Why Assange and Ecuador Fell Out
With the tide of left-populism now at a low ebb in Latin America, only Bolivia and Venezuela condemned Ecuador’s ejection of Assange and his arrest. Meanwhile,...
Reading Gregor Samsa’s Chart
Have you ever wondered about the astrological sign of your favorite literary character, or considered how the introduction of astrology might supplement, for example, our reading...
Ten Essential Graphic Novels and Memoirs About Queer Women
When I read a graphic novel that includes a queer narrative there are a few things that make it stand out to me. I want characters...
Elle Fanning And Others To Perform THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB Audiobooks
Baby-Sitters Club fans unite! Coming in August are all 131 audiobook editions of the beloved middle grade series. The first five books in the series will...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 30th, 2019
Sponsored by our $100 Amazon gift card giveaway! Enter here. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them...
How Can Our Mothers Ever Live Up to Our Expectations?
I remember first reading Michele Filgate’s essay “What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About” on Longreads. It was a year and a half ago, October...
7 Honest Books About Hoaxes
I’ve long wondered what makes a person believe something improbable — either really believe, or convince themselves to err on the side of a questionable opinion, even if...
Worshipping at Jerry Springer’s Daytime Altar
“Girls don’t play baseball,” Will said. He kicked a footful of the playground’s pea gravel at me when I tried to join the boys for a...
Cool Bookish Places: Squishface Comic Studio, Melbourne
Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia, is a great literary city. It’s got bookish bars, charming cafe-filled public libraries, abundant little free libraries, and book-related events galore. It...
13 Adorable Amigurumi Books
Yarn people, scarves are done. This is mostly because I now have hundreds of scarves and I cannot take anymore. My crochet and knitting books are...
