When is the Right Time to Hire a Book Editor?
First-time authors sometimes make a grave mistake when seeking a book editor for their first manuscript. When I started as a freelance editor, I couldn’t put...
Sheila Heti on Tove Jansson
At The New Yorker, Sheila Heti takes a closer look at Tove Jansson, who was best known for creating Moomin, but went on to write fiction...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 3, 2020
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $1.99Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender Get This Deal $2.99The Fact of a Body...
7 Books About Women in the Desert
What is a desert? A desert is a place with little rain, a dry place where plants struggle, where animals struggle, and only those creatures who...
“Little Fires Everywhere” Asks Whether Art—Or Parenthood—Is Theft
If you’re going to adapt a book to the screen, I’m a fan of the limited series. It gives the story room to develop echoes and...
These Artists Are Making Free Coloring Pages For You To Enjoy
Although adult coloring books aren’t as popular as they were just a few years ago, that doesn’t mean adults aren’t still coloring. Given that we’re all...
15 Awesome Dragon Books for Kids
There are a lot of dragon books for kids. Some feature silly dragons written to make young readers laugh. Others tell tales of fearsome dragons who...
3 New Bookish Podcasts Created for Life in Quarantine
I listen to podcasts constantly. And I mean, constantly. I listen to them while I drive, while I do things around the house, while I play...
15 Great New LGBTQ Middle Grade Books
In 2017 I wrote Book Riot’s second round-up of LGBTQ middle grade in response to the first LGBTQ middle grade list in 2016. It was really...
The 7 Kinds of Books You Read During a Global Pandemic
When the best thing you can do during a global pandemic is stay home, away from all the people who make up your real-life communities, books...
