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Today’s edition of Mystery Daily Deals is sponsored by the audiobook edition of The Darkest Place. 

Today’s edition of SFF Daily Deals is sponsored by The Insecure Mind of Sergei Kraev by Eric Silberstein. 

Today’s edition of SFF Daily Deals is sponsored by the audiobook edition of Book of Night by Holly Black. 

Today’s edition of SFF Deals is sponsored by Full Tilt Boogie - the new YA space opera graphic novel.

The best YA book deals, sponsored by Early Bird Books. 

From Monday, July 25th to Monday August 1st, Book Riot will be matching donations to The National Network of Abortion Funds, up to $2,500 USD. Read on to see why why we’ve chosen to support this organization and for instructions on how to donate. With the landmark decision Roe being overturned by the Supreme Court, the rights of individuals to their own bodies is once again on the line across the country....

Small hotels, themed home rentals, and even the big hotel chains are getting more creative with ways to draw in travelers. What book would you want to spend the night inside? Need even more travel inspo? Check out 10 great bookish hotels you can stay at. If traveling out of town is not on the itinerary , visit our travel archives to escape into a great book. 

I love reading YA books, but I first fell in love with the category back in high school. I devoured the Night World series by L.J. Smith, and quickly moved on to other authors such as Kelley Armstrong and Cassandra Clare. I would not be the reader I am today without a solid foundation of books that convinced me that reading was an absolute pleasure, and I owe that knowledge to all the YA books I came across as a teenager....

The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey When this novel was released in the UK in 2009, it got a lot of attention. It was even shortlisted for the Orange Prize. The potential for greatness is there. She has familiar character types involved in political unrest in an exotic locale. That formula has a lot going for it. Find the right combination of people and places, and it becomes a compelling historical narrative....

In the current climate of anti-intellectualism and widespread disinformation, bookshops can’t help but take a political stance. Some bookshops, such as Gay’s the Word in London, have been dealing with bigoted attacks for as long as they’ve existed, while other shops’ experiences have been more recent. I’ve been in contact with several bookshops who’ve faced attacks, vandalism, and other action from racist, homophobic, and transphobic groups in recent months, and have found that, no matter how disturbing the attack, booksellers have responded with bravery, dignity, and even good humour....

Bullet Journal Reading Trackers These handy reading trackers will let you keep tabs on what you’re reading, as well as what you wish to read during the year. A gorgeous layout for keeping tabs on your reading. $3.50. This downloadable four-page set of book trackers includes what you’ve read, what’s on your TBR, as well as spaces for writing down your thoughts about what books you’ve consumed. $3. Fill in the spines with what you’ve read in 2021....

At the time, puzzle books weren’t uncommon. I remember an interactive puzzle book about the Famous Five, and another one about British comic hero Biggles. I also remember the Usborne Puzzle Adventure series, where I lived through the Intergalactic Bus Trip, the Time Train to Ancient Rome, and the Escape from Blood Castle. Those were the good days, tucked into corners in my parents’ house and escaping into detective adventures that felt incredibly real to my little head....

From the bestselling author of The Marriage Lie and Three Days Missing comes a riveting new novel. Beth Murphy is on the run. Escaping from her violent husband is something she has been planning for nearly a year, but Beth prefers to see it has her new beginning—a new look, new name, new city A couple hundred miles away, Jeffrey returns home from a work trip to find out his wife, Sabine, is missing....

Adams was a legendary comic book artist best known for his groundbreaking work in the 1970s, during which he helped to revitalize Batman and introduce more mature and complex themes to superhero comics, as well as co-creating one of DC’s first Black superheroes, Green Lantern John Stewart. He was also an early and vocal advocate for creators’ rights. Adams, who was Jewish, was born on Governors Island in New York on June 15, 1941....

I love graphic novels and memoirs, but especially about families. For me, I’ve found that the pairing of text and illustration allows the nuance and complexities to really be highlighted on the page, providing another layer to the story. Even comics that aren’t about family per se can often provide familial backstory or context. Ms. Marvel, for example: the main arc isn’t often about Kamala’s family, it’s about her superhero pursuits – but we see her family interacting with her at home, we see them eating and going to the mosque, and we see different life events and milestones....

When DC’s Female Furies #2 by Cecil Castellucci and Adriana Melo was released on March 6th, Claire Napier, a comics critic and editor, tweeted that she didn’t think its cover, drawn by Dan Panosian, served the book well: — Clownhunter (@illusClaire) March 6, 2019 Panosian either searched his name or was alerted by a friend to this tweet, and replied to explain his intentions: — Dan Panosian (@urbanbarbarian) March 7, 2019 When Napier held to her original interpretation, Panosian then tweeted at her eight more times to insist on his version, ending by telling her to “spend more time learning to draw and less time criticizing others....

“For those who have not been on the receiving end of the systemic violence of racism, and who are therefore responsible for dismantling it, the work begins with listening to the voices and experiences of those who have. For those who are subject to anti-Blackness every day, it can be valuable to see your experience reflected and understood. Either way, fiction offers a rich medium through which to explore themes as complex and weighty as navigating white supremacy as a Black person in contemporary America....

Which is why I am so excited to be revealing the cover of Un-su Kim’s forthcoming novel, The Cabinet, which is out October 12, 2021*, and translated by Sean Lin Halbert. Scroll down to see the amazing cover designed by Glen Wilkins, read the synopsis of the novel, and learn more about the author! “A mind-bending work of literary fiction from one of South Korea’s hottest new novelists. “Cabinet 13 looks like an old, ordinary cabinet....

Needlework has been a staple of society for literally thousands of years (The Golden Thread is a really interesting book that covers the history of fabric and thread), from necessity of making clothing to extraordinary art pieces. Fiber arts are absolutely incredible, and they are becoming more visible with online media than ever before (fiber arts never died—they just existed quietly for a while). With the rise of snarky cross-stitching and sweary crafts, traditional embroidery has also exploded into the mainstream world, and, by doing so, is being seen in places more than just on quilts and in hoops hanging on my wall....