Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 26, 2020
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $1.99Broken Harbor by Tana French Get This Deal $2.99These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling...
A Mother and Son Scam Their Way Into the American Dream
Maxima in the dark. Half-lit by a Virgin Mary night-light and the glow of a screen saver, a slow-motion sweep of stars and planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Earth....
The Ugliest Babies in the World
The way we’ve been told, my girl cousins and I were born with broken faces. “You know ah–,” my grandma says, “–all your mothers were so...
How Societies Go Backward
I often tell my students that two hideous demons slumber under the floorboards of Western culture: anti-Semitism and anti-Black racism. And they can erupt through those...
Threats Real and Imaginary
If the most powerful position on earth is to be filled either by one of the worst humans the gene pool has ever devised or by...
9 Fascinating And Fun Literary Airbnb Online Experiences
If we’re comparing tragedies this year, one of the smallest possible ones would be how much I’ve missed traveling in 2020. Yet, traveling and exploring new...
18 Books to Celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Big dreams, big joy, and inspiring stories about unbreakable connections. These are the things we celebrate during Down Syndrome Awareness Month (October). And what better way...
10 Recent Books by Asian American Poets
The Asian American poetry scene is booming. Not only are Asian American poets publishing new collections, but in some cases they’re also publishing prose. (And anytime...
B-List Bonanza: Sana Starros
It struck me not long ago that B-list comics villains, especially those with roots in the DC mythos, have enjoyed a renaissance since the advent of The CW’s...
Edward Cullen is a Comedian, and Other Thoughts on MIDNIGHT SUN
The long-awaited retelling of Twilight through Edward Cullen’s topaz eyes came out in August, and I’m still wrapping my head around it. Midnight Sun was supposed...
