Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 6, 2020
Sponsored by Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang with First Second. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them...
Kavita Das Wants You to Think About Why You’re Writing in the First Place
In our series “Can Writing Be Taught?” we partner with Catapult to ask their course instructors all our burning questions about the process of teaching writing. This...
Where Can a Young Black Man Find Belonging in America?
Gabriel Bump’s debut novel Everywhere You Don’t Belong is about growing up on the South Side of Chicago. We follow Claude, a sensitive kid who loses...
Which Infinity Stone Are You? A Quiz
After following the Avengers as they scrambled through time and space on screen and across pages in pursuit of the infinity stones, it’s time to dig...
In Praise of the Short Story
I attempted to read Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude twice before the successful third try. It was tough, but around the midway mark...
10 of the Best Surprisingly Literary Publications From Medium
Believe it or not, Book Riot isn’t the only place on the internet where you can read about books—though some may argue that we’re the best*....
40 Of The Best Feminist Books
What makes a feminist? It’s a question that pops up whenever feminism is discussed. Sometimes the answers are pithy and snappy (for example, the one given...
6 Reasons Why Bookish Friends are the Best Friends
One of the reasons I love working in a bookshop is that I get to be surrounded by books all day. And, perhaps more importantly for...
Plan Your Dream Reading Vacation in a Literary Airbnb
One of the best rituals I instituted for myself came after one of my most stressful life seasons. I felt my anxiety growing steadily as I...
The Curse of the Two Star Read
Ever since I started keeping a reading spreadsheet a few years ago, I’ve been continually amazed by all the ways that analyzing the data it collects...
