bookriot.comadded August 2026
BOOK RIOTby Jamie Canaves6d ago
YA should first and foremost always be written for young adults. That doesn’t mean, however, that adults shouldn’t also read YA—even when they’ve crossed into an age where they would never get into...
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen6d ago
October and horror reading go together like cheese and crackers, like peanut butter and jelly, and like garlic and bread vampires.
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis6d ago
We’ve made it to the best reading month of the year! At least, it is in my life. I save up horror and horror-adjacent books all year and marathon them during Halloween month.
BOOK RIOTby Community7d ago
This list continues to lack diversity on many levels, including being disproportionately by white authors.
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen7d ago
Much like last month, this month is quiet on the young adult book news front. It’s been a busy publishing season, but there’s been far less talk about the books than it seems there has been in...
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis7d ago
October is a huge month in publishing, and the new children’s books out in October are no exception!
BOOK RIOTby Megan Mabee7d ago
Whether you have had a lifelong love for Practical Magic or have rediscovered its magic thanks to Practical Magic 2, here are four beautifully written books for fans of Practical Magic, including...
BOOK RIOTby Community7d ago
“Listless,” “Trashy fun,” “Dumb mystery.” Let’s talk about Verity Anne Hathaway in VERITY. Image: Alisha Wetherill/Amazon Content Services LLC The Verity reviews are in and phooey, there are some...
BOOK RIOTby Guest7d ago
Katya Suvorova is the author of Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter: A Memoir From the Child of a Mail-Order Bride, out this week from Alcove Press.
BOOK RIOTby Jamie Canaves8d ago
Now that it’s fall, it is time for the tradition of rounding up cozy mystery books with a fall theme!
BOOK RIOTby Summer Loomis8d ago
When I think of award-winning graphic novels, two immediately come to mind. They are Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series.
BOOK RIOTby Carolina Ciucci8d ago
I love reading Latin American historical fiction. I get lost in the depth of the stories, the cultural references so like my own, and the similarity and yet differences between the collective...
BOOK RIOTby Chris M. Arnone8d ago
All bow before the shelf trophies! You’ve probably heard the term “book dragon,” referring to those who collect books like dragons collect gold and gems for their hoard.
BOOK RIOTby Jeffrey Davies8d ago
It’s often said that, throughout history, queer people have been at the forefront of shaping the cultures that often come to be appreciated by the heteronormative mainstream.
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen8d ago
Holiday books are hitting fast and heavy right now, and this week, there are not one, but two, Christmas-themed romances hitting shelves.
BOOK RIOTby Community8d ago
The best book covers of September 2026 We all judge a book by its cover. There’s no shame in that—covers are the biggest marketing tool a book has. But not all book covers are created equal.
BOOK RIOTby Vanessa Diaz9d ago
It’s a tale almost as old as time, and it’s landing on Netflix this Thursday. John Steinbeck’s East of Eden is an epic, magisterial novel about fathers and sons, family legacies, and the question...
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen9d ago
Amid a lawsuit brought by several authors earlier this year and approved by a judge to proceed last week, the state of Utah has added seven new books to its list of titles that must be removed from...
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi9d ago
I’ve been saying it a lot lately, but it’s true: readers are really and truly eating well right now.
BOOK RIOTby Anne Mai Yee Jansen9d ago
Healing fiction is, as the name implies, a genre of fiction that feels healing. Originating in Japan and South Korea, healing fiction has become a global phenomenon.
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