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Book lovers with kids in their lives can’t help but be choosy about what books to place into the hands of young readers. We linger over fuzzy first memories of books, how they shaped our imaginations, how we thumbed through them time and time again, and how we lovingly and literally made our mark on them. I couldn’t wait to introduce my kids to books, and my husband and I got...

When you send an unsolicited book of essays to a small nonprofit publisher, you’re probably not expecting it to become one of the biggest word-of-mouth sensations of the 21st century so far. But that’s the story behind today’s Zero to Well-Read

This year, Book Riot has been cataloguing our picks for the best books of the century so far, organized by genre, format, and age category. Our most recent entry in this series is The Best Comic Books of the Century So Far, and it includes plenty of queer gra...

Hello, speculative spectators! It’s time to rock your skull squiggles with more great science fiction. This time, I have five excellent sci-fi novels with immersive settings. The descriptions of these universes are so good, you almost feel like you’re there.

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Friends and readers, I’m not going to lie. This week, we’ve got some of the biggest film adaptation news of the year so far. Plus, there are some unmissable new book releases coming your way in early 2027. Mark your calendars. Get ready. You don’t want to miss out on any of this.