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Recent Dark Academia to Read With Your Book Club

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused […]

2 Questions Regarding Lolita.

Just finished the book and, wow, what a tragically wonderful story. I never thought I would be so invested in a character I have zero empathy for. But I have some questions, or rather some undeveloped thoughts, i would like to share: (1) What's up with Lolita's race, or at least, everyone's depiction of it?? […]

Publishers See the Future in Tarot Cards

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Publishers See a Bright Future in the Cards Every time I peruse publisher catalogs, I’m struck by the […]

How often do you take a break from reading?

I take a break like every 5 minutes and it’s both bumming and frustrating me out. I want to finish this book asap (there’s just sooo many books, so little time??), but I feel like my brain is getting so tired after reading two to three pages. Or maybe this is just a really hard […]

Extra, Extra!: The Book News Book Riot Covered this Week

The bestseller lists are not playing nice together this week: there is not one book that all of them agree is a top ten bestseller. While most of these books will be familiar titles, we have a few new titles this week: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon, and Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks. Among […]

Americanah : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I just finished reading the book, but unfortunately, it didn't resonate with me. These are my observations: The language is lucid and easy to read, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The first 150 pages are engaging, particularly the vivid descriptions of everyday life in Nigeria, which paint a clear picture of the place and its people. […]