Alexander Chee Recommends “Days of Being Mild” by Xuan Juliana Wang
“Days of Being Mild” by Xuan Juliana Wang It takes real skill to speed down the packed streets of the Zhongguancun district of Beijing, but the...
Why Do Most Americans Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
Conspiracies have long been a point of fascination in America, but lately it feels like you can’t spend a day on the internet without encountering the...
Millennial Narcissism Is Baby Boomer Narcissism, But Better
“The ‘Me’ Decade and the Third Great Awakening,” Tom Wolfe’s very long and very middling 1976 cover story for New York Magazine, might be the most...
The Best Air Mattresses for You, Guests, and Even Camping
An air mattress is a useful thing to have whether you camp regularly or simply have numerous visitors coming to stay and you don’t want to...
Fire TV Cube, eufy Security eufyCam E, iPad, Avengers: Endgame power gauntlet, and more for May 15
Always wanted to set up a home security camera system? Lucky for you, Amazon is offering this eufy Security eufyCam E wireless home security 2-camera system...
Stephen Colbert burns Donald Trump with a fiery ‘Game of Thrones’ reference
Stephen Colbert’s latest monologue is — you guessed it — all about Trump’s ongoing trade war/”squabble” with China. But before he broke it all down, he...
Find The Perfect Vintage Removable Wallpaper for Book and Comic Lovers
One of the biggest trends right now in home decorating is vintage removable wallpaper. This isn’t the kind of wallpaper we’ve all come to cringe about...
Michelle Motivates Barry
We at Book Riot enjoy speculating (privately, for the most part) on what might cause a book such as Barack Obama’s presidential memoir to be delayed....
More Latina Authors From the Texas-Mexico Border You Should Know
In my previous post about Latina Authors From the Texas-Mexico Border You Should Know, I highlighted three amazing authors whose contributions to literature cannot and should...
How Your Echo’s “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home
Vankherson/Shutterstock Amazon just rolled out Alexa Guard to all Echo users. Your Echo can now listen for breaking glass, alert you to smoke alarms, and randomly...
