Create a book group people can enjoy and sustain, with practical meeting formats, thoughtful activities, clear hosting plans and room for different readers.
Hello again! Welcome back to the finest (and drunkest) corner of the internet, home of the darling and daring sensation known as Am I the Literary Asshole? If you’re a first time reader, we’re a bi…
Read guideNo matter your library size or budget, these professional development tools should be a great resource to better serve your patrons.
Read guideI’m starting this draft on the Fourth of July, 2026 in the Northern California redwoods. The phrase “250 Years of Independence” inundates my social media feed, though most people posting the phrase…
Read guideI published my first novel twenty-five years ago. It was not a masterpiece, but to me it was a miracle. Unboxing was still a private phenomenon back then and I remember looking at the book in disbe…
Read guideMy career as a writer—and life writ large—took a dramatic turn when I received a contract to write My Two Italies in 2011, my first book for general readers and a swerve from the more academic work…
Read guideWhen it comes to Stephen King, you either start early in life or late. There are those who spend much of their teenage years devouring book after book and
Read guideKathryn Hughes: Spiky, Sharp, Cool - Anita Brookner: Art and Life by Hermione Lee
Read guideThese are nine of the best reading apps for kids to help foster a love for books.
Read guideFrom fantasy and romance to nonfiction, something delectable awaits every reader in these graphic novels and memoirs spotlighting food.
Read guide'Tis the season for all things Halloween, but it's also the perfect time of year to sink into fall themed comics.
Read guideFor kids struggling with hunger or who have friends who do, these children's books can start the conversation about food insecurity.
Read guideDespite being a book that revolves around a cryonically-frozen (dead) father being transported two thousand miles in the back of a U-haul, Adam Wilson’s Fail Sons is laugh-out-loud funny. It might …
Read guideGreat news! Book Riot All Access now includes the New Release Index! We’re all about bringing you the best bookish bang for your buck, and a subscription
Read guideAcclaimed writer Yiyun Li returns to the show to talk about her new novel, Music Against the Night, with co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. Li explains how she first became intereste…
Read guideMáire Roche, the author of BROMANTASY, reveals the cover for her upcoming novel SITUATIONSHIP and answers questions about the book.
Read guideTuesday, August 12. My photo assistant Chika and I arrive at the Santa Fe Institute, Cormac’s home away from home, and load equipment into the library. Cormac is early, chatting up the kitchen staf…
Read guideDiscover the best popular science books. Accessible science writing that makes complex topics engaging and understandable.
Read guideThe most read books on Goodreads in October 2026 include romantasy, a witchy thriller, historical fiction, and more.
Read guideThe painted white room was born out of an episode of introversion, in an act of creative defiance. On a night in London, a British interior designer and architect named Edward William Godwin holed …
Read guideLooking for more hot hockey romance books now that you've finished Off Campus and Heated Rivalry? Pick these ones up next.
Read guideWell, hello and welcome! I’m so glad you’ve joined me for yet another riveting installment of everyone’s favorite alcohol-soaked masterpiece, Am I the Literary Asshole? An advice column that only w…
Read guideWhen I first started seeing coverage of what seemed like a deranged plan from the Trump administration to take over Greenland, I felt like I was losing my mind. Not because I didn’t understand the …
Read guideWhat makes fictionalized graphic memoirs ("autobiofictionalgraphy") appealing to teens? Huda Fahmy talks about her latest and favorites.
Read guideWe had several things on our 40th anniversary of American Girl wishlist: The relaunch of Grin Pins; a new historical doll with a more contemporary history (we have consistently suggested something …
Read guideHow AI is dragging us towards a future that rips the body out of body horror. | Lit Hub Technology October’s best book covers aren’t spooky, but it’s scary how much we love them. …
Read guideAll photos by Emily Feng The story began like this: I was moving back to the United States, after having lived abroad for the last ten years, working as a foreign correspondent, and while all my be…
Read guideFor a coterie of dandyish readers during the Victorian Mauve Nineties, The Yellow Book provided something novel—book cover designs. When the literary quarterly released its first volume in the spri…
Read guidePulitzer winner Hernan Diaz releases his first novel in four years this week, and he’s parrying a few questions about genre. “I take issue with the word dystopia,” he replies to an opening inquiry.…
Read guideBookseller and author Kim van Alkemade recommends three books set in bookstores that get the book business right.
Read guideA lot went down in 15 years, from author scandals to viral sensations, and more.
Read guideThe 2026 National Book Award Shortlist for Young People’s Literature has been announced. The winner will be announced on November 18.
Read guideWelcome to the inaugural edition of Book Riot’s “Beat the Algorithm,” pitting bloggers and booksellers against Amazon’s algorithm for recommendation
Read guideMaintaining a robust media landscape requires understanding how and why to support independent media.
Read guideOn every birthday, Jonathan Swift would take off his starched, powdered wig with its cascade of white curls, gingerly place it down by the candle-light illuminated stained-glass window of the Deane…
Read guideI didn’t care about turning forty. When fifty rolled around, I celebrated. At 55, my neighbor took a picture of me under a matching speed limit sign and we both laughed. Then came sixty. Several mo…
Read guideThe first time I realized I was going to die I was cutting out an obituary for a project for my 6th grade class. I was working on the living room floor, as my father slouched nearby on the brown co…
Read guide
