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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive

Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith (Penguin, October 30) Best-selling and critically acclaimed novelist, essayist, and short-story writer Zadie Smith has a new essay collection coming out in late October. Smith’s essays cover a wide range of topics that have captured the author’s attention lately: films like Tár, Queen Elizabeth II, Michael Jackson, Toni Morrison,

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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. George Saunders Is Publishing a New Novel Early Next Year I don’t need to know what it is about. Just that it is coming. And it is coming January 27, 2026. Vigil is what it

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Katie’s parents never told her “no” when she asked for a book, which was the start of most of her problems. She has an MLIS from the University of Illinois and works full time as a Circulation &

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. They Know How to Sell Out a Show “Same, same,” Beyoncé tells Homer in my fictional universe. IMAX

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. At the halfway point of the year, I like to take a look at how my reading is going so far. I’m mostly keeping on track with my goals, and I feel like I’ve been enjoying the books

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Book Riot Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz is a writer and former bookseller from San Diego, CA whose Spanish is even faster than her English. When not reading or writing, she enjoys dreaming up travel itineraries and drinking entirely

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Patricia Elzie-Tuttle is a writer, podcaster, librarian, and information fanatic who appreciates potatoes in every single one of their beautiful iterations. Patricia earned a B.A. in Creative Writing and Musical Theatre from the University of Southern California and

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds. You can follow her writing

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Book Riot Editorial is made up of passionate readers, writers, and book lovers dedicated to delivering insightful book recommendations, literary analysis, and the latest in book culture. With expertise spanning multiple genres and a deep understanding of the

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kristian Wilson Colyard grew up weird in a one-caution-light town in the Appalachian foothills. She now lives in an old textile city with her husband and their clowder of cats. She’s on Twitter @kristianwriting, and you can find

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Megan Mabee has been filling notebooks with her story ideas and favorite book quotes since she first began reading. She enjoys board gaming, rewatching Miyazaki movies, and building Legos with her preschooler. Megan holds a Master of Library

Making movies is a long process. From idea, to pre-production, to casting, to filming, to post-production – every step brings up a new challenge. Our current filmmaking system also requires filmmakers to get funding every step of the way. By contrast, writing books sounds relatively easy. However, writers can assure you that a writing one

True Biz by Sara Nović #8: Read literary fiction by a BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled author. Set in a boarding school for Deaf students, this novel’s characters include Charlie, a new student, and February, an alumna and headmistress trying to save the school. It also contains lots of background on Deaf culture and illustrations of

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Some Major Fantasy Series News for Your Monday Fairy kink fans, rejoice. Late last week, Sarah J. Maas

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Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda’s Gokura-chou, Vol. 1 by Akihito Sakaue, Ko Ransom (translator) (Yen Press, July 22) This is a collection of historical manga, about master craftsmen and the heart and soul that they put into the works that they create. Sounds relaxing! This won the 2024 New Creator Prize at the 28th Tezuka

Exploring food, change, grief, healing, and memory, this poignant debut follows Sohini’s journey from India to New York City, a place she had long-traveled to through books, TV, and films. In Calcutta, she, her boyfriend, and a friend shared an apartment with turquoise walls. After a hard breakup, the author chases the “impossible dream” of

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Leah Rachel von Essen reviews genre-bending fiction for Booklist, and writes regularly as a senior contributor at Book Riot. Her blog While Reading and Walking has over 10,000 dedicated followers over several social media outlets, including Instagram. She

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds. You can follow her writing

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There are two kinds of lists you see popping up at this time of year: Summer Reading and Best of Year (So Far). I’m here with the latter list with a focus on mystery, thriller, and true crime.

Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin This book is comped toUnpregnant, which, despite being adapted, I think is deeply underrated. Rarely are abortion-themed books humorous, but it is. That makes me especially eager to pick upYasmin’s book. It’s a not-too-distant America where abortion is illegal. Laylah and Noor, high schoolers, have their sights on becoming an OBGYN

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive