November 25 – 29, 2024 ‹

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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1900, Oscar Wilde dies.  Merve Emre and Adam Dalva discuss how George Gissing’s The Odd Women defied both social and literary norms. | Lit Hub Criticism 2024 MacArthur Fellows Jericho Brown, Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, and Juan Felipe Herrera, talk writing, book recommendations, and more. […]


11 Queer Books to Vote for in the Goodreads Choice Awards

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I shared a list of queer adult books to vote for in the opening round of the Goodreads Choice Awards with the intention of sharing the YA books to vote for this week…except now the opening round has […]


Hundreds of authors have signed an open letter in support of Lisa Ko. ‹

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November 27, 2024, 1:13pm Maxine Hong Kingston, Alexander Chee, Alissa Nutting, David Henry Hwang, Eugene Lim, Rachel Khong, Susan Abulhawa, Susan Bernofsky, Laura van den Berg, R. O. Kwon, Bryan Washington, Danzy Senna, and Ha Jin are among the hundreds of authors who have signed an open letter in support of novelist Lisa Ko. After privately […]


A Reader Gives Thanks

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Happy 10th anniversary to this perfect seasonal piece by Book Riot co-founder Jeff O’Neal. Wherever you are this week, we hope the food is good and the company is better. We’ll back in your inbox on Friday. There’s a lot I love about reading. Here are a few things for which I am especially grateful: […]


Spending Thanksgiving Eve at a bookstore is what the Founders intended. ‹

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November 27, 2024, 1:17pm There are a lot of lackluster traditions for the day before Thanksgiving: hitting your local bar at night, prepping yourself to face your cousin with the bad politics, going toe-to-toe with fellow procrastinators over that last bag of cranberries. I’d like to pitch a new tradition for your day-before-turkey day: stop […]


The Best Books of 2024, According to the New York Public Library

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused […]


Authors Against Book Bans demand publishers prepare for 2025. ‹

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November 26, 2024, 5:05pm Authors Against Book Bans, a coalition of writers and creative workers who “stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read,” released an open letter yesterday demanding publishers prepare for the incoming Trump administration. The AABB conducted open forums with authors, and compiled their concerns and demands […]


Black Friday Week Sales to Improve Your Reading Life

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Black Friday sales have begun, and they include plenty of sales relevant to readers! First, check out our round up of early Black Friday sales on hardcovers, paperbacks, and ereaders, and be sure to check back on Black […]


“The Iceberg in My Living Room” ‹

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“Sleep, little boy of mine,sleep, I’ll watch over you;may God give you good luckin this world so untrue.”—Traditional Andalusian Lullaby* Article continues after advertisement The doctor is reciting the list; it sounds like a song. Citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, duloxetine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline, imipramine, nortriptyline, alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, lorazepam, buspirone, isocarboxazid, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine. […]


The Best Queer Audiobooks of 2024, According to Audible

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. ‘Tis the season for Best Books of the Year lists, and I’ve been enjoying combing through them for the queer books. This time around, I’m looking at Audible’s editorial choices for the Best Audiobooks of 2024. They have […]