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 writes passionately about books in translation, chronic illness and bias in healthcare, queer books, twisty SFF, and
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Kiss co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley —who will be among this year’s Kennedy Center Honors recipients after Donald Trump‘s takeover and populist revamping there —haven’t had much to say about the president during his second term. But before that, they were fairly vocal about Trump, with opinions from Simmons, who competed on the Trump-hosted
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Marvel’s most popular books were dominated by Spider-Man and X-Men titles. I wanted a better variety than that, so I went a little deeper into Comics Beat’s analysis to come up with these selections: Ultimate Spider-Man (debuted January ’24) Uncanny X-Men (Aug ’24) Ultimates (Jun ’24) Iron Man (Oct ’24) It’s not surprising that the
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In National Geographic’s Limitless: Live Better Now premiere episode, the actor has one chance to knock out his first official live performance with Sheeran in a sold-out stadium and the pressure is on Ed Sheeran‘s drummer got a brief break during the singer-songwriter’s sold-out concert in Bucharest, Romania last year. For the duration of “Thinking
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Courtney has been reading and collecting books almost as long as she’s been alive. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Creative Writing. Courtney has been writing with Book Riot since 2019, and is a Bibliologist with TBR:
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Chris DeVille, Managing Editor at Stereogum, presents his labor of love, Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion.Throughout Such Great Heights, DeVille illustrates how indie musicrose to prominence over the last quarter-century. The term “explosion” perfectly captures the impact, as the sheer number of indie fans and musicians remains impossible
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Reba McEntire Breaks Silence on Stepson Brandon Blackstock’s Death Published August 12, 2025 5:30 PM PDT Reba McEntire is breaking her silence after the heartbreaking loss of her stepson, Brandon Blackstock — who died last week following a years-long battle with melanoma. The country music legend commented on her son Shelby‘s emotional Instagram post, writing,
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Woven From Clay by Jennifer Birch This one’s for fans of contemporary fantasy about magic, golems, warlocks, and witches. Terra is ready for the best senior year possible, despite some of the challenges she’s got, including not knowing her own birth origin. But her plans for an amazing year are thwarted when Throne Wilder comes
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Innocence is a topic often discussed by pop stars. Through the Disney pipeline, child-friendly personalities age with their fan bases and shed perceived naivete. In 2017’s reputation, Taylor Swift proclaimed, “Don’t blame me”, and, in 2025, Miley Cyrus‘ high-fashion endeavors feel like a cover-up for the messiness of the Bangerz era. On the other hand,
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Home and Away by Rochelle Alers In modern times, Harper Fleming leaves her job in Chicago to write about sports, since they won’t let her. She plans to interview her great-grandfather in Nashville about his participation in the Negro Baseball League, but when she arrives, she starts caring for him after a stroke. She also
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Fashion Bomb Accessories flash! Kerry Washington joined her husband, Nnamdi Asomugha, at a special screening of his new film The Knife. The project marks a major milestone for Asomugha, who not only directed, but also co-wrote, co-produced, and stars in the suspenseful drama. The couple made a stylish red carpet appearance, with Washington’s look perfectly
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