Laura Sackton is a queer book nerd and freelance writer, known on the internet for loving winter, despising summer, and going overboard with extravagant baking projects. In addition to her work at Book Riot, she reviews for BookPage and AudioFile, and writes a weekly newsletter, Books & Bakes, celebrating queer lit and tasty treats. You can catch her on Instagram shouting about the queer books she loves and sharing photos of the walks she takes in the hills of Western Mass (while listening to audiobooks, of course).
An avid reader of romance talks about her decision to exclusively read queer romance, and the prevalence of straight stories in publishing.
"In every romance novel I’ve read so far, I know what’s going to happen: two (or more) people want to be together, and in the end, they will be."
One reader on the love of buying local.
Ways to keep time spent doing book-adjacent things from getting in the way of actually reading books.
If you're a fan of the (most comforting) show THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, you should check out these new and forthcoming cookbooks.
I saw the kind of family I wanted in those spaceship crews and communal dinning halls.
Happiest of birthdays, Mary Oliver, from a deeply grateful lover-of and wonderer-in the world.
5 Black-owned publishers currently operating in the United States, including publishers of poetry, literature, nonfiction, and children's books.
Enriching the reading experience with books that talk to each other.
Audiobooks that are just made for beach days! Get 'em before summer ends.