Karen Russell, Short Story Sorcerer
For the release of her new collection, Orange World, Karen Russell spoke to Brian Gresko at Poets & Writers on supernatural metaphors for motherhood, lonely mutants,...
Queen Latifah, Will Smith Producing Hip-Hop ROMEO & JULIET Adaptation for Netflix
Slovan “Slick” Naim is developing a hip-hop adaptation of Romeo & Juliet for Netflix. Queen Latifah and Will Smith’s production companies are behind the adaptation. According...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for May 17th, 2019
Sponsored by our $100 Amazon gift card giveaway! Enter here to win $100 to spend on YA lit! These deals were active as of this writing,...
5 Books Daenerys Targaryen Should Definitely Read: The List List #349
This week’s List List, a weekly round-up of bookish lists, is sponsored by Libby, the one-tap reading app from your library and OverDrive. Meet Libby. The award-winning...
The Original “Sex Strike” Was a Farce and This One Is Too
Aristophanes’ Lysistrata was first staged in Athens over 24 centuries ago, yet its famous plot has cast a long shadow. In the play, an Athenian woman...
15 Novels That Take Place in a Single Day
Each year, we are asked to take stock of ourselves — what, in the last 365 days, have we done to improve ourselves? Destroy ourselves? How...
7 Dark Stories About Miniature People
When I was a little girl I loved stories about miniature people: first picture books about Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, then mighty Little My from Tove...
Announcing the Best Translated Book Award 2019 Shortlists
The Best Translated Book Award 2019 shortlists for both the fiction and poetry awards have been announced at The Millions. This is the 12th year that the...
Race, Disability, Ugliness, and Other Villain Tropes We Can Lose
I have two tried and tested modes of response to the question,”What’s your favourite book?” (Note: This is a question book lovers dread.) First of all,...
16 Of The Best Science Books of All Time
Science nonfiction is a vast and diverse field with countless classics that have completely altered the way we perceive the world today. With much difficulty, I’ve...
