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Today’s Featured Book Deals $0.99 Cheddar Luck Next Time by Beth Cato Get This Deal $2.99 Tempest’s Queen by Tiffany Wang Get This Deal $1.99 Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus Get This Deal $1.99 Critical Role: Bells Hells–What Doesn’t Break by Cassandra Khaw, Critical Role Get This Deal $1.99 The Great Mann by […]
The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold When the Storm hit, Liz holed up in the now-abandoned bookstore where she’d once worked. In it, she trades books for supplies, hoping to survive. It feels like the safest place to be when the world outside has become more than dangerous. In addition to trying to […]
Welcome to your weekend edition of Today in Books. Grab your coffee and catch up on all the must-read books of January. The It Books of January [Book Riot Podcast] The January 2026 Indie Next List 25 Books Coming in January [New York Times] Books Books of January 2026, as chosen by Amazon editors 10 […]
TODAY: In 1776, Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense is published. Not sure what to look forward to in 2026? Maybe consider the 314 books we’re most anticipating this year. | Lit Hub Elspeth Wilson on the joys of becoming a literary omnivore. | Lit Hub Criticism Chris Duffy explains why humor is an effective means […]
Today’s Featured Book Deals $2.99 I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron Get This Deal $1.99 Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang Get This Deal $5.99 The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten, Alison McCullough Get This Deal $1.99 The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters Get This Deal $1.99 Positive Obsession […]
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1944, Ida Tarbell dies. Not sure what to look forward to in 2026? Maybe consider the 313 books we’re most anticipating this year. | Lit Hub “You’re a famous writer in England, but you’re an American writer, and your subject is the United States.” Jonathan Lethem and […]
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1812, Samuel Taylor Coleridge gives a lecture on Hamlet as part of a series of lectures on drama and Shakespeare. Rebecca Morgan Frank showcases some of this year’s most anticipated poetry titles, including collections by Bianca Stone, Diamond Forde, and more! | Lit Hub Poetry New releases from […]
To determine which posts were the most “popular,” I pulled the top 750 posts on Book Riot for the year and teased out those that were categorized as literary activism. It was far more interesting to examine these in conversation with one another than in isolation, so rather than simply listing the top posts, they […]
You’ll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya (January 13) Killing Eve fans, take note. This is a sapphic cat-and-mouse thriller about an actress, Dimple, who accidentally killed her rival, Irene, at a party. Years later, she has put it behind her and is enjoying her newfound success with Irene out of the way. But Irene’s […]
Lululemon announced Thursday its CEO Calvin McDonald will step down effective Jan. 31 following more than a year of underperformance at the athleisure company. The company’s board of directors is working with a “leading executive search firm” to identify its next CEO, it said in a news release. McDonald will stay on as a senior […]
