#fiction

What Murder Mysteries Get Wrong About Bail

Bail and bounty hunters are popular plot points in crime fiction, but they're not always accurate. Here's what they get wrong about bail.

8 New Fiction Books Exploring Mental Health That Show You’re Not Alone

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so it's a good time to pick up these 8 new works of fiction exploring mental health!

8 Books About African Mythology From Around the Continent

If your new year's resolution was to travel the world through books, these books about African mythology are a great place to start.

We Turn The Page: First Person Plural Point Of View Books

We can't help but take notice when books use "we," the unusual first person plural point of view. The effect can be powerful.

8 Books About Women in Space

Out of this world books about women in space, including fiction and nonfiction.

How are Older Adults Depicted In Fiction?

Fiction mostly focuses on younger protagonists, but are older characters always sidelined? One Rioter takes a look at fiction for the answer.

Here Are The Great Millennial Novels (So Far)

Who are the great Millennial writers, and, by extension, what are the great Millennial novels? Here are eight fantastic reads for your TBR.

8 Thrillers Set in Eerie Apartment Buildings

These thrillers set in creepy apartment buildings are full of mystery, secrets, and, in some cases, some not-so-friendly neighbors, including The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley.

Cormac McCarthy to Publish Two New Novels

Two new books from legendary American writer Cormac McCarthy will hit shelves this fall.

A Case for Genre Juggling: Balancing Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

One reader and writer explains how she balances reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, often at the same time.