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Vanya by Sangu Mandanna Book 1: Vanya and the Wild Hunt Vanya Vallen may have some odd habits (talking to books, for example) that others in her English village don’t understand. But when her family is attacked by a supposedly mythical creature, it appears there’s more to her favorite stories than could be contained within

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Isabelle Popp has written all sorts of things, ranging from astrophysics research articles and math tests to crossword puzzles and poetry. These days she’s writing romance. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s probably knitting or scouring used

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Time for a roundup of what’s happening in the world of mystery news, from cult books to put on your TBR to Emmy nominations for a delightful, yet cancelled, murder mystery show! All the Slow Horses Good News

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

If you’re looking to tackle HRCYED, there’s simply not space here for me to list every task in the challenge as well as its customizable prompts and optional points system. Instead, I’ll point you to the resources to get started. There is a HRCYED website with rules, prompts, FAQs, and more. They also link to

Long before the rise of social movements like Black Lives Matter or #BlackGirlMagic, long before intersectional feminism was even a concern on the minds of feminist leaders, there were Black artists, poets, and thinkers who understood that the work wasn’t going to get done unless someone gets going. Those familiar with feminist literature will likely

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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. Something Monstrous This Way Comes Guillermo del Toro has been working on an adaptation of Frankenstein in one

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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. For More Than a 100 Years, More Fiction Was Written by Men Than Women We haven’t linked to much (any?) of it here, but there has been another bout of “what about the fellas?” when

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds. You can follow her writing

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Bakeries. Bookstores. Art stores. Museums. What do these places have in common? I can’t walk past them without going inside. They are also themes I will gravitate toward in books. Museums are, naturally, the focus of today’s roundup

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One of the other fun things to notice throughout the year are the trends we see in cover design. In these second quarter books, two trends really stand out. First, there’s a lot of great use of red. Second, there’s a fascinating juxtaposition on a lot of these covers between the natural world and the

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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

Steel and Spellfire by Laura E. Weymouth While romantasy seems to be all the rage these days, and therefore kind of everywhere, there’s something about Steel and Spellfire that feels fresh. Maybe it’s the cover that looks a bit different, or maybe it’s the main character, who has to hide her immense power as a

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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. Would You Join an Audiobook Walking Club? When I was out for my own early-morning walk earlier this

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