Are Instagram Poets Actually Poets?
Instagram poets like Rupi Kaur and Atticus have been polarizing forces in the literary world: on the one hand, they have millions of followers (and sell...
Gene Wolfe and the Book of Gold
1. On a Saturday afternoon in 1983, I picked up Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer in the Fountain Bookshop in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I...
Sex, Art, and Misogyny
In 1974 the performance artist Marina Abramovic stood naked and immobile in a Naples gallery. Next to her was a table with seventy-two objects, including a...
Score Free Audiobooks All Summer Long
Want to score free audiobooks all summer long? You can with the launch of this year’s Audiobook Sync, which kicked off today. Sponsored by AudioFile and...
You Can Watch OUTLANDER on Netflix Starting in May
It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! (Well, almost.) Originally available only through the premium channel, Starz, the adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s massively popular Outlander series...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 25th, 2019
Sponsored by PodX, a first year podcast convention brought to life by the makers of LeakyCon and BroadwayCon. These deals were active as of this writing,...
‘Russian Doll’ and the New Ethical Television
Russian Doll is less a satire of louche New Yorkers than it is a fable. The roundelay in which Nadia is trapped is an allegory for...
“The Affairs of the Falcóns” Centers Immigrant Families at a Time When They’re Under Attack
Melissa Rivero’s debut novel, The Affairs of the Falcóns, opens with eleven-year-old Ana Lucia Cardenas Rios negotiating with God over the infraction of kissing. The image...
How “Riverdale” Turns Masculinity Into a Queer Thirst Trap
There’s a fine line between the image of so-called “All American” hetero masculinity and gay male eroticism. Marky Mark in a pair of Calvin Kleins. Marvel...
Arabelle Sicardi Recommends 5 Books That Aren’t By Men
You probably know Arabelle Sicardi from their writing for adults and teens—they’ve written about beauty for Teen Vogue, Elle, Allure, Rookie, BuzzFeed (where they were previously...
