Books, Arts, and Culture

As the year closes, crime fiction readers received news of an exciting new development in the indie lit world. Jason Pinter, founder of Polis Books, along...

I think we can all agree that 2018 has been an arduous year for the most part. But some of the brighter spots have been the...

Joseph Fink’s Alice Isn’t Dead is a novelization of the popular Night Vale Presents podcast, which ended back in August. I enjoyed the podcast but sometimes...

Welcome to Day 4 of Book Riot’s first official YA Adaptation Showdown. This week-long event invites members of the YA community to share their thoughts on...

This week’s Book Fetish is sponsored by Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Ryan. John Cordero groomed his step-son Noah to take over his Montana ranch one day,...

This featured book trailer is sponsored by P Is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter. Turning the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its...

Sponsored by MIRA Books and Hunting Annabelle by Wendy Heard. Many people will make gingerbread houses in the next few weeks — you know, basic, candy-topped...

This year was bracketed by both joy and terror. I watched, scared, as people I love grew, learned, succeeded at various things—including me. What did it...

During the second half of the game, the tension mounted. Raja Casablanca finally scored. The air smelled of smoke bombs set off in celebration. Then a...

I began 2018 with the earthquake room by Davey Davis, and inadvertently set the tone for the rest of the year. Immutable dread permeates the novel,...