The month our office spent working on the November 21 and December 5 issues was marked by the strange New York weather—a drought, temperatures in the seventies—and the anxious […]
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 19, 2024
Book Deals This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Today’s Featured Book Deals In Case […]
POWER METAL | Kirkus Reviews
by Amy Tan ; illustrated by Amy Tan ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2024 An ebullient nature lover’s paean to birds. A charming bird journey […]
The Demon’s Queen by Katee Robert
This guest review is from Danielle Fritz. Danielle is a former librarian who has a special affection for children’s lit and books about the funeral […]
Death in Nogales | S. C. Cornell
On January 30, 2023, a forty-eight-year-old Mexican man named Gabriel Cuen Buitimea made his way into the Sonoran desert a few miles east of Nogales, […]
These are the Finalists for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
Every year, Barnes and Noble selects a list of the best books of the year in various categories as well as their overall best book […]
ELVIS | Kirkus Reviews
by Melania Trump ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 8, 2024 A slick, vacuous glimpse into the former first lady’s White House years. A carefully curated personal […]
Mostly Horror and Thriller | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
The Salt Grows Heavy RECOMMENDED: The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw is $2.99! Thanks to everyone who let us know about this sale! Carrie gave this […]
The Sri Lankan Left in Power | Tisaranee Gunasekara
Sri Lanka knows political turbulence. The island nation has survived, among other calamities, a twenty-five-year civil war, two insurrections, and pogroms. Yet the two-plus years […]
The News Book Riot Covered This Week
To add some variety, then, I’ve also included the top five in countries around the world. This time, I’m highlighting Estonia, India, and Mexico. You’ll […]
RAGE, RESISTANCE AND REDEMPTION | Kirkus Reviews
A compellingly poetic call for awareness, empathy, and action around racism. Historical injustice, personal trauma, cultural resilience, and more are covered in Millwood’s book of […]
Historical Romances, a Freebie, & More
The Road Trip The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary is $1.99! This is a contemporary romance where a woman inadvertently goes on a road trip with […]
A ‘Primal Paper Forest’ | Gabriel Winslow-Yost
Near the end of the third volume of CF’s hermetic, hallucinatory fantasy series Powr Mastrs, a character named Pico Farad rips a bit of wiring […]
The Best Children’s Book Deals of October 23, 2024
Children’s Deals The best children’s book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Deals Oct 23, 2024 This content contains affiliate links. When you […]
THE LITTLE LOST LIBRARY | Kirkus Reviews
by Kathy Reichs ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 17, 2020 Forget about solving all these crimes; the signal triumph here is (spoiler) the heroine’s survival. Another […]
AI Audiobook Narrators in OverDrive and the Issue of Library AI Circulation Policy
OverDrive is the company that provides a lot of digital content to libraries. If you’ve borrowed an ebook or an audiobook in Libby, or read […]
On the Gray Lakeshore | Leanne Shapton
A dispatch from our Art Editor on the art and illustrations in the Review’s October 17 and November 7 issues. Between closing the October 17 […]
Kate McKinnon Will Host The National Book Awards with Musical Guest Jon Batiste
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The National Book Foundation has announced comedian and […]