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When I began thinking of what I should suggest reading next, I considered books I knew had similar old man/young girl relationships but also beautiful language and/or engaging writing. These recommendations might come in handy for those days when it seems that feeling psychologically well is the enemy. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass* by Lewis Carroll Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso (Trigger warning for survivors of sexual violence....

The trailer moves pretty fast and there’s a lot crammed into that single minute, but luckily I’m a certified DCologist. Here’s the breakdown of what it shows, plus what we already know about these four films: The Batman, March 4 This one is nearly upon us, so we already know quite a lot about it. Batman is being played by everyone’s favorite sparklepire Robert Pattinson, of course; he’s joined by Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Colin Farrell as the Penguin, and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth....

These two audio storytelling formats are not for everyone, though. They can be too distracting for some while they might help others appreciate the story even more. But if you want to see for yourself and maybe spice up your listening experience, here are the best places on the Internet to find them: Graphic Audio This publisher is one of the best ones out there for finding audiobooks with sound effects....

(Note that these comparisons are based on the characters’ personality traits and not their actual zodiac signs.) Aries (March 21–April 19): Emma Woodhouse Since she is used to leading dances and exploring parties, it’s appropriate that Emma herself leads the zodiac. Aries is bold, straightforward, and confident, which easily describes our busybody heroine. Aries make excellent leaders due to their cheerful optimism, but they can also be impulsive. (For example, they might speak without thinking and hurt an old, poor neighbor’s feelings....

Who Owns Goodreads? Goodreads Beginnings Goodreads was launched in 2007 by married partners Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Kaur Chandler. According to Goodreads, Otis said he wanted to recreate the experience of walking into a friend’s living room and checking out their bookshelves. He was also inspired by the bookish blogosphere, where readers were commenting on reviews across blogs. Goodreads was designed to create a platform site for those reviews. Add in the digital book tracking via “shelves,” and the site was born....

There’s an argument to be made that plays should not be read, but rather experienced only via the stage. Be that as it may, I was not the teacher and the teacher said “Read,” and thus we read. And watched the Branagh adaptation (which I promptly went out and purchased myself, being 17 and enamored of the disturbed and emotional Prince of Denmark). No other material had quite the lasting effect on me that Hamlet did and, while Branagh (for all his faults) was certainly dashing in the film, I don’t think that’s why I was and continue to be so taken by the play....

Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time is spoken of in fantasy circles with the likes of The Lord of the Rings and A Game of Thrones. It’s huge. It’s popular. It’s a classic. After reading more than three and a half of them, I gave up. Here’s why. Pacing I read the first The Wheel of Time book, The Eye of the World, back in 2017. I liked it. I loved the way Robert Jordan introduced readers to his world through the eyes of these everyday people from Two Rivers....

You read that right. Erotica books, especially novellas, with Santa Claus as the romantic interest. Santa has always been a relatively nonsexual persona in my mind. But let me tell you, after reading a few of these stories, there is no going back. Many of them go into very specific detail, including different theories about what Santa’s semen tastes like. Tiny spoiler alert: it always tastes good, like snow or peppermint or sugar cookies....

My favorites are not the stories in which the illness is the the major event. I am more interested in what happens after the illness has passed and the population is decimated. In most of these scenarios, there is a scarcity of resources which drives a lot of violent behavior. There are communities that are built with the intent of sharing resources and providing security, and they see a fair amount of corruption....

What I love about graphic novels and comics is that the medium can help with even the most reluctant readers. Making visual a complicated point or a tough history can really add to the power of a story, and it can also make it a great way to introduce tough topics to students. Don’t get me wrong: in no way does it dilute the story or simplify it. Instead, illustrations can work with the text to convey things in a more concrete way that is a great conversation starter....

If you don’t have a book club and you’d like to start one, we can help you out there, too. Read our “How to Start a Book Club” guide and dig in to our other book group resources. Literary Book Club Picks for 2018 The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer: Do you want to feel super nostalgic for college and at the same time take a hard look at how you’re fighting the patriarchy?...

The fact is, no matter how you discovered her work, there is a finite amount and eventually you will run out and want something that reminds you of her. For this list I have chosen authors whose work is similar to Jackson’s in scope, though of course I have by necessity left out several wonderful authors whose work reminds me of hers in other ways (such as Alix E. Harrow, whose debut The Ten Thousand Doors of January made me feel like I’d just read a previously undiscovered Shirley Jackson novel, even though they do not have much in common, or Natsuko Imamura, whose first novel in English translation, The Woman in the Purple Skirt, I am currently devouring and getting a real Come Along With Me vibe from)....

Bad Blood: Your Reading Guide In 2015, Forbes named Elizabeth Holmes the youngest and wealthiest self-made billionaire in America, valuing her company Theranos at around $9 billion. Then, only a year later, Forbes revised their estimation of Holmes to be worth absolutely nothing. But how did she go from $9 billion to nothing? In late 2015, Wall Street Journal journalist John Carreyrou began investigating Theranos’s claims to be able to run a wide range of lab tests using a small amount of blood....

Her story has been reimagined in manga, movies, and countless books over the years. Here are ten recent ones that help explain her story to both those familiar with her as well as those learning about her for the first time. Note: as with much writing about European history, these books have mostly all been written by white authors. Joan of Arc Books for Children Who Was Joan of Arc?...

Of course, this extends to what I read too. I asked several of my bookish friends what “fall vibes” means to them, and I received an array of different answers. Some people think of cozy mysteries while others love everything witchy. For me, I love a little bit of everything — witches, pumpkins, spiced everything, falling leaves, scarecrows, hay rides, misty English moor, dark woods — I will take them all, please and thank you....

And of course, I’ve learned how to live a life free of drugs and alcohol. I can tell you that I do not believe in miracles and yet it is a miracle that I got sober. I did not think I would ever stop. I did not think I could stop. I did not need to learn how much my behavior affected others. I knew it, and I could not stop....

The Vanishing Half is sweeping generational novel that follows identical twins Stella and Desiree, who grew up in a Louisiana town so small it isn’t even on the map. But after they run away from home as teenagers, their paths diverge. Desiree marries a man with dark skin against her mother’s wishes and eventually returns home with her young daughter. But Stella, after passing as white to get a job, realizes the power passing can give her and disappears to a new life in another town....

Female Assassin YA Books Interested in more YA books about assassins? We have a list for that. Books With Assassins and Romance Female Assassin Fantasy Books Female Assassin Manga Hope you enjoyed this list of female assassin books. Did you find something new to pick up? If you have another specific reading niche and need recommendations, why not give Book Riot’s TBR service a try? You never know. You might discover your next favorite read!...

Check ’em out and give ’em a whirl to add something new to your reading life and your otherwise bill-filled mailbox. Note that while some of these boxes ship internationally, not all do. They do all ship in the United States. Unique Book Subscription Boxes for Adults Feminist Book Club Box, Starting at $45/month Ever wanted resistance in a box while doing good for small female and queer owned businesses?...

And I have to say, after spending an entire year reading only books from bookish subscription boxes, many of these bookish subscription box curators are doing a bang-up job of understanding what books I like to read. I found all sorts of interesting books I would likely never have looked twice at. Fun times #1! But that was years ago, and this year I’m trying to get through the books I already own....