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In the spotless kitchen of a white clapboard house in the Appalachian mountains, a retired deacon, a regional jail counsellor and I form an impromptu book club. The novel under discussion is Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling, Pulitzer prize-winning Demon Copperhead,...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Book Riot Editorial is made up of passionate readers, writers, and book lovers dedicated to delivering insightful book recommendations, literary analysis, and the...

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. A whole bunch of book adaptation news flew across my desk over the last few days. Let’s take stock of...

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.I did a summer reading list round-up a little while ago and that seemed to go over pretty well, and...

From an Agatha Christie adaptation you may not have heard of to more summer thriller lists, here’s a roundup of news for mystery readers!Laura Lippman and Megan Abbott chat!“I became fascinated with the recent, pretty dramatic rise of women...

Over the last several years, conservative groups have proposed laws that ban certain books from libraries or even penalize librarians. These bills depict books about LGBTQIA+ people as inappropriate for kids and claim that learning about systemic racism scapegoats...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE...

Laura Lippman is a woman with a plan. As the newly minted Mystery Writers of America Grand Master explains in a wide-ranging, highly entertaining call with BookPage from her Baltimore home, “I always tell people that when the apocalypse...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Book Riot Editorial is made up of passionate readers, writers, and book lovers dedicated to delivering insightful book recommendations, literary analysis, and the...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here are the stories Today in Books readers were most interested in this week. Settle into your Sunday and catch up!The 2024 Nebula...