Books, Arts, and Culture

The most confessional thing I’ve ever read wasn’t in someone’s diary, or journal, or their posthumously collected letters. Such writing always has an audience in mind,...

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Sponsored by our giveaway of $100 to Amazon in support of Swords and Spaceships, our sci-fi/fantasy newsletter! These deals were active as of this writing, but...

Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter” couldn’t answer the defining question of my life, but at least we were asking it together Photo by haraldr Growing up with an alcoholic...

Mandeliene Smith, author of “Rutting Season,” on the damage only your closest relatives can wreak Photo by Fancycrave on Unsplash Every December, I gather up the holiday cards...

The author talks to Javier Zamora about writing as a vehicle for political rage Photo by Florian Schneider on Unsplash When friends ask me what Valeria Luiselli’s...

Some comic book characters who have been around for decades have iconic costumes that have stood the test of time. Some have progressed through a series...

Some comic book characters who have been around for decades have iconic costumes that have stood the test of time. Some have progressed through a series...

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of cover design here at Book Riot, from gushing over our favorite covers of 2018 to the book covers that could have...

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of cover design here at Book Riot, from gushing over our favorite covers of 2018 to the book covers that could have...