Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett for $2.99 Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir for $2.99 Ariadne by Jennifer Saint for $3.99 Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby for $3.99 A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas for $3.99 Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Johnny Garza Villa for $3.99 We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen for $1.99 Still Lives by Maria Hummel for $1....
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Inspired by favorite reads, these items will add a little literary spin to your outfits and can be worked in whatever colorways you feel would most fit your favorite characters. If you’re a beginner, check out the Hogwarts house scarf for an intro to the knitting world. Itching for something more complex? Try the Secret Garden–inspired shawl for a beautiful, nature themed piece in gorgeous greens or work on the Wuthering Heights sweater for the Heathcliff in your life....
In the psychological drama The Lost Daughter, a film based upon the Elena Ferrante novel of the same name, a middle-aged woman reveals that she once abandoned her daughters for three years. She characterizes that time away from her children as “amazing.” Of course, because she admits to this, she is seen as selfish. A villain. Still, she shares this part of herself in order to make another mother — one who is struggling — feel less alone....
Using three major dictionaries as my inspiration, I’ve curated the following list of books for young people: picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels. Maybe you can provide your youngster with some healthy fodder for understanding the cultural pinpoints of this past year, or give them a boost into how and what to think about in the coming year. Full disclosure: I work at Dictionary.com, but am writing this from my own perspective and motivation....
I know there are thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands, of books that fit this criteria. I wish I could compile a list that highlights all of them; however, I have neither the time nor the space here to do that. So, I will highlight some of the more memorable books that I truly appreciated. I hope you will appreciate them, too. In no particular order, these books are as follows:...
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler This is the first book I thought of, mainly because it takes place in the Pacific Northwest and there’s a whole section about how to make acorns edible. Lauren and her traveling companions are fleeing the destruction of their community, searching for a safe place to start again—there’s a lot of peril along the way, as well as a beautiful spiritual journey. Station Eleven by Emily St....
Drinks made from chocolate have been around for at least several thousand years. Some prefer to differentiate between hot chocolate and hot cocoa — the latter involving cocoa powder and the former being melted chocolate — while others consider them the same thing. For the sake of this recipe showdown, I primarily tested drinks involving melted chocolate and alternated using the two terms. I decided to taste test each recipe with my husband because a) he is a better cook than me and b) hot cocoa is meant to be shared....
And inevitably, if you spend as much time as I have watching episodes—old and new—of this charming show, you’re going to want to start baking. So, I’ve got some baking cookbooks for you! For Bread Week For Biscuit Week For Cake Week For Patisserie Week For Dessert Week For Pastry Week For Gluten-Free Week Happy baking! I hope all your breads are perfectly proofed to Paul Hollywood’s standards! Need more baking cookbooks?...
Cottagecore might be a new name. But there have been many cycles of literary movements who embraced basically the same ideas — I’m looking at you, 19th century Romantic poets and transcendentalists. For whimsy, softness, fairytales, and fantasy, here are 25 cottagecore quotes from literature perfect for image captions, cottagecore bios, and escaping into a different world. 25 Cottagecore Quotes “Look at that sea, girls — all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen....
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell in this sequel to Ninth House, the smash bestseller by Leigh Bardugo. Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters. I genuinely love reading dark academia. But I agree with its main criticism: it lacks diversity and focuses on western, Eurocentric academia....
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell in this sequel to Ninth House, the smash bestseller by Leigh Bardugo. Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters. Much of the dark academia aesthetic in both everyday and in literature deals a lot in elitism....
Netflix is not alone in omitting disability (both in featuring disabled actors and storylines about disability). The inclusion report references similarly dismal disability representation rates in top-grossing films. At least Netflix is holding themselves accountable by publishing the numbers. And there are some bright spots in the streaming platform’s content (shout out to Special, one of the very few series written by and starring a disabled actor, and the upcoming adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows, which features one of my favorite disabled characters of all time, in Netflix’s Grishaverse mashup Shadow and Bone....
Back in February 2021 (feels like eons since then), CNN reported on the findings of The Netflix Diversity Audit. Long story short? While Netflix improved in certain areas, it still needs to do more. Here at Book Riot, we’ve already posted some suggestions of works you can adapt to fill those gaps: queer, Black, multicultural romances, Latinx-led adaptations, and stories focusing on disabled people. But that is not all, my friends....
To be clear, I’m not talking about the deaths of bystanders or one-off characters created for specific stories. Those deaths can range anywhere from meaningless to deeply profound, depending on the writer. I’m talking about established characters with their own monthly titles, leading teams, appearing on T-shirts and in movie theaters. Batman has died more than a dozen times between Joker blowing him up, Darkseid killing him during Final Crisis, and vampire Batman sacrificing himself to kill Dracula....
I only get to read a book for the first time once. I’m not interested in dulling that experience with a false sense of control. The truth is, I’m never really going to know what happens in a book until I read it, no matter how many summaries or reviews I read. Letting myself enjoy the unknown wonder of a first read is maybe my favorite thing about reading. How many times have we wished we could read our favorites for the first time again?...
The news from this year’s San Diego Comic Con about the upcoming slate of movies including more female characters and characters of color was very exciting, but it’s equally important to examine comics history. Now is perfect time to dive back into the history of underground comix, zines, and superheroes to remember how we got to where we are today. In addition, there is a great episode of the Unladylike podcast that talks through the history of women in superhero comics....
