Books, Arts, and Culture

It’s been stated how much I enjoy a good paperback. They’re lightweight, easy-to-hold (important for people with tiny hands like me!), and they’re much cheaper than...

This Hollywood monster quiz is sponsored by Hanover Square Press and The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara. The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the...

This list of must-read LGBTQ fiction books is sponsored by Amazon Publishing and The Fever King by Victoria Lee. The Fever King by Victoria Lee, the...

The 2019 Read Harder Challenge is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal. Get the full list of tasks here. Created by Book Riot, this smartly designed reading...

This Riot Recommendation asking for your favorite books about friendship is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publishers of Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao, now in paperback....

Sponsored by our What’s Up in YA Giveaway of a $100 gift card to Amazon! Enter here. This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall...

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Helen Oyeyemi, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Halle Butler, David Means and more—that are publishing this week. Want to...

The files provide just a window into the workings of the Soviet security state. The 4,000 cards in the “Cheka bags” represent a fraction of the...

A two-bedroom condo in New York City’s Upper West Side, a short distance from the American Museum of Natural History and Zabars, would easily be considered...

    Previously known as the Bailey’s Prize for Fiction (2013-2016) and the Orange Prize for Fiction (1996-2012), the Women’s Prize for Fiction announced its 2019 shortlist today....