2022 Kirkus Prize Winners
The 2022 Kirkus Prize Award winners were announced Thursday October 27 in a hybrid ceremony at a public library in Austin, TX. The literary award was...
The William Trevor Reader: “Downstairs at Fitzgerald’s”
“Downstairs at Fitzgerald’s” concerns a protagonist named Cecilia, a teenage girl who for years has been meeting her divorced bookie father in the basement bar of...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 8, 2022
Today’s Featured Deals $3.99 The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb Get This Deal $2.99 Autumnal: The Complete Series by Daniel Kraus and...
Does Ovid Still Matter Today?
Why should we continue to read Ovid’s Metamorphoses two thousand years after it was written? For some, the Metamorphoses should be read because of its immeasurable...
9 Books That Take Aim at the Myth of the American Hero
My father was a larger-than-life presence. Not only physically (well over 6 feet and two-hundred-fifty pounds), but psychically too. Like Homer’s Odysseus, the man took up...
New Releases Tuesday: The Best Books Out This Week
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for new books! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to your TBR. This is...
The Best Book and Toy Pairings for the Kids in Your Life
The holidays are coming! I’ve been a Professional Auntie for nearly 13 years now. My niephlets range in age from 9 months to 15 years, and...
Let’s Chat: Conversation-Starting Book Covers
I wince every time I see the book I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, which is often, considering it’s in my Libro.fm library. It’s...
The 25 Best Climate Change Books to Add to Your TBR
It’s not news that the climate crisis is an increasing emergency worldwide. While it might feel hopeless, the best climate change books can help inform you...
Why We Need More Thanksgiving Romances
It seems like each year brings even more Christmas romances than the last, doesn’t it? Winter holiday romances were hitting the shelves as early as August...
