Steph Auteri

Steph Auteri is a journalist who has written for the Atlantic, Pacific Standard, Rewire News Group, and elsewhere. She's also overshared about her personal life in Creative Nonfiction, under the gum tree, Poets & Writers, and other publications. Her work has twice been listed as Notable by Best American. She's also the author of A Dirty Word, the Essays Editor for Hippocampus Magazine, the Editor in Chief of Feminist Book Club, and the founder of Guerrilla Sex Ed. When not working, Steph enjoys embroidery, singing, yoga, and cat snuggles. You can learn more at stephauteri.com, and you can follow her on Insta, Threads, and Bluesky at @stephauteri.

Riot Roundup: The Best Books We Read April-June 2024

What's the best book you read in the last few months?

The Strange Case of Posthumously Published Books

What are the personal, ethical, and moral considerations that go into books published posthumously?

Horror Comics That’ll Give You the Chills

For when you want to read (and see!) legacy demon siblings, creepy small coal-mining towns, and other unsettling things.

QUIZ: Pick Your Favorite ’90s Movies and Get a Book Rec

What's your favorite '90s movie?

How to Organize Your TBR List: 7 of the Best Strategies

How do you keep track of your TBR?

Best Middle Grade Fiction That Sneaks in Sex Ed

These middle grade reads might not be sex ed books, but they pack in powerful messages about sex, gender, and more.

The 9 Best Horror Novels of 2023

Now that we've had time to look back, here were the nine absolute best horror novels of 2023 that you should be reading in 2024.

Adult Versions of Your Favorite Childhood Fantasy Novels

I share some of my favorite childhood reads, and then give recs for adult-level books that scratch that same itch.

The Best Books We Read in 2023 (That Weren’t Published in 2023)

Set aside the new releases for a moment, and let's celebrate our favorite books we read this year that were published prior to 2023.

The Best Graphic Novels by Speculative Fiction Authors

Here are some of the best graphic novels from speculative fiction writers who were already killing it as prose-only novelists.

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