Thanks To Nora Roberts For Being My Sex Ed Instructor
Like many southern, small-town Christian families, my family did not talk about sex. If it happened—and it had to have happened—under our roof, I was completely...
11 Ideas To Tackle As 2021 Reading Goals
2021 is almost here. If you’re anything like me, then you are probably eager to start the new year with fresh and fun reading goals. Perhaps...
The Death of An Ostrich in Helen MacDonald’s VESPER FLIGHTS
When Helen MacDonald’s new book Vesper Flights came out here in the U.S. in August, I inhaled it in a rapturous blur. The beauty of the...
Read Harder: An LGBTQ+ History Book
Do you know your LGBTQ+ history? The fairly recent rise in LGBTQ+ media stories may lead some people to believe queerness is a new phenomenon. But...
16 Books About Princess Diana That Pull Back the Curtain: The List List #429
Book Riot is teaming up with LitNuts for a chance to win a 1-year subscription to Kindle Unlimited! The List List is a weekly roundup of...
A Year in Reading: Destiny O. Birdsong
A Year of Shorts This year, it was hard to stay focused on anything that wasn’t the news, so I found it difficult to finish books,...
A Year in Reading: Sunisa Manning
In January of 2020 I was in Singapore, where my debut novel was a finalist for an award, then home in Bangkok, where I hugged my...
A Year in Reading: Marie-Helene Bertino
I’ve been thinking about how a book is (with exceptions) an object that someone has composed alone. When they were, hopefully, at their most unguarded. When...
Here Are The Most Popular and Purchased Books by Amazon Customers in 2020
We’ve seen the best of lists, including Amazon’s best of 2020 and The New York Times best of 2020. Those lists, determined by editors, don’t necessarily...
A Year in Reading: Caroline Kim
This is the year I reverted back to my twelve-year-old self. When my parents moved cross-country this summer, from South Carolina to California where I live,...
