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From Book Riot’s editorial desk, find insights, opinions, and deep dives written by experts and tailored for the consummate Book Nerd who wants to know even more about all things books.

Your Library’s Hoopla Digital Collections Are Breaking Their Budget

If you've noticed changes to the digital materials you can borrow from your library, that's because that access is costing libraries way more than ever before.

How Do You Know: The Consequences of a Lack of Media Literacy and Where We Go From Here

Let's just be real here: If we do not raise media literacy rates, our society will crumble.

Jumpstart Your 2025 Reading Log with These Short Books

Searching for a way to jumpstart your 2025 reading challenge log? Look no further. I've got eight fantastic books to give your list a boost.

Book Trend Predictions for 2025

From the fate of diversity efforts in publishing to the prevalence of sprayed edges, Susie Dumond and others make 2025 predictions

The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards

There's one place online you can go to ensure a very white "best of" book list: The Goodreads Choice Awards.

How to Establish a Reading Habit

Here's a gentle nudge plus some advice if you've been meaning to start and maintain one of the most rewarding things ever: a reading habit.

THE DEEP DIVE Becomes THE HEADLINE

Don't send THE HEADLINE to spam! We're rebranding The Deep Dive with a new name and look to rep exciting content headed your way.

Out With the Old, In With the New Deep Dive

The Deep Dive, it is a-changin'. We're doing something we hope you'll be excited about (we certainly are) with the Deep Dive in the new year!

More Bold Than Cozy: Drama In The Coloring Book Community—What It Is and Why It Matters

Adult coloring books have been rising up the bestseller charts. But one team of creators has brought a host of controversy with their cute and cozy offerings.

Introducing the 2025 Reading Log!

Keep track of all things to do with your reading—from author and genre to book source and publisher—with our 2025 reading log.