2023 PEN/Faulkner Finalists
The 2023 PEN/Faulkner finalists were announced Tuesday. The award has been granted for over 40 years to American authors, and is judged by writers who see...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 9, 2023
Today’s Featured Deals $2.99 Dava Shastri’s Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti Get This Deal $1.99 The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers Get This Deal $2.99...
Illinois Proposes First Anti-Book Ban Legislation
In his State of the State address last month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker addressed book bans head on. Now, thanks to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi...
2023 Nebula Award Finalists Announced
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) announced the 2023 Nebula Award Finalists this week. The award ceremony is in its 58th iteration and will...
The Novels Behind This Year’s Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Noms
At Sunday’s Oscars show, five scripts will be up for Best Adapted Screenplay. Two of them are derivative dogs that have no business being anywhere near...
Is It Too Late for Male Friendship?
There’s a crisis on the fictional island of Inisherin; a civil war has broken out between two men, but its implications reach far beyond them. Every...
A Young Woman’s Perspective on Being With an Older Man
Formative love affairs and sentimental educations are classic novelistic territory. And for good reason— these connections serve as catalysts, tell stories taut with tension, and leave...
Remembering Judith Heumann, 1947-2023
When I saw a social media post saying that Judy Heumann died, my first response was no no no, hopefully this is misinformation. I knew she...
20 Book Apps For Every Kind of Reader
Book lovers, let’s level with each other. In the year 2023, it’s time for us all to admit that we live on our phones. But maybe...
The Bookish Life of Gemma Chan
Gemma Chan was born on November 29, 1980, and grew up in London. Her father emigrated from Hong Kong as did her mother’s parents; her mother...
