Margaret Kingsbury
Margaret Kingsbury grew up in a house so crammed with books she couldn’t open a closet door without a book stack tumbling, and she’s brought that same decorative energy to her adult life. Margaret has an MA in English with a concentration in writing and has worked as a bookseller and adjunct English professor. She’s currently a freelance writer and editor, and in addition to Book Riot, her pieces have appeared in School Library Journal, BuzzFeed News, The Lily, Parents, StarTrek.com, and more. She particularly loves children’s books, fantasy, science fiction, horror, graphic novels, and any books with disabled characters. You can read more about her bookish and parenting shenanigans in Book Riot’s twice-weekly The Kids Are All Right newsletter. You can also follow her kidlit bookstagram account @BabyLibrarians, or on Twitter @AReaderlyMom.
2019 Hugo Award Finalists Announced, and the List is Gorgeous
Margaret Kingsbury
April 3, 2019
The 2019 Hugo Award finalists have been announced, and the list is gorgeous and full of award-worthy authors and books. Highlight: women SFF writers rock.
The Best Comics We Read January–March 2019
Margaret Kingsbury
April 1, 2019
Rioters share their best comic book reads from Jan-March 2019.
I Need More Older Found Friendships In My Comic Books
Margaret Kingsbury
March 29, 2019
My obsession with found friendships in comic books began with the Lumberjanes, of course. As Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and ...
Nnedi Okorafor and Wanuri Kahiu to Adapt Octavia Butler’s WILD SEED for Amazon
Margaret Kingsbury
March 27, 2019
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon are developing an Amazon adaptation of WILD SEED, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu.
I Can’t Stop Crying At The End Of Books
Margaret Kingsbury
March 26, 2019
The type of book doesn't matter. Where I'm reading it doesn't matter. I can feel the wetness begin to form on the last page. Am I...crying?
Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children Series is Coming to Television!
Margaret Kingsbury
March 19, 2019
The Wayward Children series, starting with Every Heart a Doorway, is coming to TV!
Zoom Zoom Zoom, We’re Going To The Moon: 9 Space Books For Preschoolers
Margaret Kingsbury
February 27, 2019
With sturdy and interactive pages, bright colors, and science, these space books for preschoolers will take your kid to the moon and beyond.
The Grossest Things That Have Happened At A Bookstore
Margaret Kingsbury
February 21, 2019
I remember the first day I started working at a used bookstore. The stars in my eyes beholding all the ...
How to Vote in the 2019 Hugo Awards (And Why You Should Do It)
Margaret Kingsbury
January 29, 2019
By voting in the Hugo Awards, SFF fans can fight social injustice, support diverse works of superior SFF, and buy amazingly cheap, recently published books.
20 Must-Read African Fantasy Novels
Margaret Kingsbury
January 22, 2019
These must-read African fantasy novels explore new worlds, utilize inventive magic in this world, or add surrealist twists to an otherwise normal setting.