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Blind Dates with a Book

I’ve seen this trend mentioned here and there in articles, videos or reddit posts. I think it is quite well-known, but in case anyone maybe hasn’t heard of it, blind date with a book is the scheme (?) of bookstores selling wrapped books, with little to no information about their contents. This is done in […]

Jamie Oliver withdraws children’s book after criticism from Indigenous Australians

London: A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for causing offence to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian newspaper reported at the weekend that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation had blasted Billy And The Epic Escape, which was published earlier this […]

Gucci Beauty Holiday 2024 – The Beauty Look Book

I have a Gucci Beauty haul to share for the holiday collection! If any of these items catch your eye I recommend buying them quickly because they are limited-edition and one of the blush shades has already sold out. In today’s review: Holiday Quad Eyeshadow Palette in Festive Glow I spotted the Holiday Quad Eyeshadow […]

The Biggest Book News of the Week

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from the last week. Dorothy Allison, Author of Bastard Out of Carolina, Dies at Age 75 Though her second novel, Cavedweller was quite good and sold well, Allison will forever be known […]

Book Riot’s Most Popular Posts of the Week

Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. Here is what readers were most into this week. The It Books of November Every month, Rebecca Schinksy and I play a knockout […]

Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians

Jamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by the offence he has caused to First Nations people and has issued an apology, after calls by Australia’s peak body for Indigenous education for the British celebrity chef to withdraw his children’s book from sale. Oliver is in Australia promoting his latest cookbook, Simply Jamie, but it is […]