There will be no weekly link roundup today–a double roundup will land next week. Instead, this week’s Literary Activism post is dedicated to a report pulled together by the collaborative efforts of Kelly Jensen (Book Riot), Tasslyn Magnusson, Sarah Lamdan (American Library Association), Stephana Ferrell (Florida Freedom to Read Project), and Arielle Haughee (Freedom to…
It’s been eight years since Tara Westover’s Educated made its mark on the book world, and now we’re getting a follow-up. Westover will publish Brothers and Sisters in 2027, an autobiographical story focusing on the period after the publication of her bestselling debut. The 2018 memoir documented Westover’s experience growing up in isolation in rural…
Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Award began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War…
Audible and Higher Ground have announced the anticipated guest lineup for A Great Book With Barack Obama. The guests for President Barack Obama’s six-part original book podcast hosted by our former Reader in Chief include the following “luminaries” in conversation about the books that have shaped his worldview and our society: Episode 1: Tom Hanks…
Today’s Featured Book Deals $2.99 The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Get This Deal $1.99 Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Get This Deal $2.99 Killer on the Road / The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones Get This Deal $1.99 A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Get This Deal $1.99 Tell the Wolves I’m Home…
September 17, 2026 View Online | Join All Access | Listen Pulitzer-winning writer, poet, and naturalist Annie Dillard died yesterday at the age of 81. Her 1974 book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is a touchstone for many of us here at Book Riot. Often referred to as a modern-day Thoreau, Dillard connected the smallest elements…
These days, just being awake in this world is enough to raise your blood pressure, when everywhere we turn, it’s doom, doom, doom. To help you relax, you should try a mundane fantasy novel! Mundane fantasy is a subgenre of books that are low-stakes, slice-of-life reads. Unsurprisingly, they have become more popular in recent years,…
After Asia, Africa is the second-largest and most populous continent, with a great diversity of ecosystems, histories, and customs across its more than 50 countries. Yet, many times, its countries are lumped together under a single “African” descriptor, a way of erasing and diminishing their history and peoples. Parents and educators can combat that overgeneralization…
In this week’s roundup of the bestselling books according to all the lists, we have four titles making their debut. First up is The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig, the second book in the gothic romantasy series that started with The Knight and the Moth. Then there’s The Disappearers by Man Booker Prize-winning…
No matter how complicated or confusing your problems may be, answers can always be found in the natural world. Nature writing can teach us something new about science and the plants and animals we encounter every day. But it can also guide us through dark moments and provide a new philosophy for leading a purposeful…