Book Riot Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz is a writer and former bookseller from San Diego, CA whose Spanish is even faster than her English. When not reading or writing, she enjoys dreaming up travel itineraries and drinking entirely too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves mysteries, gothic lit, mythology/folklore, and all things witchy. Vanessa can be found on Instagram at @BuenosDiazSD or taking pictures of pretty trees in Portland, OR, where she now resides.
Books about the brain for Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month (nonfiction and fiction!)
Oprah has announced her next book club pick, The Sun Does Shine, the memoir of a wrongly convicted man who spent thirty years on death row.
Reasons why you should read the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley, and the best order to read it in.
Mother-daughter relationships are complicated and fascinating. If you're looking for great books on the subject, check out this list of ten titles.
A list of 50 must-read board books for babies with diverse authors, illustrators and characters, including gifting ideas, suggestions for bargain shopping and customization.
Actor Sean Penn has written a novel, titled Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff; the novel takes on Donald Trump and numerous contemporary social and political movements.
Scientist Stephen Hawking, author of A Brief History of Time, has died at age 76 after long battle with ALS.
Alexie's odd, confusing statement admits to wrongdoing but focuses on perceived wrongs committed against him by an ex.
As part of it's 50th anniversary celebration, the Booker Prize Foundation has announced the launch of the Golden Man Booker Award. The prize will crown one book out of 51 past Man Booker Prize winners as the best book published in the last 50 years.
Representation matters, but only if it's done accurately. It isn't enough to include diverse characters if they aren't portrayed authentically.