Weekend Giveaway: YOU, ME, AND THE SEA by Meg Donohue
This giveaway is sponsored by You, Me, and the Sea by bestselling author Meg Donohue. “You, Me, and the Sea is an enchanting and imaginative story...
5 Short Stories by Saadat Hasan Manto That Would Make Perfect Short Films
Saadat Hasan Manto was an Indo-Pakistani author born in Ludhiana, India. Liberation from British Raj came with a price AKA Partition- one of the most harrowing...
The Flow of Chance: Pat Steir’s ‘Waterfall’ Paintings
In much of her work, Steir—whose latest paintings are on view in the exhibition “Pat Steir Silent Secret Waterfalls: The Barnes Series,” at the Barnes Foundation...
Reflected Identities in Fiction
Do you remember the first fictional character that spoke directly to you and your experiences? For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Anita Felicelli at Bustle asked...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for May 10th, 2019
Sponsored by Amazon Publishing and The Rule of Many by Leslie Saunders and Ashley Saunders These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire...
Other Literary Concepts That Should Be Met Gala Themes
“Many things in the world have not been named; and many things, even if they have been named, have never been described. One of these is...
Great Authors’ Letters to Their Long-Suffering Moms
The letters and biographical ephemera of the (dead white male) stars of the canon are like Us Weekly for English majors. Literary stars: they’re just like...
8 International Novels about Migration and Xenophobia
I live on a large underpopulated island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s ripe for the taking said our politicians yesterday, today, the day...
Retelling the Classics: A Q&A With Authors Sonali Dev and Meg Donohue
This is a guest post from Sonali Dev and Meg Donohue, both authors of retellings of classic novels set in San Francisco/Northern California. Award-winning author Sonali...
Classic Children’s Books As Comics (And Why This Is A Good Thing)
When it comes to classics, it doesn’t matter how you read them. You could pick up Manga Shakespeare, Emoji Pride And Prejudice, or Latin Winnie-the-Pooh and I’d be happy,...
