In Defense of Unread Books
Do you feel like that pile of unread Tolstoy and Márquez on your bedside table is mocking you? Fear not. According to Karen Hopkin at Scientific...
Dubrava Ugrešić Looks for Home
1.As her native Yugoslovia became embroiled in war in the early 1990s, Dubrava Ugrešić left. She thought she was leaving for a short time—just a brief...
‘Orientalism,’ Then and Now
The Orientalism of today, both in its sensibility and in its manner of production, is not quite the same as the Orientalism Edward Said discussed forty...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for May 20th, 2019
Sponsored by The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren, from Gallery Books These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while...
What to Read Now That “Game of Thrones” Is Over
HBO’s Game of Thrones has come to an end, but if you’re not ready to leave Westeros, at least you can read the book series it’s...
God is a Twelve-Year-Old Girl
The following story was chosen by Kelly Link as the winner of the 2019 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. The prize is awarded annually by...
We’re Hiring a Marketing and Development Assistant
Electric Literature seeks a part time Marketing and Development Assistant to join our team. This position will assist the Executive Director to grow Electric Literature’s membership...
Why This Game of Thrones Fan Stopped Watching
The Game of Thrones finale aired last night. But I didn’t watch it. I’ve been a huge fan of the book series, A Song of Ice...
Where To Start? The Top YA Horror Books on Goodreads
For anyone interested in wading into the world of horror, there’s one thing to know off the bat: horror is a mood, rather than a genre....
Angry About Anti-Choice Legislation? Read These Books.
In case you haven’t noticed, autonomy over our own bodies is being stripped. Numerous bills have been introduced that have no scientific backing, are unconstitutional, and...
