Books

I recently had my second pandemic birthday. I’m in Canada, and we’re still far from back to normal. I only got my first shot weeks ago, and it will likely be months before I can get my second. That means celebration options are…limited. I decided to find a way to get out and enjoy the

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It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for a new batch of book releases! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to your TBR. This is a very small percentage of the new releases this week, though, so stick around until the end for some more Book Riot resources for keeping

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Tainted Frost by Maggie Adamyan. Today’s edition of SFF Daily Deals is sponsored by Tainted Frost by Maggie Adamyan. Witches, shapeshifters, magic. Anna Monroe has to figure out how to use it all to her advantage alongside her crush Alex Romanov, as they try to save Anna’s father. But will secrets tear them apart?

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The first half of the year brought us tons of twisty and delightful cozy mysteries for every mood and, thankfully, the rest of the year doesn’t disappoint. To keep you from missing any of the excellent releases in store for the year, I’ve rounded up 15 more cozy mystery books set to be released over

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Demon Possession in Horror: Grab the Salt, it’s an Exorcism Party! was originally published in our horror newsletter, The Fright Stuff. Sign up for it here to get horror news, reviews, deals, and more! Demonic possession is one of my favorite horror tropes of all time. Maybe it’s the lingering Catholic in me, or maybe

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Picador Books Now available in paperback, Take Me Apart is seductive, twisting tale of psychological suspense that draws readers into the lives of two darkly magnetic young women pinned down by secrets and lies. This “juicy thriller” (Entertainment Weekly) is the perfect summer read. The List List is a weekly roundup of the best bookish

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I’ve been writing about bi and lesbian books for more than a decade now, and in that time, there’s been a constant refrain that gets under my skin: “There’s no good lesbian books.” This is often said by readers of M/M books who refuse to read any other queer books, but bafflingly, it’s also frequently

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Goodreads has released its list of the most popular books of the year so far. They do this by taking the books published in the first six months of 2021 that have been added the most to users’ Want to Read shelves, then eliminating any that fall below a 3.5 star average rating. There are

I have mixed feelings about short story collections. I love short stories, but I often find that whole collections fall short. It’s rare that I love every story in a collection, and so my overall experience of the book is often colored by the stories that didn’t work for me. I’ve been reading a lot

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Flatiron Books, publisher of Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean An irresistible story about an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan! Which means outspoken, irreverent Izumi Tanaka is literally a princess! In a whirlwind, Izzy travels to Japan and finds herself caught between worlds—back home, she was

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Bloom Books, an imprint of Sourcebooks. You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won’t vow to obey… Their passion for each

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How is already time for new Pulitzer Prize winners??? Time goes by so fast — it has been 13 months since the 2020 announcements. And as it was last year, the the Pulitzer Prize board once again decided to postpone the 2021 award winners’ announcement. This year it was so that the 18 members of

Bloom Books, an imprint of Sourcebooks. You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won’t vow to obey… Their passion for each

This summer, Netflix will roll out three Fear Street movies over three consecutive weeks in July, based on the book series by R.L. Stine. The trailer is finally here, and fans of the teen book series should start getting pumped (with the eerie “I Will Survive” from the trailer in the background). [embedded content][embedded content]

If you’ve ever paused your favorite show just to Google whatever book a character is reading, then you’ve probably wondered: How do TV shows use books as props?  A while ago, as I was trying to track down what David Rose was reading in a scene from Schitt’s Creek, I stumbled across a surprising answer

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Recently I had to accept the news that I am in fact not the center of the universe, nor am I a youth. People my parents’ age like to tell me I’m still young, but the undergrads I teach assure me that I am not their peer. The time has come, the walrus said, to