What Are Retro Game Upscalers and Are They Worth It?
There’s nothing quite like playing retro games on the original hardware they were designed for, but if you try to hook up your NES to a...
Windows 11’s Media Player Is Actually Good—Here’s Why You Should Use It
Microsoft has included a media player application in Windows for decades, but Windows 11 has a brand new one, simply called Media Player. If you haven’t...
Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Catalina” by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for the novel Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, which will be published by One World on June 18th 2024. Preorder...
7 Books About Authorship Hoaxes
Public fascination with con artists, scams, and heists has been on the rise, with stories of Anna Delvey, Rachel Dolezal, Caroline Calloway, and Elizabeth Holmes splashing...
Most Parents Trust, Respect, and Feel Safe with Librarians: Book Censorship News, December 1, 2023
Earlier this fall, Book Riot and the EveryLibrary Institute teamed up to create and distribute a series of research studies exploring parental perceptions of the library....
How Dungeons & Dragons Can Help Members of The Neurodivergent Community
I’ll start by saying that I am not a medical professional. I am an autistic school librarian who has discovered Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) as an...
A Brief Guide to Kryptonians
Ah, Kryptonians, one of the major pillars of DC Comics. Long before names like Captain Marvel or Black Adam entered the zeitgeist, even non-comic book readers...
The 25 Best Christmas Books of All Time
Because it’s near the end of the calendar, Christmas always feels like a reflective time of year to me. As I think about the people I’m...
9 of the Best YA Books to Read if You Love The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games series ignited a generation’s imagination. While it wasn’t the first story to feature a teen girl standing up against a sinister dystopian system...
December 2023 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations
Welcome to Book Riot’s December 2023 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! It’s hard to believe the end of the year is already here. How are you doing...
