8 Books About the Reality of Living with Chronic Illness
It’s impossible to create a cohesive linear narrative out of chronic illness. There often isn’t an identifiable starting point, and there is even less often an...
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...
Where Are All The Bloody Periods In Literature?
I don’t mean “bloody” the British slang way. This is not about grammar. I mean “bloody” literally. As in menstrual blood. I’d like to know why...
9 of the Best Christmas Novels to Sleigh Your TBR
There are two things I can rely on year after year to get me excited for December: Christmas carols and holiday-themed books. Preferably while listening to...
To Absent Friends: Mason Trollbridge
Even superheroes need friends! And, just like friendships in real life, some of those relationships last a lifetime and others fade away as you pursue your...
How Many Books Does the Average Person Read?
As a visitor to Book Riot, you certainly read a lot of books: more than an average person. Your TBR pile grows faster than you can...
Reading Pathways: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Jesse Q. Sutanto is a literary treasure. Splitting her time between Singapore and Jakarta, Sutanto published her first book in 2021…and has at least named nine...
10 Picture Book Biographies of Authors to Show Kids How to Use Their Words
I loved Little Women for many reasons, but I think there was a magic there knowing that Jo really was going to make it: she was...
A Guide to Making Art as a Parent
How does a parent maintain a creative hobby? This was the question posed in a recent Care and Feeding column at Slate by an artist and...
The William Trevor Reader: “Mulivhill’s Memorial”
“Mulivhill’s Memorial” continues the trend to which Willie Fitzgerald alluded in his great piece about “Torridge” from a few weeks ago, wherein Trevor pushes the envelope...
