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This list includes Indigenous Bookstagrammers from many Nations, all of whom focus on different kinds of books. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you check out the #IndigenousBookstagram hashtag, you’ll find a whole lot more accounts worth following. Keep in mind that not all of these Bookstagrammers review exclusively Indigenous books. Reading reviews of Indigenous books by Indigenous reviewers is important, and many of these accounts do focus on Indigenous lit....

Ready to hear more about each of these bookish podcasts? 1. The Brit Lit Podcast This is a bi-monthly show that covers news from the world of British books and publishing. It’s hosted by Book Riot’s very own Claire Handscombe! 2. Beaks & Geeks Beaks & Geeks hosts candid conversations with authors. Past guests include Celeste Ng, Anita Shreve, Amor Towles, Colin Dickey, Blake Crouch, Yaa Gyasi, and George Saunders....

No matter what time period or historical event you want to learn about, there’s something out there for you. My son is going into first grade, and he and I are making our way through the Magic Tree House series, for example — and he loves hearing about all of the different places and times. We mark the time period down in our history timeline notebook, and it inevitably leads to looking things up on the iPad and watching some videos about the time....

In the show, New Zealand journalist David Farrier visits an array of peculiar or dangerous places around the world to see what he can learn. Most people who participate in “dark tourism” travel to places that have, historically, been connected to tragedy, death, or other dark topics. The books on this list—a range of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir—are roughly connected to specific episodes of the show, but since many of the places visited on the show haven’t been written about extensively, I’ve taken some liberties....

What is #OwnVoices? A work is considered #OwnVoices when the person creating that piece of media—for our purposes, an author of a book—shares a marginalization with their protagonist. For example, I’m autistic. So if I write a book with an autistic protagonist, that’s #OwnVoices! The hashtag was created by author Corinne Duyvis (who’s on this list!) in 2015. For more information and a Q&A, check out Corinne’s blog post. Special thanks to authors Lillie Lainoff and Melissa See for their help with this article!...

I’ve combed through my overflowing inbox of newsletters to give you the best of the best, with newsletters from readers, authors, and industry insiders. These are all created and run by real humans, using real human faces, rather than brands. Huzzah for humans! Best Book Newsletters What to Read If by Elizabeth Held What to Read If is a lovely weekly newsletter with book recommendations that pair with the news of the week....

I also know that I have board book tastes and preferences! For me, the perfect board book is a good length (not too long and not too short), is good for reading aloud (and trust me, after you read books multiple times in one sitting, for multiple sittings in one day, for day after day after day, you KNOW which ones are good for reading aloud), and most importantly, is interesting (either with plot, characters, artwork, or all three)....

Best Book Club Books: End of 2019 The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Coates’s debut novel mixes magical realism with historical fiction as it tells the story of Hiram Walker, who joins the underground railroad and then discovers he has a supernatural power called “conduction” that allows him to basically use water as a transporter. The narration seethes with atmosphere from the first page, as Coates tells a poignant fairy tale about shared memory and history....

Following these characters over the course of several novels, sometimes for generations, can make readers feel like they are part of the family. Adventure stories take you along on an invisible participant in the group’s quest. Sometimes a series can take you to completely different worlds or one that feels slightly familiar. Other series may involve time travel or other galaxies. But wherever these books take you, you are sure to have a good time!...

As someone who only read fiction for the longest time, I understand where you’re coming from. However, I’ve explored a number of sub-genres in nonfiction over the past two years, and some of them have turned out to be my favourite books of all time. Nonfiction books don’t always have to read like textbooks. The well-written ones can be extremely engaging while being profoundly educational. Some writers really take their time to break down complex concepts for anyone to understand, provided they pick up the book!...

The list of 10,000 books reviewed by Kirkus Reviews for the eligibility period were whittled down to 1,531. From that, 18 finalists for the Kirkus Prize were chosen. A panel of judges comprised of writers, librarians, booksellers, editors, and critics then determined the three winners. Here they are: Fiction What the judges had to say: From one of the most celebrated voices in American fiction comes this unsentimental, visionary statement—a novel that offers a chilling vision of our inescapable dystopian future....

I decided to focus solely on small and independent presses for this round-up. Yes, the major publishers do put out great books in translation, but it’s the small presses that do a lot of the work of discovering new and exciting writers and developing the careers of writers and translators around the world. I prefer to focus on them when I can. I also included only one book per publisher, so below you will find books from 24 different presses....

Every year, it’s the same struggle. You wonder how you could have possibly missed that one exciting new romance release, or why you’re the last to read the best new thing in science fiction. Or you just go to your local bookstore or library and wander the shelves, and instead of it being a joyful experience of stacking books into your arms, you just feel kind of lost. What should you read next, you ask yourself?...

From mysteries to family dramas to true stories to uplifting books to sad ones, there’s something for everyone on this list of the best book clubs books out early in 2022 to add to your roster for your groups. (And if your group prefers to wait for paperbacks or read backlist titles, you can also check out the best book club books for 2021.) As of the time of this writing, the listed publication dates are accurate, but due to ongoing supply chain issues, publication dates may move....

The Best Middle School Books Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed Amal lives a quiet life in her Pakistani village, hoping to become a teacher one day, but after an encounter with her village’s landlord, she’s sent to work off her family’s debt as a servant in his household. As Amal becomes more aware of the danger the family poses and crimes they’ve committed to maintain their station, she realizes she’ll have to ally with others if she wants to escape not only her servitude but the tyrannical rule of the landlord and one day achieve her dreams....

As a parent, I know how boring it can get to read the same books again and again, and I crave new picture books to share and enjoy with my daughter. While rereading is developmentally important, there’s no reason not to freshen up the bookshelves with new, inclusive books that tell fun stories, and these 25 picture books from 2021 are my favorites. I’ve listed them in order of publication....

Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie (Canongate Books, March 5, 2019) Like Charlotte Runcie, I’ve always loved the sea, so I’m excited about this gorgeous-looking book. It’s also the kind of nonfiction that’s my favourite: memoir mixed with social history, literary criticism, and biography. The author explores how the death of her grandmother and birth of her first child changed her relationship to the sea, and navigates through ancient myths, poetry, shipwrecks, folktales, and history to help us understand the place of oceans in our lives and culture....

One swipe can change your entire life…or end it! Finding himself alone in a posh New York City hotel room for the night, Aidan does what any red-blooded seventeen-year-old would do–tries to hook up with someone new. But that lapse in judgement leads him to a room with a dead guy and a mysterious flash drive…two things that spark an epic case of mistaken identity that puts Aidan on the run–from the authorities, his friends, his family, the people who are out to kill him–and especially from his own troubled past....

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young This is a standalone novel, although Young has another book set in the same fantasy world with different characters! It’s about Eelyn, who has been brought up a warrior in her Aska clan. It’s the only way of life they know, since they’re constantly at war with the Riki clan. But one day, a skirmish changes everything for Eelyn—she sees the brother she thought died five years ago fighting with the Riki....