WAGNIFICENT | Kirkus Reviews
From the Dog Man series , Vol. 4 by Dav Pilkey ; illustrated by Dav Pilkey ; color by Jose Garibaldi ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 26, 2017 More trampling in the vineyards of the Literary Classics section, with results that will tickle fancies high and low. Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller Recasting […]
NE’ER DUKE WELL | Kirkus Reviews
by Colleen Hoover ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 2, 2016 Packed with riveting drama and painful truths, this book powerfully illustrates the devastation of abuse—and the strength of… Likes 463 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller Hoover’s (November 9, 2015, etc.) latest tackles the difficult subject of domestic violence with romantic tenderness and emotional […]
SEEING THROUGH | Kirkus Reviews
by Stephanie Johnson & Brandon Stanton illustrated by Henry Sene Yee ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2022 A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life of a Manhattan burlesque dancer. Likes 77 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered […]
LITTLE TRACTOR WANTS TO FLY
In this addition to the Little Tractor series, originally published in Belgium and the Netherlands, Little Tractor and his barnyard friends meet Gaston, a small one-seater airplane. Little Tractor envies Gaston’s ability to fly and do acrobatic stunts. A few days later, Little Tractor surprises his friends by strapping a wooden board to his hood—these […]
Kamala Harris Book Sales Soaring
Harris books are moving, Hugo culls fraudulent votes, N.K. Jemisin on the literature of survival, and more. Kamala Harris Book Sales Soaring A 60,000% increase in book sales means (at least) two things are true: enormous surge in interest and a low starting point. If Harris were selling 1000 copies a week, say, before Biden […]
The Hugo Awards Disqualified Hundreds of Votes for One Finalist as Fraudulent
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Another year, another Hugo Awards controversy. It’s been ten years since the awards first had to deal with the “sad puppies” (and then “rabid puppies”) campaign, which involved backlash against increased nominations for women authors and authors of […]
8 “One Last Heist” Mystery and Thriller Books
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. New books, heist novels, and more today on Book Riot: “One last heist” is an excellent trope in the mystery and thriller genre for many reasons, starting with the fact that the stakes are already built into the […]
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 23, 2024
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BIPOC Beach Reads
The Design of Us by Sajni Patel The cover alone is giving glam, cute beach read, which it pretty much is. Bottle of sunshine Bhanu, runs into her work nemesis Sunny, the grump who has a “Denzel voice” (!!), while she’s visiting family in Hawai’i. She can’t stand him, sure, but she does feel a […]
Purrfect Cat Books for Kids
Not My Cat by Stacey Patton, illustrated by Acamy Schleikorn When a cat appears on Stacey’s porch, she calls it Not My Cat. Not My Cat keeps appearing on her porch and hanging around, despite Stacey not wanting a cat. And yet, despite not wanting a cat, Stacey feeds the cat, buys toys for her, […]