Colson Whitehead, Book by Book
Elevator inspectors, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, zombie movies: these are just a few of the things that have inspired Colson Whitehead’s books over the years....
Why We Need Memoirs
1. I’ve been a practicing psychologist for more than 40 years and an experience I had recently with a client gave me some insight about memoirs,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 1st, 2019
Sponsored by Book of the Month. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager, the author of The Last Time I Lied and Final Girls, is a thriller...
What to Read When You’re Having a Quarter Life Crisis
The first time I heard the term “quarter-life crisis,” I questioned its validity. I had heard of the mid-life crisis, seen it played out ridiculously, sometimes...
Broke Down in the Desert with a Box of Bibles
Chapter 1, The Wind That Lays Waste The mechanic coughed and spat out a gob of phlegm. “My lungs are shot,” he said, wiping his mouth...
Best Comics We Read April–June 2019
We asked our contributors to share the best comic book, graphic novel, or webcomic that they read April–June, and it made a great list sure to...
Shifting Audiobook Habits for Mindfulness
I fell in love with audiobooks about three years ago. It was one of the most exciting discoveries of my reading life. It was one of...
Who Really Wrote the “Aladdin” Story, Anyway?
When Yasmine Seale’s new translation of Aladdin was published last November, no author was listed on the cover. That’s not because “Aladdin” was written by Disney. The story...
13 GOOD OMENS Gifts for the Celestial Being in Your Life
Now that Amazon Prime’s Good Omens adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s classic is out and you’re obsessed with it: you’ve updated your home library...
REVIVING OPHELIA, 25 Years Later
I can still remember the day I bought the original version of Dr. Mary Pipher’s Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. I was 14...
