2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
The 2023 PEN American Literary Award Longlists have been announced! This year’s awards will confer $350,000 to more than 100 writers and translators in eleven different categories that...
Book Bans are Driving Kids Away from Libraries and Reading
In the wake of the increase in book bans and challenges in school libraries, school librarians are buying fewer books. As a Washington Post article explains,...
Book Riot’s Mystery and Thriller Deals for January 23, 2023
$2.99 The Missing American by Kwei Quartey Get This Deal $1.99 Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly Get This Deal $1.99 November Road by Lou...
Book Riot’s SFF Deals for January 23, 2023
Today’s Featured Deals $4.99 The Lord of the Rings: One Volume Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien Get This Deal $2.99 Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 23, 2023
Today’s Featured Deal $2.99 Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant Get This Deal $1.99 Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Get This Deal $1.99 Tell Me An...
My Autism Has a Mighty Appetite
Have you seen my autism? It all started when I was born. Worse yet, it started on the taxpayer dime In the bathwater, in the atmosphere,...
A Black Comedy Clicked on My Metaphorical Light
When I first saw Ghost World on cable TV in the Philippines during my senior year of high school, I immediately recognized Thora Birch with her...
When Did YA Paperback Books Become $15.99?
Over the last couple of years, prices for everything have gone up while supply chain issues have plagued several industries. Despite the news cycle dropping the...
Must-Read Sapphic Historical Fiction
In all my reading of historical fiction, something I particularly look out for is great representation. I love books that explore people and places, times and...
Welcome to Scare Street: A Neighborhood of Horror Novels
We spend so much of our lives in the neighborhoods we choose to live in. For some, that means a highly residential, suburban neighborhood full of...
