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From surviving a frigid night in northern Canada to munching on grubs in the Australian Outback, Les Stroud’s passion for the outdoors has driven him to some of the planet’s most remote and beautiful locations. In Wild Outside, he invites readers into his world of wilderness adventures with fast-paced stories, nature facts, and practical advice for spending time outside. Featuring kid-friendly activities and tips like how to safely observe wildlife, Stroud shows readers that adventure awaits everywhere—whether in a jungle or a city park....

A Doctor, A Monster, and A Moral Dilemma Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus was published in 1818 following a cold summer filled with friends, lovers, and horror stories. After years of study, Dr. Victor Frankenstein creates a reanimated monster in his apartment. Victor experiences overwhelming horror and abruptly leaves his monster behind. Instead, he opts for roaming the cold dark streets and living in denial. The monster spends the rest of the novel looking for his creator while obtaining an education in theology and morality....

In the office, women who want to climb the ranks are often perceived as pushy, selfish, and all-around unlikable. Thus, for women, wearing your ambition on your sleeve can, in fact, do damage to your career. This backlash is so pervasive that even women who do make it to the top often downplay their success, crediting the people around them, writing it off as luck, or even undermining themselves with “Hot Mess Syndrome....

No, these poems of protest won’t fix the world. But if words didn’t carry some measure of power, they wouldn’t be censored. These 15 poets burn the page (and the screen) with their poems of protest. “Let Them Not Say” by Jane Hirshfield, Author of The Beauty Excerpt: Let them not say: we did not see it. We saw. Let them not say: we did not hear it. Let them not say: they did not taste it....

In my 20s, I’ve lost true loves, found better ones, unexpectedly lost a parent, realized how much my childhood has affected me, been confused about what kind of career I wanted, figured out how I’ve wanted to use my talents and skills doing something I like, and learned to appreciate my body (not necessarily in that order, and sometimes repeating certain stages more than once…or twice). This must-read book list covers a wide variety of topics that have helped me understand and develop my personal and professional life....

Looking for more books about being a mother? Dig into these great books about motherhood, as well as these motherhood memoirs.

Book Riot is teaming up with Celadon Books to give away a copy of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz plus a $100 gift card to Bookshop.org. Enter here and sign up for the Celadon Books newsletter for a chance to win! For more recommendation’s check out last year’s post 6 of the Best Audiobooks for Mental Health Awareness Month.

Shelter by Jung Yun, Narrated by Raymond Lee As the first book to win the Reading Women Award for fiction back in 2016, Shelter will always hold a special place in my heart. More than that, Shelter has remained clear in my mind after all these years for its captivating character study of the book’s protagonist, Kyung Cho, a man who’s deep in debt, underperforming at work, and a pretty abysmal father to his young son....

Book Riot is teaming up with the Happily Ever After newsletter from St. Martin’s Press Romance for a chance to win an ARC of ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston! Five winners will receive an ARC of this highly anticipated title.

Whether you’re a regular comic reader or a movie fan, these novels provide more content with your favorite characters. Try out one of these six novels for a new story in a familiar universe. Loki:Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee Before the days of the Avengers, meet Loki, Prince of Asgard. Loki’s powers have yet to be channeled, but he finds a kindred spirit in sorceress Amora. When their combined powers cause destruction, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers drain away....

The jobs are as varied as the authors, and some might even surprise you. For example, Margaret Atwood worked at a coffee shop at one point; Fyodor Dostoevsky worked as an engineer; and Langston Hughes was a crewman on a ship. Some bestselling authors were teachers or professors of different subjects. Not surprisingly though, it seems like English and writing were among the most frequently taught. Rick Riordan Riordan was a middle school teacher before writing popular books like Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the Magnus Chase series, to name a few....

As the name suggests, domestic thrillers often center around family, the home, and relationships between characters. They play into our fears about whatever goes on behind closed doors. They’re maybe even a little bit relatable (though hopefully not too relatable) making them all the more terrifying. If you haven’t read it already, The Couple Next Door follows Anne Marie and Marco Conti and their newborn daughter Cora. The story hinges on a crime that occurs while the Contis are attending a party at their neighbors’ house....

Whether you’re newly unemployed, dealing with long-term unemployment, or worried about the future of your current job, these books will hopefully help you make your way through the worst and start building towards something better. If you want to take a break from job-hunting and sink into some light escapism, try our list of 21 Cozy Mysteries. To dip into some employment-related fiction, check out 5 Novels About Work.

And I was looking for books that went beyond a shifting point of view. I loved those books, certainly, but these were narratives that played with the rules of the game. But the problem I started facing was that many of the books that qualified sometimes ventured into unreadable for me. The narratives were just too hard to navigate and the payoff when I muddled through wasn’t enough. But one day at one of my favorite bookstores in Chicago, The Book Cellar, a book seller presented me with a young adult book that fit the bill....

Book Riot is teaming up with Macmillan’s Nightfire newsletter for a chance to win a Horror Lover’s prize pack containing the following: $200 Visa gift card, The Living Dead by George Romero and Daniel Kraus, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Slewfoot by Brom, Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. Simply sign up for the Nightfire newsletter and fill out the form here to be entered to win....

The history of fashion isn’t just crimes: fashion has a long and complex history because, as Stanley Tucci said in The Devil Wears Prada, “it’s more important than art because you live your life in it.” Fashion sits at the intersection of art, innovation, and daily life. You can always find an impressive fashion book at a museum that has an exhibit focused on a certain designer, decade, or cultural movement....

Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of his best friend. NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history. When she fails to show at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, Bennett ventures outside his jurisdiction. The investigation he undertakes is the most brilliant detective work of his career…and the most intensely personal. A portrait begins to emerge of a woman as adept at keeping secrets as forging powerful connections....

SPARK. In this series of linked biographies, best-selling author and acclaimed journalist Claudia Kalb follows the journeys of thirteen remarkable individuals–from Shirley Temple to Alexander Fleming to Eleanor Roosevelt to Bill Gates–to discover the secrets behind their talents. Each possessed a unique arc of inspiration. Each–through science, art, music, theater, and politics–reached extraordinary success at different stages of life. And each offers us a chance to explore the genesis–and experience–of genius....

The Arrangement, a sexy, sinister glimpse into the world of sugar babies. Natalie, a young art student in New York City, is struggling to pay her bills when a friend makes a suggestion: find a sugar daddy—a wealthy, older man who will pay her for dates. All that’s required is to look pretty and hang on his every word. Sexual favors are optional. At first, it seems like true love–but when her sugar daddy abruptly ends things, what was supposed to be a simple arrangement devolves into a nightmare of deception, obsession, and murder....

When I was young, I was a fan of both the original Star Trek series and that first Star Wars trilogy. These works made me daydream about teleportation and Tribbles… about the life that might exist on other planets. On trips to the Museum of Natural History or the Liberty Science Center, I favored planetarium sessions where I sat in the dark, staring up at the stars, watching planets drift by....