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More than 1,000 Ukrainians — many of them children— have been killed and more than four million displaced as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In response, Book Riot is matching donations up to $5,000 USD to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Scroll to the bottom of the post to learn how to participate, or keep reading for more information. On February 24th, President Putin’s increase of military presence along the Ukrainian-Russian border culminated in an outright invasion....
Ranging from full-scale photography books focused on entertaining and home decor to practical manuals outlining holistic rituals and the revitalizing powers of nature to cookbooks detailing the best nutritious seasonal meals, these works work to help you create new family traditions, cultivate more balance, and live mindfully throughout every season of the year. Despite the disappointing lack of works by authors of color in this category, it’s worth considering picking up one of these nonfiction works about the power of living by the seasons as we dive headfirst into cold weather season and prepare to kick off a new year, Check out some of the best books all about seasonal living below: For more books on self-care and our relationship with nature, here is one on queer books that explore our environment, and one on books that may help guide us through dark seasons....
These aren’t like “how to become a TV writer” type books (if you know of some, holla) but more meditative or research based. Ranging from works by journalists to biographers to academics to really big fans, I think these books each give a particular lens to television and the show (or shows) they are invested in. Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker’s TV Critic, just published a collection of criticism, I Like to Watch....
New from the author of Best Day Ever and perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Shari Lapena comes The Favorite Daughter. Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. Exactly one year ago, Jane’s oldest daughter, Mary, died in a tragic accident and Jane has been grief-stricken ever since. But it’s time for Jane to reclaim her life and her family. But as Jane reemerges into the world, she’s forced to wonder if someone knows more about Mary, and about her last day, than they’ve revealed....
I’m less excited now about novels and world-building that look at our world and reveal that all of our great artists, writers, creatives, were secretly magic or had access to some sort of magic we didn’t. Isn’t it magic enough that they were able to create what they did? There are worlds out there where the reader is told that the strangest things of our existence, the big inventions, narwhals, the bioluminescent plants, all came from somewhere else, slipping in from magical realms....
F: First Ladies G: Ghana H: Haitian American I: India J: Justice Stay tuned for the next installment in this history series! In the meantime, catch up on previous rounds of Comics A-Z. While they often stand in their husbands’ shadows (at least that’s the way it’s gone thus far), many presidential wives made waves: Dolley Madison saved papers of state and a treasured portrait of George Washington when the British burned Washington in 1812; Jackie Kennedy restored the White House’s structure and grounds and sparked a resurgence in funding for the arts; and Michelle Obama changed entrenched thinking on public nutrition....
A YA feminist mash up inspired by The Lost Boys and The Craft. It’s 1987 and unfortunately it’s not all Madonna and cherry lip balm. Mayhem Brayburn has always known there was something off about her and her mother, Roxy. Maybe it has to do with Roxy’s constant physical pain, or maybe with Mayhem’s own irresistible pull to water. Either way, she knows they aren’t like everyone else. But when May’s stepfather finally goes too far, Roxy and Mayhem flee to Santa Maria, California, the coastal beach town that holds the answers to all of Mayhem’s questions about who her mother is, her estranged family, and the mysteries of her own self....
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation?...
I think that in order to dig into this weighty question, we need to talk about how a mystery can differ from a thriller, the various elements we see in mystery novels, and what readers expect in a mystery. The Difference Between Mysteries and Thrillers Mysteries and thrillers oftentimes get conflated, but I view them as two distinct genres. To simplify things, mysteries are concerned with the who in the whodunit, whereas thrillers tend to be more concerned with the why or how because we usually already know whodunit....
This was not that. Romance and Other Horrors The books have all the general hallmarks of one of these dark romances. God has called down the apocalypse and sent the four horsemen to begin the end of the world. The four horsemen are all hotter-than-sin hunks, that’s a given. And of course they are all changed by the love of a plucky heroine. On the surface, this fits a typical narrative of this genre....
