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As I’ve cycled between audiobooks, ebooks, and physical books these last few years, a personal pattern has emerged. I’ve noticed that certain genres, and even subgenres, work better for me as audiobooks rather than physical or ebooks, and vice versa. Then there are the books where I mix and match. When it comes to my

Even in a historically slow publishing month—which August tends to be—there are still more new books than any reader can possibly make time for. Goodreads has combined early reviews and data about titles users are adding to their “Want to Read” shelves to identify some of the most-anticipated books of the month. Where the algorithm

Several years and several states in, laws targeting library collections and library workers continue to increase. Now, thanks to a federal court, a draconian censorship law in Arkansas has the thumbs up to proceed. The law criminalizes librarians and booksellers for providing materials to their communities, resulting not only in a widespread chilling effect in

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Every month, The Kids Are All Right has a roundup of the best children’s books out that month. Now that we’re halfway through the year, I’ve combined all of the picture books on those lists into a collection: The Best Picture Books of 2026. Anyone can browse Book Riot collections and click the covers to

Every month, the Unusual Suspects newsletter has a roundup of the best mystery, thriller, and true crime books out that month. But not every mystery reader is a thriller fan, and vice versa. Now that we’re halfway through the year, I’ve combined all of the mystery books on those lists into a collection: The Best

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We’ve already seen a taste of what’s to come. Last year, Ohio Republicans changed how libraries across the state were funded. Once the crown jewel of library funding models in the country, the state-level funding model was abandoned by Republicans. Instead, they moved to a local-level funding model for public libraries. An immediate result of

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What’s better than enemies-to-lovers romance? How about a romance where enmity gives way to full-on villainy? That’s what these villainous romantasy novels say. Redemptive villains have become a popular trope in the genre of late. More and more books featuring a former villain, reformed dark lord, or misunderstood monster prove that romance isn’t just for

AI is already everywhere, and readers may not be as good at detecting it as we think we are. Using AI-detection tool Pangram, researchers from Stony Brook University found that one in five of the 14,000 randomly selected Kindle ebooks in their data set contained more than 25% AI-generated text. Particularly notable is the finding,

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Motherhood makes for potent storytelling material. Horror fiction about motherhood highlights the vulnerability and physicality of childbearing and childrearing and all its companion terrors. In The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro, motherhood’s many complexities are brought to bear in a story inspired by La Llorona, the haunt of Mexican folklore. After learning the barebones

The 2026 Eisner Awards, one of the most prestigious awards given to comics, were presented at the San Diego Comic Con this past weekend. They are given to comics published in the United States in the previous year, though creators themselves do not need to be American. The award began in 1988, and it is

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Every month, The Fright Stuff has a roundup of the best horror books out that month. Now that we’re halfway through the year, I’ve combined all of those picks into a collection: The Best Horror Books of 2026. Anyone can browse Book Riot collections and click the covers to find the publisher’s description, the Book

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Every month, The Kissing Books has a roundup of the best romance books out that month. Now that we’re halfway through the year, I’ve combined all of those picks into a collection: The Best Romance Books of 2026. Anyone can browse Book Riot collections and click the covers to find the publisher’s description, the Book

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What’s also concerning is how many lawmakers and board officials desire to make–or have made–these “tools” necessary ones for professionals to use to do their jobs. York County Library in South Carolina, for example, cites RatedBooks as one of the reputable sources library workers should use to make collection decisions (something that the partisan-designed site

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By the time this post is out in the world, I will have seen Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey at least two times. There are a few minor things I might change were it up to me, but overall it blew me away; for a nerd who loves Greek mythology, an epic journey, lots of juicy

Since 2006, the Center for Fiction has been highlighting the best debut novels of the year through its First Novel Prize. This year’s 180 eligible titles were published in the US between January 1st and December 31st, and were narrowed down to 19 books by more than 500 writers, librarians, booksellers, and others. The shortlist

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A comprehensive education on American culinary traditions has to include African American foodways. Needless to say, there is no one culture that defines American cuisine. From the crops grown by Indigenous peoples to the ingredients brought to the U.S. by immigrants seeking a taste of home, the library of American recipes is contained in a

Rebecca is channeling a bard, Jeff’s referencing multiple epics, Vanessa’s making noises about the score. The nerd factor is turned all the way up today, because we’ve all officially seen The Odyssey. We always do the homework here at Book Riot, and we won’t even try to pretend that we don’t love it when the