Books, Arts, and Culture

August marks the arrival of books from bestselling writers like Deborah Levy and Louise Doughty as well as extraordinary debuts from Mary Beth Keane and Bryan...

For many people, starting to read a new category of books can be challenging. Where do you begin? When it comes to something like YA books,...

There’s nothing more relaxing than picking up an adorable graphic novel to read in one sitting. No matter your age, graphic novels can provide warmth and...

The current apocalypse in American politics got me started on reading horror. My whole life I’ve read voraciously—but never horror. For one year, I read a...

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...