As the Pandemic Drags On, “Zone One” Warns Us Not to Hope
Hope is irresistible. A dozen years ago hope got us a president, and against all logic we’ve continued hoping ever since. But Colson Whitehead’s 2011 novel...
You Can’t Hoard Your Way into the American Dream
“Son” by Mike Schoch In terms of helping people throw out unnecessary shit before a big move, my father’s my crowning achievement. His garage. Ziggurat of...
20 New Year’s Poems for a Hopeful Start to the Year
New Year’s poems are a way to reflect on the year you’ve had and look forward to the year ahead. In 2020, more than ever, we...
Get Cozy With These Winter 2021 YA Books For Your TBR
May 2021 be a more enjoyable year than 2020 was for each and every one of us. There’s no denying it’s still going to be challenging,...
Little Free Libraries Across All 7 Continents
We have all come across Little Free Libraries: if you walk around your neighbourhood, you’ll very likely stumble upon a tiny house holding a bunch of...
Like Murakami? Try These Works in Translation Next
I still remember the first time I heard of Haruki Murakami. I was hanging out at a friend’s apartment when I happened to see her roommate’s...
January 2021 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations
Welcome to Book Riot’s January 2021 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! New year, new you, new books! Where to begin with the first round of 2021 titles?...
In Defense of Cookbooks: Yeet the Internet
Back when being on campus was still a thing, I was talking with classmates about cooking. Many of them knew me to love cooking and baking,...
The Best Comics We Read October-December 2020
We asked our contributors to share the best comic book, graphic novel, or webcomic that they read in the last few months as we screamed the...
Riot Roundup: The Best Books We Read October–December 2020
We asked our contributors to share the best book they read from October through December when we played end-the-year-reading-it-all! So our gift to you is a...
