Vanessa Diaz

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.

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 17, 2019

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 10th, 2019

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5 Historical Fiction Books Set in Latin America

For works that are haunting, lush, epic in scope, and often a real punch in the feels, check out this list of historical fiction books set in Latin America.

Read Harder 2019: An #OwnVoices Book Set in Mexico or Central America

Check out this list of reading recommendations for #ownvoices books set in Mexico or Latin America for the 2019 Read Harder challenge.

50 Must-Read Mystery Books for Kids

A list of 50 mystery books for kids. Targeted for infants, toddlers, and children in preschool, kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth and fifth grade.

A Love Letter to Bookstore Customers From a Bookseller

A love letter from a bookseller to her bookstore customers and a thank you for giving her hope in sight of the current state of the world.

25 Rabbit Books For Your Inner Bunnyholic

A list of 25 rabbit books for children, including board books, picture books and middle grade novels.

6 Books About the Brain for Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Books about the brain for Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month (nonfiction and fiction!)

Oprah’s Next Book Club Selection Announced: THE SUN DOES SHINE: HOW I FOUND LIFE AND FREEDOM ON DEATH ROW

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.

Why You Should Read the Flavia de Luce Series by Alan Bradley

Reasons why you should read the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley, and the best order to read it in.