Elisa Gabbert Wants Interesting Thinking, No Matter the Subject
I count Elisa Gabbert among the essayists I would eagerly read on anything. It happens to be the case that the things that tend to interest...
Unto Us, So Much Is Given: 9 Quotes About Gratitude
From “Autumn” by Antoni Viladomat, via Wikimedia Commons Editor’s Note: Who doesn’t love a good quote? For more like this, check out our quotations archive. There is...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 19th, 2018
Today’s newsletter is sponsored by our $250 All the Books Barnes and Noble gift card giveaway! Click here for more info. Today’s Featured Deals The Wangs...
Writing a Ghost Story: How to Get Your Reader to Suspend Disbelief
Ghost story / Photo by Erik Müller on Unsplash Editor’s Note: Simone St. James is the award-winning author of An Inquiry into Love and Death and...
Leif Enger Thinks We’re All Unreliable Narrators
The author of ‘Virgil Wander’ on the slippery slope of selfhood Virgil Wander is the sort of novel you read to remember why you love reading. It’s...
The 2018 National Book Awards Were Full of Firsts—But Also Seconds and Thirds
Let’s not forget, in the thrill of firsts, that the people who follow matter as much as the ones who blaze the trail One would hope that,...
40 Wag-Worthy Dog Books You’ll Want to Get Your Paws On
Want to read more dog books? Of course you do. Here’s where to get started. Dogs and Books: You Can’t Go Wrong Two things that have...
3 Books to Sing Along To
Music is everywhere. I love when music pops up in books. Coming of age tales use music to show how characters grow up. They may make...
Comics About Depression That Are Too Accurate To Ignore
As someone who has depression, I find great comfort in reading about others who live with this particular flavor of mental illness. I’ve found comics about...
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK Is Coming Back!
Lovers of all things scary: chances are you’ve read Scary Stories to Read In The Dark cover to cover. You debated the Scary Stories art work. You can’t...
