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.
Featured Trailer: TEEN TITANS: BEAST BOY!
Vanessa Diaz
September 10, 2020
Watch this week's featured trailer: TEEN TITANS: BEAST BOY by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo!
Riot Recommendation: What’s Your Favorite Recent Crime Fiction?
Vanessa Diaz
September 8, 2020
We need a little help picking our next page-turner. What's the best recent work of crime fiction you've read?
Riot Recommendation: 60 of Your Favorite Strange and Compelling Books!
Vanessa Diaz
August 24, 2020
We're leaning all the way into the weird of 2020 and making it a theme: here are 60 of the strangest, most compelling books you've ever read!
Riot Recommendation: What Are the Strangest And Most Compelling Books You’ve Ever Read?
Vanessa Diaz
August 18, 2020
Let's lean all the way into the weird of 2020 and make it a theme: what are the strangest, most compelling books you've ever read?
Featured Trailer: SIZE ZERO by Abigail Mangin
Vanessa Diaz
August 13, 2020
Watch this week's featured trailer: SIZE ZERO by Abigail Mangin!
Riot Recommendation: 20 of Your Favorite Books About Impending Catastrophe!
Vanessa Diaz
August 10, 2020
From action-packed thrillers to gradual descents into doom, you gave us 20 of your favorite books about impending catastrophe!
Featured Trailer: THE WEIRN BOOKS, VOL 1 by Svetlana Chmakova
Vanessa Diaz
August 6, 2020
Watch this week's featured trailer: THE WEIRN BOOKS, VOL 1 by Svetlana Chmakova!
Riot Recommendation: What Are Your Favorite Books About Impending Catastrophe?
Vanessa Diaz
August 4, 2020
From action-packed thrillers to gradual descents into doom, give us all your favorite books about impending catastrophe!
Riot Recommendation: 20 of Your Favorite New York City Crime Stories!
Vanessa Diaz
August 3, 2020
The Big Apple is the perfect backdrop for thrilling crime fiction and our readers agree. Here are 20 of your favorite crime stories set in New York City!
Featured Trailer: THE NOTHING MAN by Catherine Ryan Howard
Vanessa Diaz
July 30, 2020
Watch this week's featured trailer: THE NOTHING MAN by Catherine Ryan Howard!