January 10, 2025 ‹
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1961, Dashiell Hammett dies. Article continues after advertisement
A Book App’s AI Called Its Users Too “Woke”
First thing’s first: let me clarify that my use of “woke” in the title refers to how a certain subset of the population incorrectly defines “woke,” and that the term as we know it today originally came into use in the Black American community in the ’60s. Read more about that here. Now for this […]
What to read next based on your favorite film of the year (redux). ‹
January 8, 2025, 2:29pm Now that we’ve closed the book on 2024, it’s time to assess its cultural products. Let’s start with movies. This week the Golden Globes distributed their brassy trophies, and the SAG awards listed their nominations. It was an exciting year for cinema. From the small and strange to the sweeping epic, […]
An Epic Love Story Illuminating the Chinese Diaspora: Read an Excerpt of HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen
Travel from China to the United States with Haiwen and Suchi, lovers separated by time and one pivotal decision, from the ’40s to present day. In this excerpt, wander the vividly painted streets of wartime Shanghai with vendors, early risers, and troubled minds, and meet heartbroken Haiwen and Suchi on the cusp of the event […]
Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday! ‹
January 6, 2025, 1:24pm Ah, January 6th. A day that many of us stateside recall for unsavory reasons. But may I present a new cause célèbre? Friends, what if I told you today was not Coup Day, nor Failed Insurrection Day, nor even the standard Mad-to-Be-Fully-Back-to-Work Day, but….Plough Monday? “WTF,” might be your reasonable response. […]
13 New Mysteries, Thrillers, & True Crime for January 2025
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If these mystery, thrillers, and true crime books are any indication, publishing is starting 2025 with a bang! As usual, I aimed to find something for all the reading tastes in the crime genre—from the cozy end to […]
What Car Crashes Reveal About Human Hubris and Fragility ‹
Crumple zones are a standard safety feature in modern vehicles. Upon impact, your car is designed to crush, mangle, and deform itself in a controlled manner. It absorbs the energy of the crash upon itself, rather than transferring the energy into what’s referred to as “the safety cell,” aka you. Béla Barényi, dubbed by Mercedes […]
The Most Popular Book News of the Week
Roll into your weekend with this highlight reel of the bookish news Today in Books readers were most interested in this week. The It Books of 2024 It’s easy to see the It Books of the year in hindsight, and we did just that on a recent episode of the Book Riot Podcast. What’s not easy is […]
January 3, 2025 ‹
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1895, Oscar Wilde’s comedy An Ideal Husband premieres at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Jamaica Kincaid talks to Sandra Guzmán about colonialism, gardening, and worshipping her plants. | Lit Hub In Conversation Article continues after advertisement “As the politics of anger and fear return to […]
The Most Anticipated 2025 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books on Goodreads
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Happy New Year! We’re officially through the Best Books of 2024 season and into Most Anticipated Books of 2025 season. Goodreads hasn’t wasted any time: they posted a series of most anticipated books by genre on January 1st, […]