9 Books About Identity and Gender by Jewish Women and Nonbinary Writers
At a time when attacks against queer and Jewish identities are often trending on Twitter, I find myself wanting to dive deep and spend book-long time...
What Our Fear of Wolves Tells Us About Women’s Fears
“This is one of those stories that begins with a female body,” opens Erica Berry’s evocative exploration of wolves, fear, and the female experience, Wolfish: Wolf,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 24, 2023
Today’s Featured Book Deals $3.99 Babel by R. F. Kuang Get This Deal $2.99 The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin Get This Deal $2.99 An...
In a Wave of Greek Mythology Retellings, Where Are the Greek Writers?
Walk into any Barnes & Noble, and you’re likely to find at least one table devoted to Greek mythology retellings. Mythology retellings, especially Greek mythology, are...
Reading Pathways: Aya de León Should Be On Your Shelves
“The heist tale is all about wealth redistribution. Where was the caper with the women of color who win for all the right reasons and get...
10 Horror Books About Dolls
Are you afraid of dolls? Feel a little uncanny valley’d when you look at a mannequin’s face? If so, I’ve got just what you need below....
25 of the Best Romance Book Series
Searching for the best romance book series to devour can be a difficult task. There are so many authors with deep catalogs. You want to be...
What Is the Hero Initiative?
There’s a famous quote attributed to Jack Kirby, the visionary writer-artist who co-created the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, and countless other indispensable parts of...
Mood Brightener: Rainbows For Book Lovers
Mother Nature is a show off with her talents for creating beauty and things poets, artists, and scientists have spent entire lives trying to express, explain,...
Ann Beattie’s Characters Live in “Uneasy Coexistence”
In Ann Beattie’s Onlookers, the personal and the political aren’t as separate as its characters might like to believe. Set in present day Charlottesville, Virginia, the...
