A Road Trip Across America to Dismantle White Patriarchy
Randa Jarrar’s memoir Love Is An Ex-Country focuses predominantly on the years leading to the 2016 election, a period, which, like now, was characterized by heightened...
8 Novels in Translation by Iranian Women Writers
In interviews about my book abroad, nothing bothered me more than the clichés about Iranian women’s lives. A German woman asked me, “Did you publish your...
36 Excellent Science Fiction And Fantasy Books From AAPI Authors: The List List #450
The sweeping, unforgettable story of an interracial couple in 1990s New York City who are determined to protect their love against all odds—a reimagining of Romeo...
Racebending in Superhero Adaptations, 2001-2021
The U.S. is a lot more diversity-conscious today than we were back when our most beloved comic book characters were created. As a result, without intervention...
8 Takes on a Fantasy of Manners
The fantasy of manners has been a sub-genre of SFF (mostly in the F part of it, though you do see it in space opera as...
Don’t Ask Me What My Favorite Book Is
Anyone who’s ever spoken to me or chatted online with me knows that I like to talk about books. Like, a lot. I’ll tell you what...
Fiction, Funerals, and the Opioid Epidemic
As a high school student, Sarah Dessen was my idol. We were both from North Carolina and lived in adjacent towns when I was growing up....
10 Great Books About Washington, D.C.
I fell in love with the nation’s capital when a little show called The West Wing led me to a visit. Before I ever travelled here,...
3 New and Upcoming Diverse YA Contemporary Romances
Romance is in the air when it comes to young adult books, and there are some extremely exciting titles coming up and readily available on shelves...
The StoryGraph Review: Is It Worth Replacing Goodreads?
Finally! Book Riot’s review of The StoryGraph! If you’re a Book Riot reader, you’re likely the type of person that likes to keep track of your...
