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Where the Wild Things Are is rightfully iconic and memorable, playing an important part in many children’s reading lives. It wasn’t until I started working in a used bookstore that I discovered how vast Maurice Sendak’s bibliography was, and when I started collecting his books. Now, I own about thirty Maurice Sendak books, including several first editions and one signed. I recently gave my one-year-old the same wild thing stuffed animal I had as a kid, and read Wild Things to her for the first time....

Picking the right books for your book club can make or break your meeting. Will you have plenty to talk about with this book, or will you stray off topic and start complaining about politics yet again? I’ve been to both kinds of book club meetings, and they can both be valuable time spent with friends. But of course, ideally, book clubs are looking for the types of books that give them so much to talk about that — for an hour or two at least — they are given an opportunity to escape the normal everyday conversations and stresses in life and instead talk about something a little different....

Novel Gazing is your destination for all things literary fiction, bringing you news from the world of fiction, and recommendations for under the radar reads, works in translation, buzzy books, and more. Stay in the know, expand your TBR and your view of literary fiction, and, of course, have some laughs with hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Louise Johnson. Novel Gazing is a biweekly show available wherever you get your podcasts–go listen to episode one now!...

Meet your new reading buddy: an all-in-one spot to record everything and anything book related. Inspired by bullet journaling, Book Marks offers ideas for setting up a multitude of book tracking pages with a mix of fill-in prompts, charts, lists, and plenty of dot-grid pages to customize. To help expand your literary horizons, the journal also includes a section of recommended reading lists compiled by Book Riot. Use Book Marks to jot down what you’re currently reading, what’s on your nightstand, your favorite quotes, new vocabulary words, memorable characters, your reviews of recent reads, and more....

bell hooks Mug: Get a mug with this literary icon and an amazing quote! Get Lost in Books Tote Bag: No matter where you go, keep tracks of all your wonderful books with this tote! Literary Characters Fabric: Calling all Jane Austen fans! Snag this fantastic fabric for your next sewing project. Books and Flowers Print: This is a gorgeous print for your libraries and reading nooks! I’m a Part of Everything I Have Read Pin: This is a sentiment that I think all readers can relate to!...

Book Riot is teaming up with Inkyard Press to giveaway one YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi book bundle! Owl Bookends: These cute owls would look adorable gracing any bookshelf! Avonlea Book Sleeve: Give your current read a cozy little hug with this Anne of Green Gables–inspired book sleeve! Watercolor Pine Forest Bookmark: Looking for inexpensive and gorgeous gifts? This watercolor bookmark on linen paper is so striking! Book Dragon Enamel Pin: Because you’re a book dragon, not a bookworm!...

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!...

Book Riot is teaming up with Macmillan eDeals to giveaway one Kindle Paperwhite. Enter the form and sign-up for the Macmillan eDeals newsletter for a chance to win! Here’s a little more about the Macmillan eDeals newsletter: Be the first to hear about our down-priced eBooks across a variety of genres from your favorite authors, starting at $2.99! Drink Tea, Read Books Keychain ($12): The perfect keychain for the key to your library…or just the perfect keychain to keep your library card company....

This poetry collection from acclaimed novelist Farzana Doctor is both an intimate deep dive and a humorous glance at the tumultuous decade of her forties. Through crisp and vivid language, Doctor explores mid-life breakups and dating, perimenopause, imprints of racism and misogyny, and the oddness of sex and love, and urges us to take a second look at the ways in which human relationships are never what we expect them to be....

Today’s edition of kids’ book deals is sponsored by Oni Press

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert. Not the Girls You’re Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi for $2.99 Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller for $2.99 Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi for $3.99 Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender for $1.99 The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan for $2.99 This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper for $1....

The Neapolitan Novels Boxed Set by Elena Ferrante for $3.99 Beartown by Fredrik Backman for $2.99 The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia for $1.99 The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston for $2.99 The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey for $1.99 Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore for $2.99 A Duke by Default: Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole for $1.99 The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin for $1....

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Harper Paperbacks, publisher of Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge for $1.99 Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger for $2.99 That Way Madness Lies by Dahlia Adler for $2.99 Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders for $2.99 Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix for $2.99 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak for $2.99 A Song Below Water by Bethany C....

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Carina Adores – For Readers Who Love Love. The Stand-In by Lily Chu for $1.99 The Searching Dead by Ramsey Campbell for $0.99 Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West for $2.99 Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny for $1.99 The Invitation by Lucy Foley for $2.99 Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke for $3.99 Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews for $2....

In the Distance by Hernan Diaz for $1.99 Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa for $4.99 Daring Greatly by Brené Brown for $2.99 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman for $1.99 The Unbroken by C. L. Clark for $4.99 Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins by $2.99 The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson for $2.99 Every Last Secret by A....

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Simon & Schuster. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton by $2.99 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles by Dominick Dunne for $1.99 Go: A Coming of Age Novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro, translated by Takami Nieda for $0.99 Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant for $2.99 The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas for $1.99 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles by Dominick Dunne for $1....

Internment by Samira Ahmed for $1.99 The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs for $1.99 Ten Caesars by Barry Strauss for $3.9 Warcross by Marie Lu for $1.99 What They Meant for Evil by Rebecca Deng for $2.99 I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan for $1.99 The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso for $2.99 The Widow by Fiona Barton for $1.99 Five Midnights by Ann Davila Cardinal for $2....

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Christina Lauren’s The Soulmate Equation. Seed to Harvest: The Complete Patternist Series by Octavia E. Butler for $3.99 The Likeness by Tana French for $1.99 Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce for $1.99 Anna K by Jenny Lee for $2.99 The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai for $4.99 The Red Tent by Anita Diamant for $2.99 The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi for $2....