Nine Children’s Book Pins To Pick Up Now
I am a big fan of children’s book pins as they let you dress your outfit up with some of the best books out there. Strict...
Cool Bookish Places: Sticky Institute, Melbourne
Melbourne has no shortage of quirky literary spaces, from a fantasy-themed cocktail bar to a comic studio/gallery/shop. Melburnians are proud of the literary, arty reputation of...
‘Boys Do It Better’: The Paintings of Louis Fratino
The twenty-five paintings in “Come Softly to Me”—Fratino’s first solo show, at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.—range from gem-like portraits of friends and lovers to larger scenes...
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...
