From the Battlefield to ‘Little Women’
In Louisa May Alcott’s much beloved novel Little Women (1868), Jo March earns extra money writing low-brow sensational stories, or “blood and thunder tales,” as Alcott...
‘The Ventriloquists’: Featured Fiction from E.R. Ramzipoor
In today’s edition of featured fiction—curated by our own Carolyn Quimby—we present an excerpt from E.R. Ramzipoor’s debut novel, The Ventriloquists, out today from Park Row....
B.J. Hollars Explores the Midwest’s Strangest Corners
During his yearlong trek spent researching paranormal claims throughout the Midwest, B.J. Hollars admits “whether discussing the mundane or a monster sighting, it’s hard to know...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 27th, 2019
Sponsored by Best Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham with First Second Books. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so...
Giveaway – HANOVER HOUSE By Brenda Novak
We’re giving away digital copies of Hanover House by Brenda Novak in DRM-free epub, and pdf formats to Book Riot readers, courtesy of the author. Submit your info. Get a download...
White Writers Pushed Me Out of Fiction and Into the Essay
“Nonfiction,” I said, when we had to go around in a circle and define our work at an artist’s residency in Minnesota. “I write nonfiction.” “You...
7 Books About Magic Doors for the People Narnia Left Behind
You know how these stories go: Someone, a misfit kid or an English schoolgirl, finds a mysterious door—and of course she walks through it, because she...
Mary H.K. Choi Thinks That Instagram Is Doritos
Mary H.K. Choi needs no introduction. But I’m told I need to write one anyway, so I’ll use this space to tell you a few things...
Book Lists That Should Exist
Lists have become one of the major formats through which we consume information on the internet. And why not? Lists are easy to read; they have...
7 of the Best Books for MINDHUNTER Fans
Spoilers ahead! Even in the wake of all the true crime enthusiasm, there’s something about David Fincher’s adaptation of the book Mindhunter by John Douglas that’s especially haunting....
