Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the Chief of Staff for Riot New Media Group and a co-host of the Book Riot Podcast. She can be reached at rebecca@riotnewmedia.com.

The Best New Books Out This Week

The week's most exciting new releases, all the latest IMLS and library legislation updates, bookish barware, and more.

Voters Reject MAGA Book Bans in Conservative California County

A resounding win for the freedom to read, an indie bookstore's spin on summer reading, the week's best new books, and more.

E. Lockhart on the WE WERE LIARS Adaptation

The adaptation of E. Lockhart's YA sensation We Were Liars debuts later this week. Kelly Jensen sat down with Lockhart for a recent episode of the Hey YA! podcast

How to Fix Your Attention Span So You Can Read Again

Are book clubs the key to fixing our brains? Plus: 10 years of We Need Diverse Books, new BookTok trends, and more.

Overrated Mystery Classics (and What to Read Instead)

Overrated mystery classics, great middle grade books for Pride Month, romance novellas, book club stickers, and more.

The Latest BookTok Conspiracy, What the Library of Congress Actually Does, and More Book News

Book Riot's managing editor Vanessa Diaz joins Rebecca for a conversation about the latest romantasy BookTok conspiracy, what's going on with the Trump administration firing the Librarian of Congress, the NYT's best books of the year so far, recent reading, and more.

The Most Popular News of the Week

The NYT's best books of the year so far, the latest BookTok conspiracy theory, and more of the week's bookish news.

The Week’s Most Popular Stories

The NYT's best books of the year so far, must-read new meet-cut romances, mystery & thriller adaptations, and more.

The Biggest Bookish News We Covered This Week

Oprah's latest book club pick, the most popular books on Goodreads this week, a win for the IMLS, and more.

The Best Debut Horror Novels of All Time

Horror novels that came out of the gate hot, summer reads to put on your library holds list now, what the Library of Congress does, and more.