Books, Arts, and Culture

First fictional crushes can change the course of our lives. There simply comes a moment when the desirous people of this world begin to pale, slowly...

“Hey, did you see the trailer for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?” my housemate asks. “No, not yet.” “I think it might be too...

Part of the privilege of whiteness is not needing to reflect on whiteness. If it’s assumed to be the default, the gold standard, or the universally...

While I love reading short books and cram them in during the end-of-year reading challenge crunch, I’ve come to really appreciate longer books. It’s so satisfying...

Every year, I look forward to the annual reading lists of Barack Obama, Roxane Gay, and my childhood friend. Because I marathon read right up to...

One of the reasons I enjoy knitting so much is that it gives me a chance to browse a different type of book, a functional one,...

It should not have surprised me that, when compiling this list of best anxiety books, I had some difficulty finding a unifying theme. Anxiety is a...

This Riot Recommendation listing your favorite witchy history books is sponsored by The Familiars by Stacey Halls and MIRA Books. Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, noblewoman of one...

Sponsored by Macmillan Audio A mesmerizing debut by Chip Cheek, Cape May explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a...

Sponsored by Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas Last week we asked you to share the books that have most shocked or disturbed you – and boy,...