Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 2024 National Book Award Finalists Announced The 25 Finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards were announced this morning, with five finalists in each of the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young
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Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. Ta-Nehisi Coates and Louise Erdrich have books coming out that are sure to be bestsellers, while Lauren Ling Brown’s debut Society of Lies feels
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Meryl Streep to Star in Series Adaptation of ‘The Corrections’ From Jonathan Franzen, CBS Studios I had to check the calendar when I saw this news over the weekend. And no it was not April
Hello Readers, Exciting changes are coming to Book Riot and your inbox! Starting this week, we’ll be bringing the diverse perspectives and thoughtful stories found at bookriot.com to our host of newsletters. You’ll find pieces written not only by the writers who have become your trusted advisors on what’s new and interesting in your favorite
Margaret Kingsbury grew up in a house so crammed with books she couldn’t open a closet door without a book stack tumbling, and she’s brought that same decorative energy to her adult life. Margaret has an MA in English with a concentration in writing and has worked as a bookseller and adjunct English professor. She’s
Hello Readers, Exciting changes are coming to Book Riot and your inbox! Starting next week, we’ll be bringing the diverse perspectives and thoughtful stories found at bookriot.com to our host of newsletters. You’ll find pieces written not only by the writers who have become your trusted advisors on what’s new and interesting in your favorite
Every week, I put together The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists. I scour the biggest bestseller lists and tally up the titles that appear the most frequently. Unsurprisingly, that list is anything but diverse, especially because I focus on the books in the top ten. For this list, I’ve looked
After a failed HBO pilot in 2012, Jonathan Franzen’s acclaimed novel The Corrections (2001) will get another crack at TV adaptation. CBS Studios is in the early phases of development for a series. Meryl Streep has signed on to star. The Corrections follows a midwestern family through a particularly challenging stretch of life. In the
Dame Maggie Smith has been a mainstay of the screen and stage for decades, winning multiple Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Tony Awards. Her fame had only grown over the years, with her role on Downton Abbey making her more recognizable than ever. In an announcement issued by her publicist, her
Netflix has announced its plans for a seven-episode series based on the 1952 classic East of Eden. An earlier adaptation of the book came out in 1955 and starred James Dean. The mythic novel follows the Trasks and the Hamiltons, two families in California whose life stories mirror that of Adam and Eve and Cain
Eileen’s primary literary love is comic books, but she’s always on the lookout for her next literary adventure no matter what form it takes. She has a Bachelor’s in media studies, a Master’s in digital communication, a smattering of published short stories, and a seriously cute dog. Follow her on Bluesky. View All posts by
I know a lot of people that like to read. Some of them might call themselves book nerds. This list of books is not necessarily for them, though, because while they definitely read a bunch, do they really like to read about books? This is second-order book nerddom. Let me show you around. I keep
Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused on creating safe spaces for queer teens, mentorship, and providing test prep instruction free to students. Outside
I’m rooting for Payal and her revenge plot. Preeti Chhibber (Spider-Man’s Bad Connection and former Rioter!) brings us a romp of a YA rom-com featuring a Brown girl I, for one, can relate to with Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot. Read on for an excerpt following our girl as she embarks on what’s sure to
Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on her belly with Sharpie markers, and when she dies, she’s leaving her body to library science. Until
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Governments are Banning Books at Higher Rates In perhaps unsurprising news to those who have been following book banning coverage, two advocacy groups released data showing that the rate of book banning by state and
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 movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over
Margaret Kingsbury grew up in a house so crammed with books she couldn’t open a closet door without a book stack tumbling, and she’s brought that same decorative energy to her adult life. Margaret has an MA in English with a concentration in writing and has worked as a bookseller and adjunct English professor. She’s
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 too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. How Booksellers Are Taking On Book Banners Publishers Weekly recently highlighted efforts by some indie booksellers to combat local book bans and get banned books into people’s hands. Big ups to Charley Rejsek of Austin’s
Jessica Plummer has lived her whole life in New York City, but she prefers to think of it as Metropolis. Her day job is in books, her side hustle is in books, and she writes books on the side (including a short story in Sword Stone Table from Vintage). She loves running, knitting, and thinking
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 too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves
Alice Nuttall (she/her) is a writer, pet-wrangler and D&D nerd. Her reading has got so out of control that she had to take a job at her local library to avoid bankrupting herself on books — unfortunately, this has just resulted in her TBR pile growing until it resembles Everest. Alice’s webcomic, writing and everything
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 too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 2024 Ignatz Awards Announced The Ignatz Awards, the festival prize of the Small Press Expo recognizing “outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning,” announced its 2024 winners and reignited my passion for the form. The winners
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 too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves
Eileen’s primary literary love is comic books, but she’s always on the lookout for her next literary adventure no matter what form it takes. She has a Bachelor’s in media studies, a Master’s in digital communication, a smattering of published short stories, and a seriously cute dog. Follow her on Bluesky. View All posts by
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 too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves
“Jessica has been a voracious reader since she was old enough to hold chapter books right side up. She has an MA in English from the University of Maine, and has been writing about books online since 2015. She started out writing about the Romance genre, but in recent years she has rekindled her love
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Sunday’s are for passing along the links from the week that I didn’t quite get to for one reason or another. These made my bookmarks, and now maybe they will make yours.