So I had a whole stack of Dr. Sears books, that book The Wonder Weeks that was (unfortunately) everywhere five years ago, and the like. A few weeks in to my son’s life, I added several books on sleep to the pile. (HA! He didn’t sleep through the night until he was almost three, but that’s another story). But here’s something that a lot of people may not tell you: sometimes, the books just aren’t the answer....
Find below a roundup of unique and fun adult coloring pages from Etsy. Each of these was designed by an artist, making them different from the designs or books you may see in stores. Once you pay for one of these pages, you’ll be able to download it and print it to use as you see fit. Bonus: some of these are by artists who’ve written or illustrated books, inviting you to deepen your reading pool even more (or maybe even listen to one of those books while you color to your heart’s content)....
Now, Florida prisons have banned a book by a writer who formerly experienced incarceration about her experience. Keri Blakinger is a reporter for The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news source covering all things relating to the criminal justice system. Corrections In Ink follows Blakinger’s experience growing up as a competitive ice skater who, when her skating partnership ended, began experimenting with drugs. Nine years of instability in her life involved time living houseless and struggling with substance abuse, and just when she was about to pull her life together, Blakinger was arrested....
Al MacBharrais can cast spells with enchanted ink and uses his gifts to protect our world from the Fae. But anyone who hears his voice begins to feel an inexplicable hatred for Al, so he only communicates through writing. And his apprentices keep dying in freak accidents. When his latest apprentice, Gordie, turns up dead in Glasgow, Al discovers evidence that Gordie was living a secret life. Now Al must play detective—while avoiding those on his trail....
Created by Book Riot, this smartly designed reading log consists of entry pages to record stats, impressions, and reviews of each book you read. Evenly interspersed among these entry pages are 12 challenges inspired by Book Riot’s annual Read Harder initiative, which began in 2015 to encourage readers to pick up passed-over books, try out new genres, and choose titles from a wider range of voices and perspectives. Indulge your inner book nerd and read a book about books, get a new perspective on current events by reading a book written by an immigrant, find a hidden gem by reading a book published by an independent press, and so much more....
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. Visit mytbr....
Even after I stopped drawing, I still loved Disney coloring books. Although I’ve never posted fan fiction online, I used coloring books as exercises in fan fiction. When I was 9 or 10, I bought a Winnie the Pooh coloring book, which I thought I’d “outgrown.” I wrote stories in the style of A.A. Milne’s books and the Disney films, using the coloring pages as my inspiration. The beloved characters are so distinctive that they’re easy to imitate....
Two men, unified by a string of disappearances and deaths, search for answers—and salvation—in the jungles of Kaua‘i. Together, they must navigate the overlapping and complicated lines between a close-knit community and the hated, but economically-necessary corporate farms—and the decades old secrets that bind them. Project Namahana takes you from Midwestern, glass-walled, corporate offices over the Pacific and across the island of Kaua‘i; from seemingly idyllic beaches and mountainous inland jungles to the face of Mount Namahana; all the while, exploring the question of how corporate executives could be responsible for evil things without, presumably, being evil themselves....
This collection of audiobooks features classic stories and favorite fairy tales and reimagines them with modern flair. Marissa Meyer takes on Rumpelstiltskin in Gilded, Lauren Blackwood gives an Ethiopian-inspired fantasy twist to Jane Eyre in Within These Wicked Walls, Alix E. Harrow puts her own spin on Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered, and more. Hear them all now! But let’s be real. It seems like some classic stories have been retold to death....
The oceans stopped working before Willo was born, so the world of ice and snow is all he’s ever known. He lives with his family deep in the wilderness, far from the government’s controlling grasp. Willo’s survival skills are put to the test when he arrives home one day to find his family gone. It could be the government; it could be scavengers–all Willo knows is he has to find refuge and his family....
Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp’s Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today....
Surprisingly, there aren’t as many YA graphic novels that I would classify as purely romance out there, but there are plenty that explore romance and new relationships blended with other genres, such as coming-of-age, sports stories, paranormal, and fantasy. Plus, one of the great things about YA graphic novels and comics in general is that they tend to showcase queer characters in greater proportions than prose fiction, and many, many, many of these books are very queer!...
I’ve divided this list into two categories. First, we have podcasts about science fiction. These are your podcasts where hosts sit and chat about different sci-fi topics. If you’re looking for fictional podcasts that tell a science fiction story, head to the second half of this list where I share some of the best science fiction audio dramas. Onward! Podcasts About Science Fiction 1. SFF Yeah! This is Book Riot’s very own science fiction and fantasy podcast....
After we finish work or school, most of us like to decompress. For me, that’s always meant playing a nonsense game on my iPad while watching HGTV. I might also scroll my phone, catching up on the day’s social media posts and news. Unfortunately, these activities are less appealing to me and my eyes than they used to be. I just don’t want to look at another screen after a long day of looking at a screen....
Censored and Banned Books By The Numbers The American Library Association (ALA) has kept a database of book challenges since 1990, and SuperSummary looked at the titles which were challenged between 2001 and 2018. Any person can submit a challenge about any form of media, and the ALA tracks those which appear in the media and those submitted directly to them. According to the data, 2004 was a peak year for book challenges, with 547 challenges, followed by a valley in 2005, and a peak again in 2006, with 546....
Back when it was still on the air, the show was massively popular. Its reign was short: it debuted in January 1966 and was off the air by mid-March 1968. For those two years, though, if you hated Batman, you were SOL. Bat-merchandise flooded stores. According to one newspaper article from the period, the show “capture[d] a majority of the audience” in its time slot by the end of the first season....
Timely. But this pick has less to do with the news of She-Hulk’s cancellation come January, than it does with the gambit taken by everyone involved with this dozen issues. Soule and Pulido have delivered even more of a quirky legal procedural than Slott’s eclectic run. The sequence above showcases the height of the issue’s physical action, though it’s fundamentally an exposition scene. Here, Daredevil explains that his prosecution of the pensioner formerly known as Captain America, Steve Rogers, is not a betrayal, but a display of loyalty to a role model who personally requested he not pull his punches....
His grievance was dismissed at the first two levels within the The Round Rock Independant School District (RRISD). However, at the encouragement of some Trustee members in the district, he’s taking his complaint to Level III. This is the last rung in the RRISD grievance ladder. If his appeal is granted, the complaint goes into a closed door session. While it is not strictly a history book, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You speaks about racism—and anti-racism—in America....
The original trilogy: A guy named Luke and his trusty band of friends fight Darth Vader, this dude who wants to take over the universe and has decided talking through a weird scuba mask is an important part of his villain aesthetic. Luke’s friends include: Leia (either his sister or girlfriend, I’m not sure, but as long as it’s not both), Harrison Ford, Bigfoot, and some robots (there’s a cute blue one and a creepy Bicentennial Man-looking one)....
This Wednesday will see the release of Emma Ríos and Hwei Lim’s watercolor fantasy comic Mirror #1. It should be a whimsical, gorgeous romp even without background knowledge of the series, but although it’s simply titled Mirror, the book is part of the greater 8house tapestry, a collaborative project by Ríos and her Island compadre Brandon Graham. Emma Ríos is a Spanish artist best known for her work with Kelly Sue DeConnick on the mythological Western Pretty Deadly, and as co-creator and editor of Island magazine with Graham....
