10 Books To Remind You Why Y2K is Back
Paparazzi photos of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are proliferating in the tabloids. Teenagers are flooding stores to buy track suits, crop tops and low rise...
Light Novel vs Manga: We Can Have Both
For comic book fans, it may seem like 2020/2021 was the rebirth of manga. Adaptations were filling the Netflix stream. Local comic book stores were constantly...
A Better World for Disabled Readers
Book Riot is teaming up with Macmillan’s Nightfire newsletter for a chance to win a Horror Lover’s prize pack containing the following: $200 Visa gift card, The Living...
Please Don’t Make Me Read in Order
At this point, I’ve been reading romance for more than half of my life and I’m well-versed in its conventions and tropes. While I’m very much...
Gorgeous Farmhouse Bookshelves for Every Room
It’s hard to deny the appeal of the farmhouse aesthetic — cozy, comforting, simple. Old farmhouses always feel to me like they were made for long...
Mermaid, Selkies, and Sea Creatures, Oh My! Under the Sea Comics for All Ages
As the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman song says, “the seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake,” and it’s definitely true that there’s something appealing...
12 Great Indigenous Memoirs
Seeking out Indigenous writers is a good way to find a great book. The 12 memoirs in my list below tell powerful, moving stories. Many of...
Get To Know Satyajit Ray: Bookish Polymath Extraordinaire
This year is the birth centenary of legendary Indian filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award. He is an icon in...
10 of the Best Horror Novels Featuring Cults
I can’t remember when I first became interested in cults, but I know that it was before I hit my teens. The first thing I remember...
The Long History of Little Golden Books
You know them by the glinting foil spine. That yellow foil edge lining children’s books is the hallmark of Little Golden Books, the kid lit franchise that’s...
