiya Bakes by Nadiya Hussain Get This Deal $2.99 The Golden Thread by Ravi...
New Releases Tuesday: The Best Books Out This Week
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for a new batch of book releases! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to...
A Novel About Race, Class, and Gender Set on the Oil Fields of North Dakota
In O Beautiful, Elinor is a 42-year-old ex-model from North Dakota on assignment in the Bakken, a career-making offer that comes unexpectedly from her grad school...
7 Novels and Stories That Prove Fiction Can Grapple with Illness
For a very brief period of time, I wanted to be a doctor. My medical aspirations were not, however, borne of so noble a desire as...
Books About Wonder and Sparking Joy in Dark Seasons
One of my favorite Mary Oliver poems includes the line “Joy is not made to be a crumb.” I think about that line a lot, and...
9 Comics And Manga Set In Space
Space nerds unite! Okay, so I love comics as most nerds do, but there is something special about leaving earth and going beyond the clouds for...
The Treatment of Homelessness in Contemporary Fiction
Homelessness is one of the great issues of our time. In the USA, as of 2021, there are over half a million people experiencing homelessness. Actually,...
What Are the Key Elements of a Murder Mystery?
What makes a murder mystery a murder mystery? That’s a key question for murder mystery aficionados and, of course, writers. I’ve just finished reading both S.S....
Bookish Holiday Gifts for Readers: 2021 Edition
Picking out gifts for the people you care about is fun if you do it without the last minute stress. I love researching and deliberating over...
