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Celebrate Black joy with these stamps featuring illustrations from The Snowy Day and read more about the enduring appeal of the classic picture book. Celebrate the earth every day with these Earth Day stamps and get a reading list of children’s books for Earth Day. Presidential stamps include John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George H.W. Bush. Learn more about the American presidency with 44 presidential biographies, the history of presidential autobiographies, or some presidential poetry....

Movies Clueless Jen Chaney’s As If! An Oral History of Clueless is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. I loved learning about Amy Heckerling’s experience writing and directing, and the rest of the interviews (with cast, musicians and crew) were delightful and full of delicious behind-the-scenes info. Pretty sure I read this furiously over the course of a day – I was totally buggin’ — and, as I’ve expressed before, I love oral histories....

Sure, I could have watched Encanto again (and I will), in which he provides the voice of Pico the Toucan. But I missed the casual humor and physical comedy he’d brought to previous (human) roles and I didn’t feel like allowing Serenity to break my heart all over again. What I’m trying to say is that, though I’m typically a fan of the dark and twisted, I was at a point in my life where I just needed to laugh....

A heart-warming, utterly charming debut, rich with vibrant characters and a lush setting, that reminds us that sometimes, you don’t find love–love finds you. Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and The Rosie Project. We have 5 copies of Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior to give away to 5 Riot readers! Just complete the form below to enter. This sweepstakes is open to residents of Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec)....

In the wake of the 87-year-old’s recent death, I’ve compiled some of the best books about and by the late Justice. Whether you’re looking for books for the youngest readers in your family or for yourself, read on to discover 11 books about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her incredible legacy. Looking for more inspiring, feminist reads? Check out 5 Biographies of Women Politicians You Need to Read Now, 5 Children’s Book About Latina Trailblazers, and 8 Books to Read if You Cheered When Pelosi Took the Gavel Back....

The news coming out of Smaller Mainstays isn’t much better and I’m still several hives of rage bees in a trench coat about the all white-dude indie press panel with which SDCC cursed us. That isn’t to say that none of these companies are doing good books. What I am saying is that I am very tired in general, and while I’m willing to dig to find potentially great titles, I’m not willing to put the time and effort into sorting through the detritus left by publishers who have let me down repeatedly to find an occasional gem....

Well, a lot has changed since 2017. Not just for me, but for everyone. One of the biggest changes for me has been the way I read and therefore how much I read. Last year, in 2021, I read 100 books. Now, I know that 100 books is still a small amount of books to some people, but for me, it’s a number I never thought I would have the capacity to reach in a year back in 2017....

In this standalone fantasy novel by an award-winning author, the dark truth behind a string of unusual murders leads to an otherworldly exploration of spirits, myth, and memory, steeped in Caribbean storytelling. Dr. Miranda Ecouvo, forensic therapist of the City, just helped put a serial killer behind bars. But she soon discovers that her investigation into seven unusual murders is not yet complete. A near-death experience throws her out of time and into a realm of labyrinths and spirits....

There’s more to the mobsters, mystics, and mermaids at the last stop on the D/F/Q trains: Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue. Zatanna’s not your typical New Yorker. She walks her giant rabbit on a leather leash down the boardwalk, lives in a colossal architectural wonder known as the Golden Elephant, had her first kiss in the Haunted Hell Gate ride–and wouldn’t have it any other way. But the time for having fun in Luna Park comes to an end when a mystic’s quest for a powerful jewel unravels everything Zatanna thought she knew about herself and her beloved neighborhood....

In rounding up the best books about cults, I pulled from both fiction and nonfiction. In choosing nonfiction, I tried to emphasize cult survivors’ stories. Likewise, I seek out deeply researched works that do not aim to sensationalize or exploit survivors’ stories. I’m not a religious person, but the more I read, the more I think a phrase like “There but for the grace of God go I” applies to lots of us who’ve avoided cults....

No, today I want to talk about the massive gender disparity in their hiring. Again. Still. Yes, really. 2020 has been a funny year for DC, and not just because it’s an endless apocalyptic hellscape for the whole planet. They’ve had numerous anniversaries, some quite impressive (80 years of Robin, Green Lantern, Catwoman, and the Joker!) and some pretty much manufactured (Wonder Woman #750 and Flash #750, numbers achieved only if you disregard numerous reboots and relaunches; Detective Comics #1027, which is a thousand issues later than Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27, so…not anything)....

Who am I? Well, even after publishing three books, I consider myself a reader first, a writer second. Or maybe even third. I see you read my resume and saw that I was once a hiring manager myself. Indeed; I, too, hate inane, generic questions that put people on the spot in a way that rarely illustrates how they’ll perform on a normal workday. I agree that they tend to elicit canned, empty responses and do as much to prove a prospective employee’s skills and capacity to learn as the SAT does to prove intelligence (i....

— UMN Libraries (@umnlib) March 24, 2020 The #ColorOurCollections initiative began in 2016, at the height of the adult coloring book trend, but as people find themselves homebound as they shelter in place during the COVID-19 crisis, the project is experiencing a surge in popularity. Head to the @NYAMNYC page & discover their #ColorOurCollections tools & resources. Your kids & students can try coloring works from museums around the world!...

On August 3, 2021, R.A. Salvatore’s newest addition to the Drizzt novels was published. Among tales of derring-do and the Companions of the Hall, Starlight Enclave contains a singular shift in the narrative of the story of the drow; Salvatore reveals that drow are not, in fact, the only dark-skinned elves in the Forgotten Realms. This is a bombshell in a world that has been able to tell if an elf is good or evil by the color of their skin since Drizzt Do’Urden made his debut in The Crystal Shard in 1988....

I saw a real bear in the wild once, and I dealt with it better than expected – I marveled at its cuteness (I kept mumbling “That’s a bear, right? A bear? It’s so adorable! But, like a bear?”) while my partner and I slowly backed out of the park. The bear itself was small and therefore not menacing, but it did devotedly follow us to the park’s entrance. A valuable lesson was learned that day: if a park has literally plastered a massage board with Be Bear Alert posters and handouts, perhaps that is not a park to visit....

There is something inherently romantic about a book written in a series of letters. Of course, I am not the first to think so. Some of my favorite romances feature love letters, be it the slow courtships characterized by deep conversations of kindred spirits in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Meet Me at the Museum or the more contemporary romances in the tradition of Simon vs....

They will teach us the lesson all creatures must learn. Publishing on 6/18/19. ”Cadwell Turnbull paints a stunningly intricate portrait of humanity, capturing hopes and dreams, flaws and failings with remarkable depth and texture. The Lesson is a blast to read and a meaningful exploration of the bearing of colonialism and the perils of human ambition.” —Sylvain Neuvel, author of The Test and the Themis Files trilogy