Wordle is a truly exceptional word game for numerous reasons. First and foremost, the gameplay is elegant and fun. You can even play it with paper and pencil against an opponent if you wish to. Online, everyone getting the same puzzle on the same day gives it a communal feeling. The ability to share your results without spoiling the puzzle for others, via the emoji blocks, furthers the ability to connect with friends and family....
Today, Donors Choose—a crowdfunding tool used by school teachers across the United States to raise money for classroom projects—is matching all donations to book-related projects. Project #FillEveryShelf managed to fulfill over 5,000 teacher requests for books, meaning that over 127,000 new books got into the hands of young readers across the country. This year, #FillEveryShelf hopes to get even more books into children’s hands. How To Help #FillEveryShelf Pick out a classroom or two or ten from Donors Choose that is seeking books and make a donation....
The National Book Foundation has announced its shortlists for the 2018 National Book Awards: 25 finalists in total in five categories—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature. The winner in each category will be announced at the 69th National Book Awards Ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Wednesday, November 14. The ceremony will also be live-streamed online in its entirety. The shortlists are as follows:...
This month, I have five books coming out in April for you, plus a bonus pick from earlier this year, plus a handful of books I haven’t read yet but am intrigued by. Check them out and maybe preorder or add some to your TBR! Permission by Saskia Vogel (Coach House Books, April 9) This novel is a first-person account of a young woman’s struggles after her father unexpectedly dies....
After that, I wanted to listen to audiobooks all the time, particularly on long drives. Unfortunately, the books I like best don’t always fit well with the people in the car with me, as my regular companions are currently ages six and nine. On a recent car trip alone, I enjoyed Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, narrated by Prentice Onayemi, so thoroughly I thought I suddenly saw sirens behind me. Recently, we listened our way through Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis trilogy....
Because when you’re a high school student, you have to focus on your studies. You have to take your exams, do your homework, and get good grades. That’s in addition to balancing any after school activities and friendships. Sometimes outside forces complicate your high school experience, but worry not, even though there might be complications in these manga, you’ll get beautiful, happily ever afters. Meet characters who have flaws, fall in love, and make the best friendships that will last forever....
Today, I’m throwing it back to yesterday. As in 2018, which truly feels like 1,000 years, when I wrote this piece for Book Riot Insiders as an associate editor. Honestly, who even is this person? I wrote this in the Before Times when I did things like leave my apartment. It’s odd to read about my past life from where I sit; somewhat akin to leafing through an archaeological record of a bygone era....
There are some television shows that are inherently bookish, like Gilmore Girls, that have a reading list longer than the standard English 101 class. The more subtle references, the ones that prod you in the ribs while you’re trying to enjoy your popcorn, those are my favorite. If you catch the literary references, you feel like a genius, if not, eh, no biggie. Beyond adaptation and referential, there are also books and bookishness being used as a prop....
via GIPHY It’s true! The Literature Lovers’ Holiday Auction, open through December 20, is auctioning off the opportunity to have a character named in your (or your loved one’s) honor. Proceeds will benefit Immigrant Families Together, an all-volunteer group working to reunite families separated at the border by the Trump administration’s policies. An awesome gift AND a donation to an organization doing good? Best. Gift. Ever. Here are the seven authors participating in the auction, along with some of their previous works:...
The biggest draw for me, besides it giving me an excuse to travel three-quarters of the way across the country and hang out with my mom for a bit, was the number of familiar and absolutely legendary names listed to be in attendance. Romance events always have a few big names and a larger number of lesser-known folks, just because romance is such a huge genre and authors make decisions based on location, cost, theme, etc....
Since it’s been nearly six months and face masks have become more common and necessary, let’s dig into some new, fun, and creative book-themed fabric for creating even more masks. Note, of course, these fabrics would be outstanding choices for creating totes, pillow cases, book protectors, or anything else if you’re making handmade gifts for yourself or another reader. Find below an array of book-themed fabrics that haven’t already been spotlighted here for your crafty consideration!...
Book Riot is teaming up with BookClubbish to give away one book bundle containing 5 books by authors you should add to your TBR list: The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnbull, Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West, The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi, The Bright Lands by John Fram, and A Good Family by A.H. Kim. YA Books by Black Authors Print: This is a gorgeous piece of artwork that showcases some brilliant titles by Black authors—perfect for libraries and reading nooks!...
Bookish Thank You Notes: Refresh your stationery drawer with these cute bookish thank you notes! Pretty Jane Austen Book Stack Sticker: The mug reads “coffee books and love” and that sums it up nicely. My Weekend is Booked Mug: Hopefully your weekend is booked up with great reads and great sips! Personalized Ex Libris Stamp: This stamp makes such a great gift for any young reader or teacher! Raven Cycle Inspired Pin: Perfect for the ultimate Maggie Stiefvater fan!...
Book Riot is teaming up with the Macmillan Audiobooks newsletter, Here, Here! Enter the form here and subscribe to Here, Here for a chance to win! A little more about Here, Here: Sign up to receive information about new releases, advance clips and more, all related to your favorite audiobooks and authors. Charlie Brown and Snoopy Reading Figurine: If you love Peanuts and you love a good book, this is too adorable to pass up!...
For fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Evvie Drake Starts Over comes a funny and tender debut about a reclusive artist whose collection has gotten out of control—but whose unexpected friendship with a pair of new neighbors might be just what she needs to start over. Quirky and charming, big-hearted and moving, The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton proves that it’s never too late to let go of the things that don’t matter…and welcome the people who do....
45 Of The Best Quotes About Books “I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” – Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice (print from Brilliant Business Mom) “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive....
Today’s edition of kids’ book deals is sponsored by Candlewick Press
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by He Gets That From Me. Confessions by Kanae Minato, trans. Stephen Snyder for $2.99 How To Stop Time by Matt Haig for $1.99 As Long As Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker for $2.99 Animal by Lisa Taddeo for $6.99 The Witches of New York by Ami McKay for $1.99 Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall for $2.99 City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker for $1....
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s THE HOLLOW ONES. Passing by Nella Larsen for $1.99 The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ozawa and Stephen Snyder for $2.99 Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh for $2.99 Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine for $1.99 Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro for $2.99 Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire for $2....
