1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (242+ words) This month, read BIPOC poetry that is experimental, looks at the magic of nature at night, and explores how community should look. View All posts by Erica Ezeifedi Below are collections of poetry (and one nonfiction book about poetry by…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (245+ words) These 8 mystery books explore the wide world of cryptids, from werewolves to Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster. View All posts by Elisa Shoenberger These wishes aren't necessarily ungrounded: the giant squid did turn out to be real. Unicorns…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (477+ words) These hopeful climate books for kids not only tell great stories, they offer ways for young readers to reclaim their power and make a difference. View All posts by Alice Nuttall Clean Up! follows sparky youngster Rocket, who travels to…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (140+ words) True crime is not content; it often explores the worst days of some people's lives, and we owe it to them to tell their stories with care. View All posts by Kendra Winchester But in the last decade, more and…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (541+ words) View All posts by Vanessa Diaz Happy reading, and listening! For the very first episode of Zt WR, Jeff and Rebecca pop the champagne and revisit F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. They dug into what makes Gatsby a classic, why…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (330+ words) Publishing imprints for young readers are shuttering thanks to a softening school and library market. That's the result of book censorship. In mid-March, Dial Books, a long-time imprint at Penguin Random House, shut down unexpectedly. No one knew it was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (589+ words) What it looks like creating a graphic novel that requires CIA approval. Eileen will read almost any comic book and/or work of historical nonfiction you throw at her. (Please do not actually throw books.) She has a Bachelor's in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (124+ words) Three exciting'and frightening!'horror novels for your fall 2026 TBR. View All posts by Emily Martin 2026 has been a great year for horror so far, but this fall is going to be unmatched. Why? We're getting new books from three authors…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (229+ words) Melina Matsoukas is set to direct a film based on Octavia Butler's groundbreaking novel. Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the Chief of Staff for Riot New Media Group and a co-host of the Book Riot Podcast. She can be reached at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (202+ words) The Trump administration has withdrawn its appeal of a decision in one of the lawsuits against its dismantling of the IMLS. Rhode Island v. Trump was one of two filed in the wake of the administration's dismantling of the Institute of…...