Books, Arts, and Culture

“Too often we identify with our bosses and our companies instead of with our fellow workers. Your boss is not your friend. Without a union, your...

I tend to pick up comics in very specific situations. Sometimes I need a reset during a reading slump, and have discovered that the comics medium...

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is as close as Arthur Conan Doyle ever came to a Sherlock Holmes Christmas special—and it’s not even set on...

One of my husband’s pandemic projects was to build a Little Free Library. It’s not quite done yet, but it’s been such a fun project for...

TBR is Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Been dreaming of a “Stitch Fix for books?” Now it’s here!...

Book Riot is teaming up with Harlequin.com to giveaway one $100 Books-A-Million gift card! Happy almost 2021! Since this is the last column of 2020, and...

I grew up in New York and all year thought of the library across the street from my childhood with its library flag and librarian who...

It’s been a hard year to read (for me, to focus) even with many astounding-sounding books and also a challenging year to publish a book (which...

There were two kinds of readers this year: people who dove into pandemic fiction, and people who said, “Uhh, things are bad enough, no thanks.” I...

Pen America has released longlists for their variety of literary awards. There are some expected choices and a few surprises, too. Notably, this is the first...