Are There Really Only 20,000 Readers of Literary Fiction in the US?

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 20,000 readers of literary fiction…? Rebecca Schinksy and I talked about this whisper of a rumor of a stat a few weeks ago on the Book Riot podcast, and Leigh Stein apparently had the same […]

Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 10-07-2024

HAPPY MONDAY & HAPPY START OF A NEW WEEK (and Happy Prime Day Eve!!!) Wanna see what’s coming on Prime Day? Take a look right here. Three things: 1.) Gosh darn it. Guess what’s headed right for us again? Yep. Yet another hurricane and one that started and is heading to us in a way […]

8 Must-Read Books That Went Under the Radar Last Year

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. One of my favorite Read Harder Challenge tasks this year is #21: Read a book that went under the radar in 2023. Between the access I now have to early review copies of books and co-hosting the All […]

Read These Cozy, Comforting BIPOC Books

I have several cardigans in different shopping carts and I’m looking at reinforcing my blankie and teddy jacket inventories. Suffice to say, it is Fall, and I’m ready to hand myself over to the coziness of it all. And I’m not alone! The bookish type seem especially reinvigorated by autumn, and I recently spoke to […]

Must-Read Books That Went Under the Radar in 2023

With the spirit of fall and the countdown to Halloween in mind, I decided to roundup some books that, while all different from each other, can fit an October reading vibe. Let’s call them different fall reading flavors! It’s been horrible to watch the devastation left behind in Hurricane Helene’s wake in the Southeast. I […]

9 Spectacular Comics About Strange Phenomena

The son of a librarian, Chris M. Arnone’s love of books was as inevitable as gravity. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. His novel, The Hermes Protocol, was published by Castle Bridge Media in 2023 and the next book in that series is due out in […]

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 7, 2024

Book Deals The best book deals of the day, all hand picked by Book Riot. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Today’s Featured Book Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Book Deals Previous Daily Deals

It’s the Ghost Wonderful Time of the Year! 6 Great Ghost Romances

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on […]

6 Mysteries For Different October (and Fall) Reading Vibes

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Whether you consider yourself a mood reader or not, we all use mood to navigate our reading in some way or another. It may go unnoticed, like reaching for something different on vacation than when you’re exhausted after […]

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