We have previously posted on 9 great UK YA reads in October of last year. Luckily, there are several new UK YA books coming out in 2020. I chose these five as ones to watch because they cover very important and tough issues like mental health, suicide, loss and much more. These are books that prove UK YA is running strong and that their voices are as powerful as ever....
Since that time, there’s been nearly a 30% drop in spending on public libraries, resulting in one-fifth of them being closed by local councils. Book Riot has written in the past on how public libraries help patrons, especially in cold weather. In addition, the number of paid librarians has fallen drastically. In 2010 there were 24,000 paid librarians in the UK. In 2018? 15,300 and more than 51,000 volunteers. Volunteers are valuable for the basic operation of a library, but they don’t make a library....
Ari Helix has been chased her entire life. A fugitive refugee in territory controlled by the evil Mercer Corporation, Ari has always had to hide who she is. Until she crash lands on Old Earth, pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting place, and becomes the forty-second reincarnation of King Arthur. Then she meets Merlin, who has aged backward over the centuries into a teenager, and together they must break the curse that keeps Arthur coming back....
Good Morning Quotes for Those Who Appreciate the Cruel Humor of Mornings “Morning is wonderful. It’s only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.” “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” —Mark Twain “Whoever had decided that school should start so early in the morning and last all day long needed to be hunted down and forced to watch hours of educational television without the aid of caffeine....
Book Riot is teaming up with Early Bird Books to give away a 1-year subscription to Scribd! Now, in the days of COVID-19, we meet online, giving us a small moment to reconnect over zoom and discuss that month’s book. Our picks range from young adult novels to poetry collections to memoirs, each with their own unique stories to tell. So if you’re looking for some great book club picks — that are also great on audio — here are a few of my favorite picks from my book club!...
Journalist Billy Jensen spent fifteen years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. Every story he wrote had one thing in common—they didn’t have an ending. The killer was still out there. But after the sudden death of a friend, crime writer and author of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Michelle McNamara, Billy got fed up. Following a dark night, he came up with a plan. A plan to investigate past the point when the cops had given up....
In Daevabad, djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger, blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom in the thrilling sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS. As Nahri carefully navigates life in the dangerous royal court, Ali has been exiled and must rely on the frightening abilities gifted to him by unpredictable spirits in order to survive....
Wonder by R. J. Palacio August Pullman is a little boy with severe facial difference who jokes, giggles and braves his way into our hearts and rests there to remind us to always be kinder than necessary. “Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.” (We are all wonders—Illustrated version) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Xiomara is a 15-year-old Dominican girl from Harlem whose frustrated passion finds a haven in her poetry....
I was so honored to be asked this question. These are the books I suggested. Westerns by Native Authors The absolute best choice is always an #OwnVoices book. These are surely not the only westerns by Native authors, but they were the easiest to find. It is my hope that I will be able to write a follow-up soon with more recommendations. Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko This is not strictly a western, but a multigenerational fictional history of the Americas told from the point of view of the people who were here first....
Here, a broad definition of Transgender history is used to include the histories of transgender/transexual [and other culturally specific terms, including Hijra], gender nonconforming, cross-dressing, and other peoples who have either not identified with or conformed with the gender they were assigned at birth. Most of our words around the Transgender/Gender-Nonconforming experience are modern and so a more narrow definition reduces the accuracy with which these words can be applied to people from our history....
On the other hand, they are largely written for and by women. So how good could they be, right? I mean, you remember seeing them at the grocery store when you were a kid and you’re pretty sure they all still have Fabio dressed as a pirate on the cover. via GIPHY Well, never fear! I’m here to help you get the credit for being open-minded enough to read romance without, you know....
If you don’t have a TBR plan but are looking for one, these ideas are creative and for folks who aren’t especially crafty — either because it’s not in your wheelhouse or because it’s extra time and energy away from things like reading — to take the work out of how to read down that pile. Maybe you have a method and want to mix it up a bit? These are some ways to add some more fun to the process....
From science fiction set on other planets to high fantasy about clashing kingdoms, there’s something for everyone in this month’s roundup of new releases. There’s even a strange and unusual short story collection that has a little bit of everything if you’re undecided. No matter what books you choose to sink your teeth into, you’re guaranteed to have an adventure that takes you far, far away from the cold confines of the winter season....
A clever, tender, and romantic “Nora Ephron romp for the modern ages” (Christina Lauren) for readers of Jasmine Guillory, Abby Jimenez, and Sophie Cousens. This laugh-out-loud debut from the co-host of the hit podcast Forever35 is a perceptive reminder that fate can have a sense of humor, and that love can happen . . . In a New York Minute.“Spins a catastrophic meet-cute into a richly realized romance that’s surrounded by even more love stories—between friends, between families, and between New Yorkers and their city....
The following contains heavy spoilers for the first two seasons of The Umbrella Academy, as well as the first two books of the comic: Apocalypse Suite and Dallas. The World is Weirder Issue #1 of The Umbrella Academy sees the team of 10-year-old Hargreeves children taking on The Eiffel Tower, which is actually a spaceship. And a cybernetic, zombie Gustav Eiffel is piloting it. Oh, and the 43 special children were born in the moment when “Tusslin’ Tom” Gurney knocked out a space squid with an atomic elbow drop....
Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he could never afford. After earning a place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships. The first installment of this original YA novel series by Sarah Rees Brennan, rich with casual diversity and queer self-discovery, explores never-before-seen drama inspired by C....
Music has been a way to feel connected to the world beyond my existence. This comes in the form of singing in the car too. Some of my favourite memories with my people are singing loud in an off-key voice or humming soothingly while staring out the window. Sometimes, we feel like islands that only come together in the waves of a familiar sound flowing between us. Lending music to words also increases their impact....
Part of that appreciation is thanks to my enjoyment of books about nature and animals. While I am definitely partial to books about animals in particular, all of these books make me think deeper about my relationship with the natural world. Questions that run the gamut from what bird makes a queedle queedle sound to what is our relationship to the world? Do rivers and mountains have rights? Here is a list of eight recently published nonfiction books that explore the natural world, whether it is the tree outside your home or the journeys of salmon upstream to their natural spawning ground....
While the queer movement in literature has a legacy of its own, the stories of Black lesbian women often get lost. Now that decolonizing our bookshelves has become pivotal to toppling white supremacy in the literary industry, this fascinating sub-genre of literature must be included in our respective TBRs. The protagonists exist in the intersection of racism, sexism, homophobia, and humanity’s propensity for survival, trumping all odds. They not only facilitate in broadening our horizons but also holds a mirror to the unhealthy culture we have been brought up in....
at Autostraddle: 65 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Fall 2020 at Brightly: Books Like Percy Jackson: 14 Super Series to Read Next at Bustle: White Ivy, Plain Bad Heroines & 39 Other Books To Read This Fall at BuzzFeed: 17 Young Adult Books That Came Out This Summer That Are 100% Worth Reading at Crime Reads: Diverse, Women-Authored Novels Set in Remote and Forgotten Places at Electric Lit: 9 Books About Living in Parallel Realities at Epic Reads: 12 YA Books You Can Finally Read in Paperback This September at Get Literary: 6 Whydunit Thrillers Where Motive Is the Mystery at Lit Hub: The New Class: 15 Great Campus Novels Published in the Last 10 Years at POPSUGAR: 20 Steamy Romance Novels You Need to Read Right Now at Riveted Lit: Epic YA Series Finales You Don’t Want to Miss at Shondaland: 10 Food Writing Books to Read This Fall at Tor....
