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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I’ll give you one guess to identify the most-read book on Goodreads in March. It is the inspiration behind the hit movie of the moment, which has rocketed this 2021 novel back to the top of bestseller lists.
The first thing I read in March was Isn’t It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz, a bi4bi M/F romance that I really enjoyed. I mean, the main character runs a queer teen book club, so of course I was going to love it. The book I spent most of March reading was Hell’s Heart by
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a poet and nonfiction author (World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments). Her newest book is Night Owl: Poems, out today from Ecco. Below, she shares the connection between poetry and cultivating wonder. For me, poetry doesn’t happen without attention. Turns out, being an observer, or a
A Journey from Silence to Self By Anila Bukhari Barbara Marie Minney lived much of her life behind a truth she could not yet speak, carrying within her a quiet identity that would take decades to fully emerge. Born and raised in West Virginia, she is a seventh-generation Appalachian whose roots run deep in the
Severance by Ling Ma A send-up and takedown of corporate drudgery, late-stage capitalism, and adulthood listlessness familiar to so many of us, Ling Ma’s Severance serves up a wry and tense satire featuring an eerily monotonous pandemic. Candace Chen, a millennial publishing drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is so devoted to routine she
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Our Zero to Well Read episode on “Bartleby, the Scrivener” by Herman Melville got me thinking of the form and how interesting it can be within the book club setting. If you haven’t already explored reading short stories
Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem Seventeen-year-old Mina has always just kept her eyes on the prize. Asking her father to tell her anything about her Egyptian heritage or her mother’s mysterious death leads to silence. So when Mina is invited by her aunt to visit her mom’s childhood home, Haikal mansion, in El
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There are so many excellent queer books out this year, and that’s a comfort in these trying times. Today, I’ve rounded up ten to have on your radar, but that just scratches the surface. There’s queer and trans
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Libraries and bookstores are magical places—full stop. So it’s no wonder that these repositories of stories have inspired countless tales of magic and wonder. After all, what better backdrop for a work of speculative fiction than the very
It is finally, officially Spring! Huzzah! With that comes the onset of awards season for some of the fiction world, particularly in regards to short fiction and science fiction/fantasy. I’ve covered short fiction and genre fiction awards eligibility before for Book Riot, and I always try to squeeze in roundups of the latest gems in
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. When did I first feel the allure of outer space, that tug to look up at night and never stop? Was it when my dad got my brothers and me a telescope? When my friend added David Bowie’s
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a poet and nonfiction author (World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments). Her newest book is Night Owl: Poems, out today from Ecco. Below, she shares the connection between poetry
The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2), founded on Juneteenth, 2025, has announced the first National Black Bookstore Day to be celebrated on April 7. National Black Bookstore Day is intended to “recognize, elevate, and drive support to Black-owned bookstores across the United States.” NAB2 founder Kevin Johnson, who owns Underground Books in Sacramento, CA,
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Women’s History Month is here, and there’s no better time to share some feminist books from women throughout modern history. Writers from bell hooks to Ruby Hamad have shared their wisdom with readers across the world and taught
Kirsten King is the author of A Good Person, out March 31st from Putnam. Below, she shares three of her favorite books about feminine rage—plus a bonus TV series recommendation. Boy Parts by Eliza Clark –I always find it impressive when an author can take a morally reprehensible character and keep the reader flipping the
When news broke last week that Hachette had canceled publication of a buzzy thriller due to allegations that large portions of it were AI-generated, our own Sharifah Williams described it as “a nightmare publishing story for our times.” Indeed, the incident has set the literary internet aflame, as authors, readers, and publishing professionals weigh in
Sabaa Tahir Announces the Conclusion to Her Heir Duology More great 2026 book news! Empire, the conclusion to Sabaa Tahir’s Heir duology, is headed to shelves in September. People got the exclusive and the cover reveal of the second in the YA romantasy duology, which is set two decades after Tahir’s bestselling An Ember in
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s Major League Baseball Opening Day! What better time than to stock up on baseball romances to read in the lulls between plays—or any other time, of course. Hockey may be the most popular sport in romance right
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you’ve been reading this monthly roundup at all in 2026, then you already likely know what the introduction will be. There is a real dearth of nonfiction for young adults this year. After updating my massive database
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Unlike clothes and toys, a truly timeless book for a kid will be usable across many different ages and stages. But what books should you consider gifting to new parents that will endure? After all, classics like The


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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What It’s Like to Be a Romance Cover Model File this under: we all contain multitudes. In 2019, Andrew Flanagan was a welder living in Franklin County, Alabama. Now, he’s the cover model on dozens
Every month, there’s a flood of new horror books coming out clamoring for a spot on your TBR. But with so many competing for your attention, it’s easy to lose track of the ones you’re most excited about. And often, you just end up hearing about the titles with the biggest marketing budgets. So, how
Every month, there’s a flood of new romance books coming out clamoring for a spot on your TBR. But with so many competing for your attention, it’s easy to lose track of the ones you’re most excited about. And often, you just end up hearing about the titles with the biggest marketing budgets. So, how
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