THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
Progressive radio host and self-identified “Boomer” Hartmann takes aim at the “Reagan Revolution,” arguing that since the 1980s, gains in the stability and social infrastructure around a growing middle class were intentionally reversed. He notes sharp distinctions between his own working-class upbringing and the paucity of opportunities facing young people today, directly due to Republican […]
The Favorite to Win the 2024 Nobel in Literature Is….
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Chinese author Can Xue is favourite to win 2024 Nobel prize in literature Betting odds for The Nobel is such a bizarre, impossible, and ill-advised endeavor, and I hope they do it forever. This year’s […]
A PLACE CALLED YELLOWSTONE | Kirkus Reviews
THE OSAGE MURDERS AND THE BIRTH OF THE FBI by David Grann ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 18, 2017 Dogged original research and superb narrative skills come together in this gripping account of pitiless evil. Likes 52 Our Verdict GET IT Kirkus Reviews’Best Books Of 2017 New York Times Bestseller National Book Award Finalist Greed, depravity, […]
THE MISTRESS AND THE KEY
In Philadelphia, a construction supervisor inspects a large underground space beneath a worksite and finds a mid-18th-century laboratory filled with beakers, oil lamps, hand cranks—and his two dead co-workers sitting in chairs. Then he’s attacked and killed by a man looking for an engraving of a kite and a key. Thus begins this oddball thriller […]
The Best Mystery and Thriller Deals for October 8, 2024
Mystery/Thriller Deals The best mystery and thriller 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
11 Book Club Picks For October 2024, From Eclectix to NYPL’s Teen Banned Book Club
Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. October means it is officially fall and spooky season! And a new month always brings the book club’s pick announcements. I really […]
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 8, 2024
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The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for Readers
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. October 8th and 9th are Prime Big Deal Days on Amazon, and there are a ton of books — including ebooks and print books — on sale today, as well as reading accessories. We’ve collected the very best […]
The Best New Book Releases Out October 8, 2024
The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo I do love a good witch story, and this one gets bonus points for partially taking place in 1943 and for this sentence in the blurb: “If you call to the witches, they will come.” Phew. In 1943 El Paso, the teenage Nena cares for her young […]
The Best YA Book Deals of the Day for October 8, 2024
Young Adult Deals The best YA 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