What Do Parents Really Think of Libraries and Book Bans?: Survey Results
Book bans show no sign of slowing down, and they’re often defended by claiming “parents’ rights” to restrict access to LGBTQ books, anti-racist materials, and social...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 18, 2024
Today’s Featured Book Deals $1.99 All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Get This Deal $1.99 The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo Get This...
Fifth Circuit Court Calls Texas READER Act Unconstitutional; Stays Law
In what is undoubtedly one of the biggest wins over the course of this ongoing three year battle over book bans, the Fifth Circuit Court of...
What are You Reading This Week
We’re three weeks into the 2024 Read Harder Challenge! How are you doing so far? Are you ahead of schedule or already panicking about being behind?...
I Brought My Kids On Tour For A Book About Motherhood
People told me not to write about mom rage. (Consider the internet trolls! Consider your children!) They cautioned me not to publish under my real name....
The Fight for Freedom Starts With How We Treat Ourselves and Others
In Freedom House, KB Brookins uses language to imagine Black liberty in personal, political, and public spheres. Through inventive forms, such as a CV and a poem...
Lindsay Hunter Is Redrawing the Boundaries of Crime Fiction
At its core, Lindsay Hunter’s Hot Springs Drive is a novel about a tragic and violent crime that rocks a community, wrecks two families, and rends to...
What Makes an “It” Book?
Last spring, I had an idea for a recurring segment on First Edition where I would have Rebecca Schinsky help me decide what the “it” book...
Quiz: Can You Match the Blurb to the Book?
Book blurbs pull a lot of weight. I don’t know about you, but I’ve often decided on whether or not a book is for me, not...
The 8 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 That You Need To Read in 2024
Nonfiction has become one of my absolute favorite categories to read in, especially in the last few years, so I am excited to highlight the best...
