Rachel Brittain

Bentonville

Contributing Editor at Book Riot

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Get a Blast from the Recent Past with 2000s Historical Fiction

1 day ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. What makes historical fiction historical? Obviously, that means historical fiction books take place in the past, but just how far back do we need to go for it to be considered “historical?” And just how recent can historical fiction be?
13 Adorable and Literary-Inspired Amigurumi Crochet Patterns

1 week ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and crochet: what do they have in common, other than my undying love? Well, they can both be used to open up a world of imagination. They’re also hobbies that can be explored in a diverse range of ways, with various genres and formats of books to read and techniques and forms of crochet to try.
4 Older Backlist Historical Fiction Books To Read

1 week ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We feature a lot of frontlist books here on Book Riot. There’s nothing wrong with that—new books are great! Sometimes that means backlist titles fall by the wayside, though. But not today! Today is all about those backlist books, baby.
4 Older Backlist Historical Fiction Books To Read

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Rachel Brittain

Everyone Should Read This Book That Made Me Want to Tear Out My HairI learned so much from the book I’m recommending today. I also had to take so many deep breaths while reading it. I wish I’d had access to and taken …
13 Bi4Bi Romance Books

2 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

What’s better than one bisexual character in a romance novel? Two bisexuals falling in love with each other in a romance romance novel, of course. That should go without saying. It’s not as unusual as you might think, either. I actually had a hard time narrowing down this list. Bi4Bi romance books where one bisexual person falls for another bisexual person are the epitome of bisexuality in all its glory.
All the Best April Historical Fiction

3 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

Spring may officially begin at the end of March, but it’s April that really feels like the beginning of springtime to me. The idea of reading outside, enjoying the breeze, and going on nice long walks with my dog and a good audiobook is at the forefront of my mind. I guess that’s just what sunshine and warmer weather after months of winter do to me: more energy and more time for reading! So April clearly equals the opportune time for new books.
New Trans Historical Fiction for the Trans Rights Readathon

4 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This year marks the third year of the Trans Rights Readathon. The readathon encourages people to read books by or about trans nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender-nonconforming people to show their support for the transgender community, which has come under increasing attack in recent years.
Banned Historical Fiction Books

1 month ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s not news to anyone that book bans are increasing at an alarming rate throughout the U.S. They’re not just targeting school libraries, either. Book bans (and other insidious censorship efforts) are coming to our local libraries, too.
Genre-Blending New Historical Fiction for March

1 month ago | bookriot.com | Rachel Brittain

Somehow, it’s March already. I know; I’m baffled, too. But even if the year feels like it’s already slipping by you all too fast, these new historical fiction releases should give you something to feel good about. Whatever else is going on, books are always a reliable pleasure. Looking forward to all the new books might even make you feel better about the fact that it is, yes, again, already March.
Genre-Blending New Historical Fiction for March

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Rachel Brittain

3 hours agoReview: Karen Russell's Dust Bowl 'Antidote' is even more ambitious than 'Swamplandia!'It takes an unconventional fabulist to address something so vast as American history. Karen Russell is known for surreal storytelling and fantastic language in work marked by slanted perspective and outlandish scenarios which illuminate dormant truths.