A rich survey of just a few of the U.S.’s methods of communication. Author and photographer Van Sise offers a rich profile of the many […]

The transcript for Podcast 634. Climbing Mt. Fuji with Courtney Milan has been posted! This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic Knitter. […]

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 […]

by Max Brooks ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2020 A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton […]

The Rook RECOMMENDED: The Rook by Daniel O’Malley $2.99! Carrie loves the series, especially the sequel Stiletto. It’s urban fantasy set in London with a badass cast of […]

It took a while for people to grasp what was happening as thousands of pagers beeped then detonated across Lebanon last week: in pockets, hands, […]

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Historically and culturally revelatory and poignantly emotional, but also intensely sexually explicit and disturbing. In the late 19th century, the son of a recently deceased […]

The transcript for Podcast 633. RT Rewind: September 2015 Ads & Features has been posted! This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic […]

As we sped down Georgia’s main highway, the spine of the country linking east and west, Vato Bzhalava, who had helped set up this trip, […]

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 […]

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was, as Brown explains here, “almost certainly the most lethal piece of legislation to ever clear Congress.” In reversing the […]

The Seven Year Slip The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston is $1.99! Thank you to everyone who let us know about this sale and fingers […]

Ten years ago, I started interviewing women and girls who had escaped ISIS captivity. From 2014 to 2017, that terrorist organization swept through northern Iraq, […]

Here are the stories that made news in the world of books and reading this week. The Fiction Longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards […]

by Mike Maden ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 3, 2024 Exciting adventure that’s worthy of the Cussler name. The Oregon crew takes on a villain who […]

You Should Be So Lucky RECOMMENDED: You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian is $1.99! Big thank you to everyone who let us know about […]

“Why does somebody create an image of anything?” —Hartley Neel “Art could be called ‘the search.’” —Alice Neel A witness sees other people from a […]