“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway I agree with Mr. Hemingway about books, and my writing space is full of them. I enjoy being cocooned in words, and when my words won’t come, I simply turn to my shelves and take pleasure in the pages that some other writer agonized over [...]
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Autumn: Apple cider. Pumpkin beer. Crisp leaves. The World Series. BOOKS! Yes, fall always presents us with a cornucopia of great new books. And this fall’s no different. Let’s take a look at five novels we’re really excited about for October. In Sunlight and In Shadow, by Mark Helprin — (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Oct. 2): [...]
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This time, when we turn the crank on the Movie-to-Book Recommendation Engine, what falls out is a lot of magic, gothic people, blood and ghosts. Happily, that’s what falls out anytime I’m asked to produce something, so it means the machine is working properly… The Film: THE WOMAN IN BLACK: My estimation of Daniel Radcliffe [...]
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Naomi Wolf’s new book Vagina: A New Biography is (sort of?) about the neuroscience behind the brain-vagina link, and how it affects a woman’s creativity and wellness. The book has largely been panned by reviewers, whose criticisms range from offended feminist sensibilities to “well, this is silly.” Here’s a round-up of some of the most [...]
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In Growing Up With …, Jenn features picture books, middle reader, and teen books linked together by concept or theme. ____________________________ I wish I could remember my first dragon. It was either Puff or Elliott from Pete’s Dragon, I’m pretty sure — although you can’t rule out Smaug. But smart money is probably on Puff. In [...]
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The author and/or illustrator of more than 50 books, including many well-known titles for children, Bob Staake knows that reading is crucial for children’s mental health. He also knows that humor is crucial for adults’ sanity. On his page of Bad Children’s Books, Staake gives his artistic skill a dark twist to contrast the innocence and bright [...]
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While they are by no means the only shops in town, the majority of comics in the market are published by Marvel Entertainment and DC Comics. The companies’ characters are some of the oldest and most widely recognized in the world. But each publisher has their own style — here’s a handy breakdown of the [...]
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Hobbit Day tee: A shirt for all of you Middle Earth fanatics. Literature tights: I’m not exactly sure what is printed on these tights, but I think we can all agree they look really cool, via Page Views. Bookshelf wrapping paper: I’m thinking this wrapping paper is a must for Christmas. Bookish mobile: An origami [...]
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We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, memoir, and more. Some are old, some are new, and some aren’t even out yet. Enjoy, and please tell us about the highlight of your reading month in the comments. Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol Part [...]
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The recent renovation of the Musashino University Library in Tokyo strips the idea of the library down to its most basic element–the bookshelf. That is, the library is constructed as one giant bookshelf, filling every inch of wall-space with more than 100,000 accessible volumes (there are another 100,000 volumes stored in closed-stacks in the basement). [...]
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In the intro, Dunham is self-deprecating about the idea that she has any wisdom to share, but says that if the book can help anyone avoid some of the mistakes she’s made it will be worth it. Here’s a mistake she didn’t make: asking $1 million for the rights to this thing. ____________________________ There [...]
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Publication Date: September 27, 2012 Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Publisher’s Synopsis: When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a [...]
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Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see arrive in paperback. [galleryview id=22]
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This round of Name That Author! is sponsored by The Well of Tears by Robert Trahan. More than five centuries after Camelot, a new king heralded by prophecy has appeared. As one of the last sorceresses of a dying order sworn to protect the new ruler at all costs, Alwen must answer a summons she thought she might [...]
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Banned Book Week is this week, from September 30th until October 6th. Many of us will participate by reading a book or books from the list of most frequently challenged tomes, but you can up your participation by doing a virtual read-out. What Do You Speak Of, Willis? A virtual read-out is a simple video [...]
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Kit Steinkellner- About two months ago I wrote a Book Riot post anticipating CBS’ Sherlock Holmes adaptation Elementary. The show premiered this past Thursday and it seems a recap is in order. Also, I got the ghost of Arthur Conan Doyle to take a break from hanging out in the spirit world and talk about [...]
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There’s a rather interesting book-related controversy brewing here in the Windy City: A high school guidance counselor and girls’ basketball coach named Bryan Craig self-published a racy, tasteless book titled It’s Her Fault. The book, as Craig explains in the Foreward, is supposed to “give women a road map to having the upper hand in [...]
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Book Riot is different. We’ve built charity into our DNA. We donate two percent of all revenue – no funny math, just 0.02 times total revenue – to organizations nominated and voted upon by our community. Our leadership decided this prior to raising capital and well before we earned our first dollar. Our business plan [...]
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Something for every mood in this selection, kids. It’s a good week to be a reader! Judging a Book by Its Lover by Lauren Leto (Harper Perennial) Book about books alert! Lauren Leto, creator of Texts From Last Night, delivers a collection of essays about everything from how to talk about books you haven’t read to bookstore pick-up [...]
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—Junot Díaz, 43, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fiction writer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who uses raw, vernacular dialogue and spare, unsentimental prose to draw readers into the various and distinct worlds that immigrants must straddle. Going to be straddling about 500 large now. ___________________________________ “Buying an e-book is much less of a commitment than a print [...]
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