Books, Arts, and Culture

We lost a literary giant with the death of Toni Morrison. But, as always, with the loss of a novelist, essayist, and profoundly influential thinker, we...

If I randomly asked people to tell me the first thing they think of when they hear “true crime,” certainly the top answers would be: serial...

This collection of best parenting books is sponsored by Workman Publishing. Parenting is stressful, children are wild, and you’re only human. Carla Naumburg, PhD, a clinical...

This Riot Recommendation listing for your favorite twisty reads about serial killers is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publishers of Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh. This summer, witness...

Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by Enter to win The Library Book by Susan...

In the Hollywood world of wish-fulfillment, Tarantino’s 2007 Inglourious Basterds, a movie that began with the title “Once Upon a Time in Nazi-Occupied France” and climaxed...

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Ready for some great small and independent press books? I’m especially excited about this month’s list of new releases. It includes two works of nonfiction, one...

When I hear people talk about writing in books, my mind always goes back to an old library customer. We never managed to catch him doing...