Books, Arts, and Culture

We often behave as if there’s something inherently shameful about reading and writing fanfiction. I remember compulsively clearing my browser history as a child, terrified that...

If ever a month were the month to celebrate the written word, it’s April. Between celebrating poetry in all of its forms and Shakespeare’s birthday, there’s...

If I was known for anything in school (um, probably not) it was for never being without a book. I read at recess. I read on...

Disability is a normal part of the human experience. But you’d never know it from watching Netflix. The Netflix inclusion report is out, and to no...

My 6-year-old daughter owns about a dozen books about bodies, babies, and consent (par for the course when your mom is a sex writer). I maintain...

I have never particularly cared about royals. But I couldn’t not pay attention when a biracial, brown girl from the U.S. was all of a sudden...

This list of nonfiction self care books was originally published in our nonfiction newsletter, True Story. Sign up for it here to get nonfiction news, reviews,...

I am a recent convert to manga, especially yuri or lesbian manga. If you’re also new to the format, you might want to start with my...

More than a year ago, I started as a contributor at Book Riot — time flies! As a new contributor, I wrote an article about how...

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the new Netflix Grishaverse adaptation, Shadow and Bone, as much as I have, you’re probably already thinking about how you would...