Books, Arts, and Culture

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....

Here are six notable books of poetry publishing in March. Tap Out by Edgar Kunz A whirlwind debut. Stories of sclerotic lives told in wrought images,...

“Someone Who Will Feed Me Cherries,” a short story by Emily Brout Welcome to The Commuter, our home for poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narrative. Issue №54...

Sponsored by our What’s Up in YA Giveaway of a $100 gift card to Amazon! Enter here. These deals were active as of this writing, but...

Talking to Esmé Weijun Wang about identity, disability, and weaponized glamour Esmé Weijun Wang. (Photo by Jacquelyn Tierney) “Let’s note that I write this while experiencing...