America’s Growing Gender Jail Gap
Almost two out of every three women in jail have not been convicted of a crime, and are awaiting resolution of their cases. In many parts...
Marginalia in the Digital Age
With the advent of e-books and digital reading, does marginalia still exist? Over at Real Life, Alexandra Molotkow looks at how marginalia has evolved within social...
Will the Real Sherlock Holmes Please Stand Up?
In 1893, Sherlock Holmes was approaching the peak of his popularity when his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, decided to do the unthinkable. He vowed to kill...
Asian American Classic Novels Given New Life by Penguin Classics
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, and Penguin Classics is recognizing it with four new editions of classic, canonical novels by Asian American authors. This follows...
Win A New Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite!
At long last, you can get a great all-around Kindle—that is immune to water. Well, maybe not immune, but you would really have to work to...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for May 6th, 2019
Sponsored by Audible These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals The Book of...
God Bless the Backcountry
From the Deer Stand I’ve never seen my father look so small before. My feet, in the velcro shoes, dangle from the ledge of the almost-treehouse....
Ted Chiang Uses Science to Illuminate the Human Condition
A Ted Chiang story collection can be said to resemble a rare meteorological event. A hyperobject. A comet streaking across the sky once, maybe twice in...
7 Books About Survival
There are many things people say when they’re lost for words in the face of someone else’s tragedy but “God will not allow you to be...
The Best Baby Groot Toys the Web Has to Offer
Few characters are so instantly lovable as our dear Groot, and more so when he emerges as Baby Groot. Since we love him, here are the...
