Dad’s Gone and the Lice Is Here to Stay
“Remedies” by Kali Fajardo-Anstine A dermatologist with a can of liquid nitrogen can remove a wart in four to five seconds. I can remove one overnight...
I Didn’t Manage to Publish a Book by 30, and That’s Okay
When I was younger, I was convinced that I would write my first book by 30. I thought this as a teenager, as a college student,...
13 Books About Women’s Pain
There are only two constant truths of me and both are to do with literature. I’ve always looked to books to explain the world, and I’ve...
Marvel T-Shirts To Show Off Your Love for Avengers: Endgame
If you’re as excited for Avengers: Endgame as we are, you’re probably already thinking about the perfect way to show your fandom colors for the premiere. And...
10 Fictional Pandemics That Will Make You Sweat
Is there anything scarier than an outbreak of disease? I think that the most frightening thing about plague is how it challenges a character’s ability to see...
3 Alaska Native Poets For You To Read ASAP
I know I live on stolen land. My house in Alaska is built on originally Indigenous land. To me, it’s good to keep this knowledge in...
I Don’t Read the Introductions in Books
One of the best things about graduating with my BA in English was that I no longer had to read the introductions in books. In high...
40 Outstanding Literary Keychains For Your Bookish Life
I don’t keep a lot of keychains on my keys, but I do keep meaningful or useful ones. I tend to keep them until they physically...
Essay Collections Keep Saving Me
Between October 2001 and November 2002, a drought befell New Jersey, my home state. The summer of 2002 was a big reading season for me, as...
The Best Books You’ve Never Heard of, April 2019
We love gushing over new releases here at Book Riot. It’s so exciting to keep up with the big books that everyone’s talking about! But there...
