I Chose Life and a Second Adolescence
One school morning in 2012, I woke up at home and alone. Everyone else was on holiday and I stayed behind by request. The class activity...
10 Queer Horror Books Coming Out in 2023
Horror is queer. I don’t make the rules. From the moment Carmilla sprang onto Laura’s bed to when M3GAN murder-danced her way down the red hall,...
Lust, Loss, and Liberation in Jenny Erpenbeck’s ‘Kairos’
During the war, and for a dozen years after, Austrian composer Hanns Eisler labored over his Deutsche Sinfonie, Op. 50. The piece melds traditional marches with...
ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Characters: Who Will We See in the New Spider-Man Movie?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is finally coming to theaters on June 2! The computer-animated superhero film is the highly-anticipated follow-up to the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into...
TikTok Book Deals: 9 Authors Whose TikTok Popularity Helped Get Them Published
TikTok, specifically BookTok, is now the hottest thing in the publishing industry. And because it has become so popular for readers, it has many aspiring authors...
How Queer-Owned Bookstores are Celebrating Pride Month
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Pride month! And it’s also the perfect time to visit your local queer-owned bookstore. Even if you don’t...
Drag Story Hour is Controversial, But Important
Drag Story Hours are being protested across the country. So why should we still have them? Let’s chat about what drag story hour is, why it’s...
June 2023 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations
Welcome to Book Riot’s June 2023 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! Summer reading season — and Pride! — is officially here. It’s the perfect time to pick...
Truly Terrifying: 24 Must-Read Nonfiction Books for Horror Fans
The truth may be stranger than fiction, but it’s often scarier as well. Don’t believe me? I’ve compiled a list of must-read nonfiction for horror fans...
Cookbook Showdown: The Best BBQ Sauce Recipes, Tested
Ah, summer. The season of backyard barbecues. Any time I smell something sweet and savory roasting over a charcoal grill, I’m like Pepé Le Pew, following...
