The 18th century marked a historical period in which rapid changes occurred, especially in the rise and fall of empires as revolutions and Enlightenment ideals spread throughout the second half of the century. At the beginning of the century, Saint Petersburg was founded under Peter the Great, the Asante Empire rose in what is now…
In collaboration news I didn’t see coming, Teen Vogue has partnered with Wattpad Books to launch an original romance series. It’s titled I Saw the Signs, and it will consist of original short stories by Tay Marley, Ariana Godoy, E.M. Wilson, and Anna Todd. The stories will have everything from “bookstore meet-cutes” to horse-riding champions,…
The crime genre umbrella has many subgenres that are easy to define and categorize, like puzzle mysteries and detective fiction. But on the flip side, there are the slippery ones like suspense and noir. The former can be defined by a feeling that readers can interpret differently, and as for the latter, well, there’s a…
Comics can be intimidating. I started reading them fairly early, maybe around ten, with a run of the Astonishing X-Men. But even so, having grown up on a diet of Star Wars and superhero movies with my dad, I remember feeling overwhelmed with where to start in the traditional world of comics. There’s so much…
This year, Book Riot has been looking back at the best books of the century so far, broken out by genre and format. Publishing has changed a lot in the past 26 years, but one of the genres that has transformed the most is horror. In the 80s and 90s, horror was dominated by straight…
October 14, 2026 View Online | Join All Access | Listen The adaptation pipeline just got more interesting. The Black List has added unadapted titles from Spiegel & Grau to its discovery database, making it easier for film, TV, and theater industry professionals to identify adaptable properties. Spiegel & Grau is the first independent publisher…
When I was a kid, some of my favorite fall evenings were spent at my local library, searching for something spooky to bring home. Goosebumps, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Ghost of Fossil Glen…each book was so fun and compelling that the ensuing nightmares were worth it. My parents couldn’t complain, either,…
The trailer for Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew has arrived. Greta Gerwig’s highly-anticipated Netflix film premieres in theaters on February 12, and the trailer reveals more than we’ve seen yet of her spin on the first story in the Narnia chronology. Watch it here: Here are my first impressions: “Stairway to Heaven”? Tell me it’s rock…
October 13, 2026 View Online | Join All Access | Listen What do you want to know about Book Riot? We’re accepting your big and small queries about books, publishing, and how we make the magic happen for an Anniversary Mailbag Special coming soon to YouTube. Submit your questions for our crew here. Spread the…
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