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This list of mysteries featuring magicians was originally published in Unusual Suspects, our mystery/thriller newsletter.  Sign up for it here for news and recommendations for mystery/thriller readers! Hello mystery fans! I’ve got mysteries this week that are not fantasy but have magicians and illusionists in them. Two are murder mysteries with the leads being magicians, and

This list of Black romances was originally published in our In the Club newsletter, In The Club. Sign up for it here for tips and tricks to keep your book group well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Now that January is gone, it’s Black History Month, which is always an interesting time, I think. For one, it’s a reminder

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2022 is the inaugural year of the Science + Literature Awards, which are put on by a partnership between The National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The awards are given to books that “that deepen readers’ understanding of science and technology,” whether that is through fiction or nonfiction. The winning authors receive

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Mystery is a fascinating genre not only for the twisty and thrilling plots but for the discussions of human nature that are often at the heart of the story. The best mystery books of all time offer plenty of both, with novels that are known for their solution but also the thought-provoking observations made along

Are you a pet owner (or if you prefer, a pet parent)? Chances are you like to spoil your furry friends just as much as your human friends, and there’s no time like Valentine’s Day to treat those beloved creatures. Whether you’re going to give them special food — my cats get fancier canned food

Under a moonlit sky, 12-year-old Homer and his little sister, Ada, run away from Southerland Plantation, frantically scrambling to stay ahead of the dogs unleashed by their enslaver to track them. Tragically, Mama is left behind, but they follow her final instructions: “Get to the river.”  Together, Homer and Ada make their way through the

This list of fantasy tiger books to read in the Year of the Tiger was originally published in our science fiction and fantasy newsletter, Swords & Spaceships. Sign up for it hereto receive news and recommendations from the world of science fiction and fantasy. We’re only four days away from Lunar New Year, and then it’ll

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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn is a YA fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy, that came out in 2020. It spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won a Coretta Scott King Award/John Steptoe Award for New Talent award, among other accolades. The book follows Bree, a young Black woman whose

Welcome to Book Riot’s February 2022 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! Some of the year’s most exciting new books are starting to hit shelves this month. How can you determine which new book is destined to be your match? Look to the stars, of course! Check out your horoscope below for a peek at the month

Who was George Villiers? Here’s the short answer: George Villiers was an extremely messy likely bisexual in 17th century England who at minimum had love affairs with one English king (for real) and one French queen (probably only in fiction), and at maximum fucked absolutely everyone in Europe. (The actual truth is most likely somewhere

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Young readers who love to paint, sing or write—or just enjoy reading about the fascinating lives of creative people—will find plenty of inspiration in these three biographical books about Black women who made their marks in the fields of visual arts, music and literature. Ablaze With Color Author Jeanne Walker Harvey was inspired to write

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We shared the news earlier this week that the Ridgeland, Mississippi, mayor Gene McGee was choosing to withhold $110,000 in funds to the public library until they removed all “homosexual materials.” The library is fighting back, reminding the mayor the library serves all residents, not just those with the same beliefs he holds. The Friends

Rebecca Podos’ fourth YA novel, From Dust, a Flame, is a moving story about a girl discovering the heritage and history of a family she never knew she had. On the morning of Hannah’s 17th birthday, she awakens to discover that her eyes are golden serpentine slits, the first of a series of nightly transformations.

In what reads as a story we’re seeing frequently across the country, a school principal in Kent, Washington, has removed a series of books from Cedar Heights Middle School’s library in anticipation of potential publicity for those materials being made available to students. This “silent” or “quiet” or “soft” censorship has played out from Pennsylvania

Do you own too many blank journals and blank notebooks? Welcome to the club. I don’t know what is — anxiety, maybe? — that keeps me from using the stash of blank journals and notebooks I have, but I can never resist picking up more whenever I run across one that looks like it’s *perfect*

Readers who revel in sweet and swoony stories will be won over by this trio of tales that celebrate adoration and affection. Golden Boys Gabe, Sal, Reese and Heath have been best friends for as long as they can remember. They’re all high achievers and the only openly gay boys at Gracemont High School. But

Celebrities in general, and authors in particular, have long been known for their pets. Hemingway famously had cats. Lord Byron, when told he would not be allowed to bring his dogs to Trinity College, acquired (through means better not questioned) a “tame” bear. Flannery O’Conner kept peacocks, Charles Dickens had a pet raven that may

Mirror Girls blends historical fiction and horror to tell the story of Charlie and Magnolia, biracial twin sisters separated at birth after their parents’ murder, and the unforeseen consequences of their unlikely reunion 17 years later. Author Kelly McWilliams spoke to BookPage about the deeply personal experiences that inform the novel and what it’s like

Read Harder is what brought me to Book Riot. I can’t remember now where I first heard about it. But sometime during the winter of 2017, I stumbled across the challenge online, and, because I am who I am, decided to complete not only the 2017 challenge, but the previous two challenges as well. Eight

When Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Girl, Woman, Other won the Booker Prize in 2019, many readers, and some critics, assumed it was Evaristo’s first book and that she had achieved overnight success. In fact, she had been writing fiction, poetry and plays for 40 years at that point, and her Booker-winning novel was her eighth book.

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History lives and breathes, not only within us but also as we uncover new ways to see and understand the past. These picture books introduce young readers to fresh, vital perspectives on Black history. ★ Born on the Water Readers are in for a sweeping history lesson that spans centuries in The 1619 Project: Born