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Book Riot believes that discussions about literature and reading should reflect the wide variety of books and readers out there. Our tone can range from serious to light-hearted. While some of our contributors are seasoned writers, many are just starting out. We enjoy creating engaging lists as much as we appreciate insightful reviews. We embrace the idea that it’s possible to appreciate both J.K. Rowling and J.M. Coetzee, and that there’s plenty of clever, humorous, and enlightening commentary to be found on both authors without needing to pick a side.

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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?
The Poetry Collections I'm Reading During National Poetry Month

3 days ago | bookriot.com | Erica Ezeifedi

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. One of the benefits of working for Book Riot is my continued exposure to things that I wouldn’t normally read. For the longest, I, like many people, didn’t read as much poetry as I do now.
Messy, Contradictory Feelings and a Love Letter to Place

3 days ago | bookriot.com | Laura Sackton

It’s hard to think of a living poet better suited to editing an anthology of poems about the natural world than Ada Limón, the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. Though this book doesn’t contain any of her poems, her presence runs through it like a river: her warmth, thoughtfulness, love of the world, willingness to face what’s hard, and belief in the importance of our connections to each other and the world around us. Her introduction made me cry.
The Most Popular Book News of the Week

4 days ago | bookriot.com | Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Welcome to the Sunday edition of Today in Books, where we recap the stories readers were most interested in this week. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and George Mason University have published a new study about the impact of book bans on the consumption of banned books, and the results might surprise you.
All the Bookish News We Covered This Week

5 days ago | bookriot.com | Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Another week on the books (see what I did there?). Grab your coffee and catch up. All Access members, read on for a round-up of interesting news from around the bookternet.
These Students Fought Book Bans...and Won

6 days ago | bookriot.com | Rebecca Joines Schinsky

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.
Bookish Deaths and Anniversaries, and More Updates for Libraries

6 days ago | bookriot.com | Katie Horner

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. When libraries are being attacked and censorship is wreaking havoc across the country, it’s very easy for the more mundane library updates to get pushed to the side.
The ACLU and Pentagon School Students Sue Over Book Bans: Book Censorship News, April 18, 2025

6 days ago | bookriot.com | Erica Ezeifedi

This week in book-banning news, the lawsuits continue: the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Defense’s education agency on behalf of twelve students who argue that their First Amendment rights are being violated by censorship in their schools. Plus, the first public library to become a book sanctuary in Pennsylvania, the dismissal of a Michigan pro-book-banning lawsuit, and the spillover of book ban rhetoric into the UK.
These Are the Memoirs You Should Be Reading Right Now

6 days ago | bookriot.com | Kendra Winchester

If you’re a huge memoir fan like me, your TBR is probably up to your eyeballs (I know mine is!). There are so many incredible memoirs and books of personal essays hitting shelves all the time. So to help you narrow down your TBR, here are a few recent must-reads. Scaachi Koul immortalized her relationship with her husband in her essay collection One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter. Now, years later, she has written about their divorce.
New Study Finds That Book Bans Lead to Increased Readership

1 week ago | bookriot.com | Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and George Mason University have published a new study about the impact of book bans on the consumption of banned books, and the results might surprise you.