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I’ve been recommended many of these most popular books on TikTok, some expected and others quite otherwise. Most surprising, though, is the pure accuracy of my for you page. TikTok’s algorithm in combination with the massive amounts of content I consume in any given hour has pinpointed my likes and dislikes, my personality and preferences, almost perfectly. (Though, for a program so on-point, I somehow only ever get videos that have every Zodiac sign in them except mine....

Nonetheless, with the current political crisis bringing Iran back into the global spotlight, Persepolis proves its lasting literary impact. So I reread the book and thought a little about the many times the book was present in my life, helping me understand and relate more to my family heritage. But, most importantly, it was an open door for me to understand the Middle Eastern and Persian region’s political history beyond the media chaos around it, and started a life long love for graphic memoirs and novels....

Meet Libby. The one-tap reading app from OverDrive. By downloading Libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of eBooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. You’ll find titles in all genres, ranging from bestsellers, classics, nonfiction, comics and much more. Libby works on Apple and Android devices and is compatible with Kindle. All you need is a library card but you can sample any book in the library collection without one....

TBR is Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Been dreaming of a “Stitch Fix for books?” Now it’s here! Tell TBR about your reading preferences and what you’re looking for, and sit back while your Bibliologist handpicks recommendations just for you. TBR offers plans to receive hardcover books in the mail or recommendations by email, so there’s an option for every budget. TBR is also available as a gift to give to the readers in your life!...

· The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes · The Return by Nicholas Sparks · 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand · The Dare by Lauren Landish · The Duke and I (Bridgertons Book 1) by Julia Quinn · Outlander by Diana Gabaldon · The Restaurant by Pamela M. Kelley · Regretting You by Colleen Hoover · Temptation (The Hunted Series Book 1) by Ivy Smoak · By A Thread by Lucy Score · The Hunter (Boston Belles) by L....

I’m a white, disabled woman who walks with crutches. I’m also a published short story writer from a Catholic family who attended Catholic schools. I have cerebral palsy, not lupus, and I’m from Massachusetts, not Georgia. Although our backgrounds differ, I related deeply to Flannery O’Connor’s work in college. O’Connor died in 1964, decades before the word ableism was coined in the late 1980s. Still, her stories convey the experience of ableism so vividly, I found them triggering....

— Cary Elwes (@Cary_Elwes) September 18, 2019 On Thursday, September 18, an anonymous source told USA Today that there’s no truth to the rumor. But why let that get in our way? Let’s talk about remakes. Remakes have been common since…forever (An Affair to Remember is a remake! The Wizard of Oz is a remake!) but they’re really having a moment right now. Moviegoers in general and book fans in particular have mixed feelings on the matter....

Publication Date: August 23, 2011 Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Knopf Publisher’s Synopsis: In language that has the force and the fury of poetry, Julie Otsuka has written a singularly spellbinding novel about the American dream. Alida Becker, in The New York Times: Gold Star AND Demerit: Otsuka’s novel is filled with evocative descriptive sketches (farm women with their children sleeping “like puppies, on wooden boards covered with hay”) and hesitantly revelatory confessions (domestic servants who “felt, for once, like ourselves” when “the whole house was empty....

A dark past. An impossible journey. The will to survive. For fans of Flight Behavior and Station Eleven, a novel set on the brink of catastrophe, as a young woman chases the world’s last birds―and her own final chance for redemption. Migrations has been named a “most anticipated” book by Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Elle, and more. Emily St. John Mandel calls this powerful novel “extraordinary.” Start reading Migrations now. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank Always North by Vicki Jarrett American War by Omar El Akkad Duma Key by Stephen King The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J....

I spent the first few months of this year insisting everyone read my recent favorites, yelling at them to get into The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty as the final book in the trilogy was publishing this year, Mary Robinette Kowal’s Lady Astronaut series, The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, the beautifully chonky Wanderers by Chuck Wendig, and YA novels by authors like Adam Silvera (Infinity Son), Emily A....

Hello fellow mystery lovers! While in April I didn’t get to as many backlist titles as I like, it’s because there are so many fantastic new releases I’m drowning in books. The best kind of problem, really! I found another lady spy I love—a very real one this time—plus I have for you my favorite Sherlock, a great modern Agatha Christie, a fantastic small-town mystery, an upstairs downstairs historical fiction, a fun psychological thriller, a fun murder mystery, a crime novel filled with secrets, and a sociological dive into con artists....

Bonne MamanⓇ, makers of your favorite premium preserves and jellies, are celebrating NEW Bonne Maman Herbal Tea, available in five distinct blends tailored for special moments throughout the day—like curling up with a really good book. Find a flavor to match your current read at BonneMaman.us and other retailer outlets. Preparing yourself a cup — or a whole pot! — of tea before you sit down to read is the perfect transitional experience....

Being a comics lover, I try to introduce my son to comics and the characters when I can, and this includes Batman. Even though the character isn’t necessarily my thing, the beauty of comics is that there’s something for everyone. People find the characters with whom they identify, admire, or simply find interesting, and for my son, maybe it will be Batman. If you have kids and want to celebrate the Caped Crusader, here are some fun books to check out....

Little River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a motorless motorhome that her father won in a poker game. Failing out of school, picking up shifts at a local diner, she’s left fending for herself in a town where she’s never quite felt at home. When she “borrows” her neighbor’s car to perform at an open mic night, she realizes her life could be much bigger than where she came from....

Living spaceships are one of these recurring sci-fi concepts, changing depending on the author and the fictional world they have created; some are benign, forming loving bonds with their crews, while others are cold and calculating, cheerfully letting their inhabitants die in service of the mission. Some living spaceships are biological, either alien species, human-machine hybrids, or, in some cases, plants. Others are powered by hyper-intelligent AIs, exploring the philosophical questions about life and personhood through the medium of an artificially living ship....

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon I suddenly felt a craving for books with red covers, so I decided to go looking for red covered books publishing in early 2022 (Did I almost accidentally write the year that shall not be written? Yes, but I caught it and finished with a ‘2’!). How exactly is publishing using the color red? I found ten red cover books to take a look at in various genres....

Find below a roundup of some of the most exciting YA paperbacks hitting shelves this summer. Because publication dates can shift—and many have because of COVID-19—these are as current as can be expected. Some of these books are paperback originals, meaning they’ll only ever release in paperback, while others are first releases of paperbacks from books that have already been published in hardcover. I’ve stuck to first books in a series only, so know there are additional paperback releases of series books that are not the start of those series....

Crazy Rich Asians Quiz Wow, looks like you’ve suddenly become a billionaire! What are you going to do with all of that cash? Spend some money in the quiz below and we’ll tell you what Crazy Rich Asians character you are! What character did you get? Share your result in the comments! And check out more Crazy Rich Asians coverage from Book Riot here.

In the tenth Ruth Galloway mystery, Ruth is invited to the Italian countryside to help identify bones found in the tiny hilltop town of Fontana Liri. Upon arriving, she senses the townspeople are dancing around a deeply buried secret. But how could that be connected to the ancient remains she’s been studying? Ruth is just beginning to get her footing in the dig when she’s thrown off-guard by the appearance of DCI Nelson....