Books, Arts, and Culture

It’s easy to get caught up in the big, flashy new books of the season, the ones put out by the major publishing houses that have...

It’s always time for Holiday Movies, but some holidays require more searching than others. This being Book Riot, you probably like bookish movies. I have some...

One of my favorite things about book talking with middle school classes is that the kids I interact with haven’t lost their interest in true stories...

As any book lover knows, you can never have enough bookmarks, especially if you’re reading several books at once. It’s just nice to have a way...

When I was a child, I loved series. From classic Harry Potter to lesser known but still greats His Dark Materials, Alex Rider, and Inkheart. I adored...

Comic books seldom get news coverage, but when they do, it’s generally about a superhero doing something unforgivable like, uh, fighting the Ku Klux Klan. Some...

I don’t know why, but sometimes, when I’m lying in bed at night waiting to fall asleep, I wonder about Wolverine. No, seriously, I don’t know...

Hollywood sure loves adaptations. And why not? Turning to books for inspiration is a tradition almost as old as movies themselves. But sometimes, filmmakers get ideas....

“Dickens lite,” my mom said dismissively after I demanded (as only a firstborn can) that she read Imogen Hermes Gowar’s The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock. Read it!...

Hi, my name is Susie Dumond, and if Roxane Gay told me to jump off a bridge, I probably would. I’ve been a devoted fan since...