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The main draw for historical K-dramas is their setting. Most of them seem to be set during the Joseon Dynasty— which showcases their beautiful traditional clothing called hanbok. But I’ve also stumbled upon the occasional historical K-drama set in the 1900s. So within the genre you also have plenty of stories and settings to choose from. But how does that translate into books? Well, there are also a ton of historical fiction books set in Korea that have similar themes of love, family and even war....

If all else fails, you can always rewatch Bridgerton. Or you can peruse this list of 15 must-read Regency romances or this list of steamy historical romances for other reading ideas. Still want more? You can always wander through our Romance page for the newest trends, thoughts, and recommendations. Editor’s Note: Georgette Heyer’s The Grand Sophy has been removed from this list. It was brought to our attention that the book contains anti-Semitic language....

For an exclusive profile of Styles via Better Homes & Gardens in anticipation of the superstar’s latest album, Lou Stoppard so aptly gushes, ​​“Styles is teddy bears on your teenage bed, perfect handwriting on thank you cards, picked flowers on Sunday morning, puppies running on fresh-cut grass, Grandma’s favorite homemade cake.” Oh, how I’ve been craving comfort reads and listens lately. Too much time has passed since I sat with song lyrics and studied an album from beginning to end....

Across the years I have journaled, I created items with plastic beads, I have crocheted, learned to knit, embroidered, weaved, played a very bad guitar, roller skated, skateboarded — and although I still do some of these things once in a while, I don’t practice them often enough anymore to consider them a hobby I am currently busying myself with. At the beginning of this year, as I was looking for a second part-time job, a thought crossed my mind....

Though I should warn you, your gifts are in Joe Hill’s hands which, if you’ve read or seen NOS4A2, you know will be an extremely creepy thing. Avoid covered bridges and pinwheels and turn down anything in a heart-shaped box. Still interested? I thought you might be. Here come the deets: Locke & Key author Hill is curating Hill House Comics for DC Black Label, a pop-up line of five original, limited horror books that will feature titles from not only the man himself but Mike Carey (Lucifer, The Devil You Know), Laura Marks (Bethany, The Expanse), and Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties, In the Dream House)....

Illinois has been among the top states for COVID-19 cases so far, with close to 300 confirmed cases as of Wednesday, as well as one death in the city of Chicago. Eighty libraries across the city are open and operating as usual. The library’s union has pushed back against Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s determination to keep the libraries open, but both she and her hand-picked commissioner Telli see libraries as a vital operation, even in times when every other public and private institution takes drastic steps to limit person-to-person contact....

Whenever I see or hear someone “justifying” reading a graphic novel or putting them down, it makes me sad. Graphic novels are books. It is reading. There just happens to be an added visual component to them. People learn and process language in different ways, and to disparage any form of reading is just gross. If a graphic novel version of a story captures a person’s attention and has them reading, great!...

John Constantine, Hellblazer #5 Cover Date: May, 1988 Published by DC Comics Written by Jamie Delano Illustrated by John Ridgway What happened in the previous issue: John meets Zed, and the two investigate the disappearance of John’s niece, Gemma. Also: we start to notice that a religious group called “The Resurrection Crusade” seems to be involved in a lot of happenings. What happens in this issue: John makes a stop in the town of Liberty, Iowa, where they men who went off to Vietnam never returned home....

Actress Kira Rascher has finally landed the role of a lifetime. The catch? Starring in Temper means working with Malcolm Mercer, a mercurial director who’s known for pushing people past their limits—on stage and off. Kira’s convinced she can handle Malcolm, but the theater’s cofounder, Joanna Cuyler, is another story. Joanna sees Kira as a threat—to her own thwarted artistic dreams, her twisted relationship with Malcolm, and the shocking secret she’s keeping....

A Victorian manor doesn’t do subtle. Think elaborate wallpapers, rich colors, chintz tapestry, carved furniture in dark wood, oil paintings in gilded frames. Few of us would like to decorate our home completely in the Victorian style today: for one thing, the manors’ size and high ceilings were the one thing that kept them from looking hopelessly cramped; for another, keeping the sheer amount of stuff in them clean required a full time cleaning staff....

Books About Dragons One of the most appealing things about Eragon was Paolini’s take on the figure of the dragon. Dragons have appeared in many different guises in fantasy. Some are dangerous antagonists, like Smaug in The Hobbit, while others are friends and allies, such as the dragons in Anne McCaffrey’s seminal Pern series. Dragon fans can find all different kinds of these fantastical creatures in the following recommended books like Eragon....

“But I loved Eat, Pray, Love. I loved the prose, fluid and funny and lyric without being self-important; I loved the narrator, and I felt her journey even though her life and travel were nothing like mine. I then immediately felt guilty for loving it, before emerging in defiance. Why shouldn’t I love it? Was Paul Theroux’s grumpy mansplaining about Africa really so much better? Why was there such a divide between the two, such gravitas assigned to one and derision to the other?...

We’re giving away one $50 gift card to Barnes and Noble to one lucky Riot reader! This sweepstakes is open to residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories). Entries will be accepted until 11:45 pm, January 31st, 2020. Winner will be randomly selected. Complete rules and eligibility requirements available here. Oops! We could not locate your form.

Non-superhero doorstoppers aren’t the easiest comics to produce and market; for instance, the initial publisher ultimately rejected Emil Ferris’s My Favorite Thing is Monsters for being too lengthy. But in these books, the length is crucial for world-building, for mood-setting, and for plot elaborating.

Here are Greg’s picks: Christopher Walken reading Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace Can you imagine what this would be like? My guess is about like skydiving on heroin. Okay, I exaggerate, but Walken, with his slightly-off inflections and general quirkiness would be a fantastic match for DFW’s 75-word sentences and 30-sentence, 4-page paragraphs. Or, it’d drive you crazier than Walken himself appears to be. It’s a chance I’d be willing to take....

This May, Doctor Stephen Strange headlines his second movie in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where he will once again be played by Benedict Cumberbatch. In both the MCU and the comic book universe, Doctor Strange is the Sorcerer Supreme, the foremost magic-using mortal on Earth. Like so many other superheroes in the past decade, he’s gone very quickly from relatively obscure to household name, thanks to his first solo film in 2016 and appearances in the rest of the MCU....

And oh, how I wish it was this beautiful, graceful moment where you sit at your perfectly messy-while-still-organized desk, take out your fountain pen, and the most profound and perfect words stream out onto the paper. No, it’s a gruesome process, fighting your way back into writing. Luckily, we’re never in it alone. Personally, I don’t have a ton of writing friends to bounce ideas off of or get inspiration from, and I’m sure it’s the same for a lot of people....

That’s right, I’m talking steamy stories with a body count. Okay, okay, not all of the love in these books is the romantic kind. And even when it is, it’s not always at the forefront. But that’s what makes this trend so interesting! It’s a polarizing pairing of fondness and fatalities that’ll keep you reading way past your bedtime. Whether they’re cozy mysteries, romantic suspense novels, or some other sinister genre-bending mashup, these stories feature a delectable blend of tenderness and bloodshed that’s perfect for the Halloween season....