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BOOK RIOTby Addison Rizer29d ago
Horror novels can have some of the most inventive, if terrifying, imagery around. Descriptions of monsters lurking in the dark, bodies gone wrong, and wounds of all shapes and sizes wait in the...
BOOK RIOTby Carolina Ciucci29d ago
Few tropes are as appealing to me as enemies-to-lovers. Something about people who should not be drawn to each other being unable to help it gets me every time.
BOOK RIOTby Community29d ago
Best Nonfiction Books of the Century So Far Narrowing down the best nonfiction books of the century so far was no easy feat.
BOOK RIOTby Community29d ago
Dark, light, and everything in between: the campus novel Even if you鈥檙e no longer a student, you can always go back to class each fall with a good campus novel. The campus novel, A.K.A.
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi8 Sept 2026
This being the second Tuesday of September means we鈥檝e got an abundance of books to talk about. Some of the books I included as this month鈥檚 best are officially out this week.
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis8 Sept 2026
Book Riot鈥檚 series on the Best Books of the Century (So Far) continues with our picks for the best children鈥檚 books of the 21st century. I鈥檝e pulled out six of the LGBTQ picture books included.
BOOK RIOTby Katie McLain Horner8 Sept 2026
Welcome back, library friends. Before we jump into this week鈥檚 post, we have to pay tribute to the incomparable singer, philanthropist, and literacy advocate, Dolly Parton, who passed away at age...
BOOK RIOTby Liberty Hardy8 Sept 2026
Books about the ragtag crew of a spaceship or an underdog having adventures and fighting evil are one of the more popular science fiction subgenres.
BOOK RIOTby Jamie Canaves8 Sept 2026
Fall is knocking at the door, and a bunch of great book clubs have announced their September selections, from a blockbuster book鈥檚 sequel to an atmospheric horror gothic.
BOOK RIOTby Community8 Sept 2026
100 Years of Pooh I can鈥檛 remember a time before I knew of Winnie the Pooh. The children鈥檚 story is one of Disney鈥檚 most enduring and high-earning franchises ever.
BOOK RIOTby Guest8 Sept 2026
Guadalupe Rosales is the author of East of the River: A Memoir of Los Angeles Girlhood, out today from One World.
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen4 Sept 2026
Having written this column since mid-2021, I sometimes forget what I鈥檝e covered. In some ways, I haven鈥檛 written anything new in the world of book censorship because the tactics, goals, and...
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis4 Sept 2026
I had big plans for this summer of reading, but instead, I hit a bit of a slump. Luckily, we鈥檙e beginning the biggest reading season of the year: fall.
BOOK RIOTby Ashlie Swicker4 Sept 2026
Board books are among my favorites for many reasons. The obvious indestructibility is a huge plus and can benefit groups beyond the babies who will eat or rip anything weaker than cardboard.
BOOK RIOTby Community4 Sept 2026
Recently, Sarah J. Maas released the covers of the next two books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series: book six, A Court of Splintered Harmony (out October 27th) and book seven, A Court of...
BOOK RIOTby Eileen Gonzalez4 Sept 2026
Spider-Man has been dazzling audiences with his selfless heroics, incredible acrobatics, and unforgettable supporting cast for over 60 years.
BOOK RIOTby Community3 Sept 2026
This week鈥檚 roundup of the biggest bestsellers includes three titles making their debuts. The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson is a standalone romantasy that was self-published in October 2025.
BOOK RIOTby Courtney Rodgers3 Sept 2026
Cozy is a mindset. Fuzzy blankets and scented candles can only do so much when it鈥檚 roaring hot outside.
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen3 Sept 2026
It鈥檚 a quiet roundup of young adult book news during what is likely a quiet week around the United States and Canada. With Labor Day this weekend, things are transitioning.
BOOK RIOTby Liberty Hardy3 Sept 2026
Summer, we hardly knew ye. We鈥檝e made it to fall, which means schools are back in session. You couldn鈥檛 pay me enough to return to my school days, but I do love a great book set in a school.
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