Tintoretto’s Wildness
Each shade and color, each face and object call out for attention without our losing the sense that every painting is of a single place at...
Sally Wen Mao Reimagines Lost Moments
In her new poetry collection, Oculus, Sally Wen Mao explores various subjects from Anna May Wong to Wong Kar-wai to personhood to objecthood. Anne A. Cheng...
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi Wins 2019 PEN/Faulkner Prize
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi was awarded the 2019 PEN/Faulkner Prize for her novel, Call Me Zebra. This year’s judges, Percival Everett, Ernesto Quiñonez, and Joy...
Anything Goes: The Millions Interviews Chris Rush
As a painter, Chris Rush is preoccupied with how his subjects interact with light. Like the air, light is a natural phenomenon, but when manipulated, it...
Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist Announced
The Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist was announced on Sunday, with the six finalists for the 2019 prize. We’re delighted to reveal this year’s #WomensPrize shortlist,...
Women’s Prize for Fiction Names 2019 Shortlist
The Women’s Prize for Fiction announced its 2019 shortlist. Formerly the Orange Prize and Baileys Prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction recognizes the best English-language novel by...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 29th, 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...
Help Us Raise Writer Payments and Triple Your Gift
TL;DR: We’re raising writer payments by 175% and we need your help. Thanks to a matching gift from EL board member Nicole Cliffe, any contribution you...
It’s Not Goodbye Without a Little Blood
Back When I do miss the house, I’ll say. I miss how I could feel my way to the bathroom in total darkness. That certainty. That’s...
10 Shakespeare Retellings Adapted for the Modern Era
William Shakespeare is the Immortal Bard, the Sweet Swan of Avon, the National Poet of England, and, most importantly, the Overseer of High School English Curriculum....
