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“Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva vs. The Patriarchy” is the graphic novel we need to dismantle shame around menstruation Art by Liv Strömquist Liv Strömquist is...

After last year’s scandal the Academy is awarding two prizes — and attempting to change Photo by Adam Baker Rape, infighting, secrets, financial malpractice; the scandal surrounding the Nobel Prize...

Last year was an astonishingly good year for literature in translation and after poring over catalogs and press releases I’m thrilled to say that it’s only...

When I was in the early stages of my reading life, I inhaled books for beginning readers like Little Bear and Frog & Toad Are Friends....

Have you ever wondered if there’s a book for your personality type? Analyzing all Introverted types from the Myers-Briggs method, here are eight book recommendations: 8...

Here at Book Riot, we’re all about expanding your reading horizons, and that sometimes that means trying genres we’ve never read before. For some readers, that...

I was very excited to find this recent list of female-direct movies that are available on the streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Shudder. Even more...

Climate Change and Fiction I want to be clear about what I mean by climate change and fiction in this article. There are books that are...

“Does anyone want to participate in a book exchange?” A Facebook friend recently posted this message on her page. My reaction, as someone who loves everything...

Physical pain is a surprisingly elusive thing to write. It’s not for lack of experience: we all know what pain feels like in varying forms. We...