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New Year’s Resolutions for Superheroes

Peter Parker: Listen, I know you’re not going to go to therapy, and you know you’re not going to go to therapy, but I have to suggest it.

Book Riot’s 2024 Read Harder Challenge

Join us for Read Harder 2024, our annual reading challenge encouraging readers to discover new voices, formats, genres, and perspectives.

Queer in a Time of Book Banning: A Library Worker’s Story

A former librarian shares her story of being the target of homophobia for simply doing her job.

November 2023 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations

November 2023 horoscopes are here, along with new book recommendations for each sign, including titles from Naomi Alderman and Alexa Martin.

For the Weird Sisters: A List of the 26 Best Witch Books

Whether you love cozy romances or bone-chilling horror, find the very best witch books to read in this list!

Halloween Reading Challenge Ideas for 2023

Click here for enough Halloween reading challenge ideas and book suggestions to fill a plastic pumpkin bucket — and then some.

Fall 2023 YA Paperback Books For Your Portable, Totable Reading

Your guide to all things fall 2023 YA paperback books is here. Whether you love nonfiction, fantasy, romance, or something else, you're in luck this season.

20 of the Most Thought-Provoking, Philosophical Science Fiction Books of All Time

Looking for a work of science fiction that will make you really think? Welcome to these philosophical sci-fi books!

Banned Books BINGO for Book Clubs

Your book club can help fight book bans! See how many squares on this anti-censorship BINGO board you can fill out together.

Quiz: Can You Match the Horror Novel to Its Opening Lines?

So you call yourself a horror expert. Take this quiz to see how well you can match the opening lines to the horror novel.