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This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of the month. We make no claim (except when we do) that these poems are the […]
The first thing I read in March was Isn’t It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz, a bi4bi M/F romance that I really enjoyed. I mean, the main character runs a queer teen book club, so of course I was going to love it. The book I spent most of March reading was Hell’s Heart by […]
The Newberry Library in Chicago is scouting transcribers to demystify its handwritten collection. As Dan Kelly wrote in yesterday’s Chicago, the archive’s hunt for “living Rosetta stones” first kicked off in 2013, when the Newberry launched a campaign to transcribe all its Civil War letters in time for the sesquicentennial. This was such a success […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Sinners racked up four Oscar wins last night, for original screenplay, lead actor, cinematography, and score. To celebrate, we’re sharing this list again, so read on for six books to read if you loved Sinners! By the time […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. March is Women’s History Month, so today, I thought I’d share some recommendations for books about women in history that also complete 2026 Read Harder Challenge tasks. We have memoirs and biographies about famous women in history, little-known women’s history, […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The top of the year often means a slower start for new releases. But as winter gives way to spring, there are more new books on the horizon, and I’m here to highlight a few by Latine authors […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It wasn’t until the American Library Association’s Young Adult Library Services division named their finalists for the Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award in December that I realized how the 2025 slate of YA nonfiction titles was […]
First up, the All the Books books! There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson is a cute YA romance with two points of view and two queer romances (M/M and F/F). Almost the entire book takes place on New Year’s Day, and it felt like a teen holiday movie—if those movies […]
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 latest in book culture. With expertise spanning multiple genres and a deep understanding of the […]
I already shared with you the queer books I read during the 24-hour readathon, so I’m skipping those. Here are the other queer books I finished in October, ordered roughly on a scale of not-horror to horror. For my book club, I read This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and […]
