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And yet I’ve spent the past two decades neglecting them. It hasn’t been intentional. It’s just that, as a cisgender female, I was raised to believe that one day, I would meet my soul mate, fall in love, get married, and have children. At that point, my life would revolve around my spouse and child and, to a lesser extent, my job. Everything else would fall away. And though I believe that the concept of soul mates is bullshit, that’s still pretty much how it played out for me....

Other Book Riot New Releases Resources This is only scratching the surface of the books out this week! If you want to keep up with all the latest new releases, check out: Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from home. He’s found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists....

The 30 million fans of the blockbuster YA series have been asking: Where is Maximum Ride? Ten years ago a girl with wings fought to save the world. But then she disappeared. Now she’s just a fading legend, remembered only in stories. Hawk doesn’t know her real name. She doesn’t know who her family was, or where they went. But destiny is coming for her—a destiny that forces her to take flight....

I’m very intrigued and encouraged by the new model of “‘grassroots patronage.” I think it fosters a renewed sense of creativity and offers opportunities for the creation and cultivation of creative works/projects where they might not otherwise exist. This is particularly true in an environment where more traditional funding avenues are becoming more limited. If it was a project I felt worthy and excited about, yes,absolutely I would contribute. Talent and ambition should be actively and enthusiastically nourished regardless of the avenue....

I love spreadsheets. I (clearly) use them at my day job, I use them to keep track of things I do here at Book Riot, and I even use them just for fun. Data and organization are my love language, and charts and tables are my Disneyland. Needless to say, I have spent years tracking my reading with not just one, but numerous spreadsheets, constantly finding more reasons to build yet more new ones looking at this or that particular subset of data or information....

Oliver, who published over 30 poetry collections and is a Book Riot favorite, died at home. She also published essays and books on writing poetry. As a young poet from Cleveland, Oliver wrote to the late poet Edna St. Vincent Millay’s sister to ask permission to visit Millay’s home; the request was granted and Oliver spent several years there with Millay’s papers. While living there, she also met photographer Molly Malone Cook; they were a couple for over 40 years, until Cook’s death in 2005....

There’s a reason I didn’t even realize I’d read so much poetry this year: I don’t read poetry to remember it. I read poetry to experience it in the moment. I don’t read poetry slowly. I don’t savor it. I inhale it in big gulps. I devour it. I don’t look up words I don’t know. I don’t pause to digest, ponder, or analyze a poem’s meaning. I careen through poems, only pausing for breath when my thumping heart demands it....

So, expect many spoilers below! The novel begins with introducing us to Bryce Quinlan, a 23-year old half-Fae who spends her days working at Griffin Antiquities, a quaint little shop in Crescent City. Bryce is accompanied by Jesiba Roga, an enchantress; Lehaba, a fire sprite; and Syrinx, a chimera. We discover a lot of characters in the start of the novel, including Bryce’s bestie, Danika, who is the granddaughter to the Werewolf Prime and alpha to the Pack of Devil, and Archangel Micah, Governor of Crescent City and wider Valbara....

I’m a lifelong reader, but I never dreamed I’d be immersed in the book world the way I am now. I’ve grown so much as a reader over the past five years, and I’m a happier person because of it. I’ll always have a particular fondness for the Read Harder challenge, not only because of all the amazing books I’ve read because of it, but because of the bookish community it led me to....

It was made for those who know their covers and to which titles those covers belong to. It was made for those who can spot a detail and hold it fast in their memory. It was made for those who like a challenge and are sure they can win it. But it was also made for those who, like me, keep seeing similar covers in stores thinking it is one book we saw previously, and it turns out it is another....

We’re all book lovers here at Book Riot, so you know what we’re all looking forward to in 2023: the new books. There are so many exciting new releases to add to your TBR in the New Year. But which of the many exciting 2023 reads should head to the top of your to-read pile? There’s only one way to find out… Tell us how you’re planning to say goodbye to 2022 and ring in the new year, and then you’ll find out book you should read in 2023....

The planet is running out of time—and there is no Planet B. Max Einstein and her friends are World Champions in this newest adventure, where they:GET OUTDOORS: From racing across glaciers in Greenland to visiting the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, twelve-year-old genius Max and her friends live for adventure.TAKE ACTION: Whenever there’s a problem to solve, the kids work better together!NEVER GIVE UP: Max has one more surprise in her playbook, and if she’s going to pull it off, she needs her team....

The Goosebumps series, written by R.L. Stine, was illustrated by artist Tim Jacobus. Yes, you heard right. Jacobus illustrated every. Single. Goosebumps cover in its original run. That’s nearly 100 Goosebumps books between the years 1992 and 2000. For the sake of this quiz, we will be focusing on the original artwork done by Tim Jacobus for the original book series. Because let’s be real. When you think of Goosebumps, you think of the artwork of Tim Jacobus, whether you are familiar with his name or not....

We know intuitively that the scenes that stay with us slowly become a part of who we are, but I recently found myself wondering exactly how and why it happens. So I took some time to think about the most memorable scenes I’ve read and how they’ve helped inform my identity. Here’s a peek into my journey. Note that this post may contain some spoilers. As I continued to think about the scenes that have lingered with me, I started to discern a common theme among them: friendship....

The trailer is less than a minute long, and reveals little about the specifics of the movie other than the animation style. It will be released on Netflix December 2022. Find more news and stories of interest from the book world in Breaking in Books.

That night, you curl up with your previously unknown purchase, and soon the world falls away. You’re absorbed into the story and don’t surface until the final pages, as the sun comes up. Your instincts were right. This was a jewel of a book hidden amongst the spines, and you were able to unearth it. Isn’t that the dream? As fun as it is to keep up with the buzzy books, there’s something wonderful about feeling like you’ve discovered a great story that most people aren’t aware of....

But where to start with horror fiction from around the world? There are so many great stories out there from so many different places, and of course, this list is not an exhaustive one. But here are 10 of the best horror novels from around the world. These scary stories will entertain you, make you think, and will truly terrify. What more could you ask for with a horror novel?...

Best of Anthologies For Awards and Accolades Each year, prizes ranging from literary to genre are awarded to writers. Some anthologies compile the list of prize-winners and finalists. Below are some such Best Of anthologies. The longest running is the Best American series, published by Mariner Books. You’ll likely recognize this series, which ranges from The Best American Essays to The Best American Mystery and Suspense. We’ll get more into the history of this series below....

Though Moss is very tight-lipped about her life and has let few bookish facts out, the sheer number of bookish projects she’s been involved in makes it hard to imagine that she’s not a truly bookish person. Today she’s perhaps best known as June Osborne in the Hulu adaption of The Handmaid’s Tale, but between these powerhouse roles, she’s taken on a handful of other bookish roles and let slip a few bookish facts about her life....

So, what defines a “bookish city” anyway? Is it the number of publishing houses in a city? (If so, New York and London win hands down.) Is it inspiration? Literary culture? Libraries? Bookstores? The answer, it turns out, depends. On what? Why, on who’s asking, of course! Take a moment to peruse this list of bookish cities. Some of the places on this list will be expected, but others may surprise you....