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The target? Comics. Last week kicked off the first in a trilogy of posts focused on comic book censorship in America. History professor and comic censorship scholar Brian Puaca talked about what made burning comics a seductive activity in post-World War II America. This week, he is back to offer a more optimistic read on

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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson Since my spouse loves to read American history, I knew this modern classic would be a must-read for him. The Warmth of Other Suns follows three Americans who were part of the Great Migration, where Black people from across the

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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. This isn’t just for January, but for the whole of 2026 (thinking about Fall 2026 is a little

The revelation that friendship can be vital to our resilience is what struck me the most while reading this novel. Watching these four women go through it, and by “it” I mean the vividly relatable turmoils and expectations that await us in adulthood and middle age. I mean, I will never know what it’s like

The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell This speculative novel follows an art appraiser named Eve in London in the early twenty-first century. There she meets an elderly gentleman named Max who seems so familiar to her. But then there’s also an Eve and Max a century earlier, a young couple lost in time, staying

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Pierce Alquist is a transplanted New Yorker living and working in the publishing scene in Boston. Don’t worry if she fooled you, the red hair is misleading. She’s a literature in translation devotee and reviewer and lover of

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. From discovering new-to-me books to seeing the themes readers want to discuss and share, I look forward to seeing what the popular book clubs announce every month as their book selections. There are also fun surprises, like seeing

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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

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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. The New York Times‘ Favorite Hidden Gem Books of 2025 We love an under-the-radar read here at Book

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This particular advertisement was the second announcement of an aging-up of a series originally published for YA readers in a little more than week. Just ten days earlier, Publishers Weekly ran a story about Sourcebooks updating and repackaging Claire LeGrand’s “Empirium” trilogy for adult readers. It is likely we’ll see another round of headlines and

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Julia is a professional nerd who can be spotted in the wild lounging with books in the park in Brooklyn, NY. She has a BA in International Studies from the University of Chicago and an MA in Media

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. R. Nassor may spend more time with books, tea, and ceramic mugs than recommended by professionals but it hasn’t failed her so far. Nassor has a MA in English Literature from Georgetown University, where she looked at the

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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 publishing industry, we offer thoughtful commentary, book deals, and news that matters to readers. Whether it’s uncovering

First up, the All the Books books! There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson is a cute YA romance with two points of view and two queer romances (M/M and F/F). Almost the entire book takes place on New Year’s Day, and it felt like a teen holiday movie—if those movies

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Nuzzi Fizzles I think I would have predicted this one though. Unless you are extremely online or work in media, you don’t know who Olivia Nuzzi is. It’s kinda that simple. It doesn’t help that the book itself

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So how can you support anti book censorship work through holiday giving? Here are 10+ ideas. Some will be pretty straightforward ways to support efforts in overturning book censorship and supporting public institutions of democracy. Others will stretch you and your gift recipient a little bit more, perhaps offering the chance to spread holiday energy

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Carolina Ciucci is a teacher, writer and reviewer based in the south of Argentina. She hoards books like they’re going out of style. In case of emergency, you can summon her by talking about Ireland, fictional witches, and

Immaculate Conception is a literary sci-fi novel that injects the art world with innovative technology and scientific advancements. Some of the science/technology in the story seems very much within the realm of possibility (such as AI), while others seem more speculative (like a person conceiving a child on their own). But all of it is