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“Netflix’s new Baby-Sitters Club series is a total joy. Filled with a delightful young cast, emotional and hilarious writing, and authentic conflict, it’s one of the best shows of the year. Nerdist was lucky enough to chat with Momona Tamada, who brings to life the coolest member of the club, Claudia Kishi. The brilliant young actor shared her own personal connection to the series as well as speaking about the importance of representation and her favorite on-set memories!...

If you’re looking for inspiration or motivation as you look forward to the (hopefully better) year to come, have a read through some of our book-related achievements and small victories of 2020. May there be many more in 2021. For my part, I finished the draft of my first proper romance novel, set partly in a bookshop on Capitol Hill. (If you’re thinking of trying one out, I highly recommend the guide Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes....

A lot of memes that I saw on Tumblr were under the umbrella of what I would call “shitposts” — short, low-quality jokes that you could assume the author spend five seconds max thinking about before they posted. That was about as long as I would spend reading them, too, before either reblogging or scrolling further down my dashboard. But sometimes, from these low-quality memes, you could find the most oddly intense and even profound lines....

Public libraries provide essential resources, but they’re not essential services. After being told this for decades by cities across the U.S. and having budgets slashed, it’s impossible not to see how now, in a time when foundational services have disappeared completely, those same governments are telling public libraries to do those jobs, too. The fact of the matter is, public library workers are not equipped to do the roles of anything other than those in which they’re trained....

I’m discerning with the parenting books I read. I tend to stay away from trends and do my research. I don’t really have a real-life mom group of my own, so when it comes to parenting hacks or comic relief, I turn to various Facebook groups or select mom friends of mine. And while I might not have time to read an entire book, I like when I can open up a book and read a chapter related to what I need, or read little snippets to make me laugh....

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....

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. TBR is also available as a gift to give to the readers in your life!...

If you’re looking to get more romance in your life, Kleypas is the perfect place to start. But what books to pick up first? That’s where Book Riot comes in. I’ve read nearly every book Kleypas has ever written* and think any of the following are guaranteed to get you marathoning her novels asap. Recommendation no. 1: Secrets of a Summer Night It’s my personal opinion that Kleypas reached a new plateau of writing with this 2006 release....

Fierce and ambitious, Aina Solís as sharp as her blade and as mysterious as the blood magic she protects. After the murder of her parents, Aina takes a job as an assassin to survive and finds a new family in those like her: the unwanted and forgotten. Diamond City: built by magic, ruled by tyrants, and in desperate need of saving. It is a world full of dark forces and hidden agendas, old rivalries and lethal new enemies....

También de este lado hay sueños. On this side too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Pérez runs a bookstore in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, and by and large, they live a fairly comfortable life. But when Lydia’s wonderful journalist husband publishes a tell-all profile of Javier, the jefe of the newest drug cartel, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca are forced to flee. None of their lives will ever be the same as they join the countless people trying to reach el norte....

Type 1: The Perfectionist Perfectionists are the kind of people who are self-controlled, like doing what is right because it’s the right way to do it, and hate being wrong or making mistakes. Helen Hoang’s The Kiss Quotient is a great romance novel for type ones. Stella Lane is the best at her job designing algorithms and makes more money than she knows how to spend. At 30, the only part of her life she thinks could improve is dating, so she hires an escort to help her practice....

From award-winning author Nghi Vo comes a dazzling new novel where immortality is just a casting call away. Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn’t care. She’d rather play a monster than a maid. Siren Queen offers up an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page....

All signs should take note of the autumnal equinox taking place on September 22. This is a day marked by equal amounts of daylight and darkness. Astrologically, it’s a time of metaphorical balance between the forces in your life. It’s also a time of harvest, or a time to collect on the efforts you’ve made so far this year. The autumnal equinox is the perfect time to celebrate what you’ve accomplished since January and reflect on what you hope to accomplish in the last few months of 2021....

What are serialized Substacks, you may ask? They’re newsletters on the Substack platform that send out the text of works in the public domain — that is, copyright-free — bit by bit. Back in ye olden times, serialization was how many stories were published. Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, and Herman Melville were among those whose work was serialized in newspapers and magazines. The first serialized Substack I saw was Dracula Daily, which is in its second run-through....

Perhaps your family had long been settled in Sussex, or no one who had ever seen you in your infancy would have supposed you born to be a heroine; it may be you are that handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence, with very little to distress or vex you; of course it is even possible that your aunt, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet’s lady, with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income — though you are not often invited to join in the conversation of the others, nor do you desire it, your own thoughts and reflections habitually your best companions; or perhaps the case is that your father, a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage, where he could read his own history with an interest which never failed....

While the site always offers a small selection of its titles online for a limited period, now is an especially great time to take full advantage of their offerings. And the Simon Teen/Riveted team specifically decided to add more free reads so “even if you can’t get to your local bookstore you can continue to read amazing books!” With books from the likes of Jenny Han, Cassandra Clare, and Sandhya Menon, it’d be hard not to find something for your quarantine reading....

(917): I got kicked out of Barnes and Noble because I put all the copies of Lincoln in the Bardo in the Spirituality section. GEORGE SAUNDERS IS MY RELIGION. via GIPHY (354): Is it normal for your ears to be ringing the morning after? (289): I don’t know, what did you do last night? (289): Concert? (289): Screaming girls? (354): Six. straight. hours. of. audio book. (412): I’ve got to stop reading at night....