From sports memoirs to speculative fiction, Lazarre-White does it all. Whether he’s giving a solo performance or narrating an audiobook as part of an ensemble, you’re sure to love his incredible performance. For more great narrators, check out our posts about JD Jackson, Prentice Onayemi, and Emily Woo Zeller. Narrated with Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lamarr Gulley, JD Jackson, Imani Jade Powers, and Janina Edwards Narrated with Adenrele Ojo and Bahni Turpin Narrated with Kim Staunton, Imani Parks, Ron Butler, Lloyd Roberson II, and Terra Strong Lyons Narrated with Korey Jackson, Nile Bullock, and Adenrele Ojo

The beauty of these magic systems is that so many things are art. It’s a very subjective area. For at its core, art is a creative work that evokes feelings — and that can come in many shapes. Classically, there are the seven major art types: painting, sculpture, literature, architecture, music, cinema, and theater. But other things are art too. Like dance, weaving — and heck, even tea-making can be considered an art....

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Gavin Scott is a professional baseball player, but unlike his career, his marriage is not going well. After his wife Thea reveals she’s always faked her orgasms, their ensuing fight is enough for Thea to ask for a divorce. Gavin doesn’t want to lose her, but he needs help big time. Enter the Bromance Book Club: a romance book club in Nashville whose members are all “bros....

So how does technology change a mystery? In an interview for Murder & Mayhem, Jennifer J. Chow of the Sassy Cat series said: “you have to work around more with plot with a lot of technology.” Missed connections are a little harder given that we have cellphones. It offers new opportunities, especially with social media and the vast amount of information available on the internet. I’m surprised I haven’t seen a murder mystery surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrencies yet....

Gifted and cursed with the ability to see the future, Mildred Groves takes a position at the Hanford Research Center in the early 1940s. Hanford tests and manufactures a mysterious product to aid the war effort. Only the top officials know that this product is processed plutonium, to make the first atomic bombs. Inspired by the classic Greek myth, this 20th-century reimagining is based on a real WWII compound. A timely novel about patriarchy and militancy, The Cassandra uses both legend and history to examine man’s capacity for destruction, and the compassion it takes to challenge the powerful....

As is usual for comics, there are a ton of different themes and considerations in the January new releases. The span of genres for comics keeps getting wider. In addition to enjoying all of the IP extensions in comics, I love to read nonfiction comics and memoirs to switch up my reading routine. For the next month, you can hit a ton of genres and get invested in diverse art styles....

A dark past. An impossible journey. The will to survive. For fans of Flight Behavior and Station Eleven, a novel set on the brink of catastrophe, as a young woman chases the world’s last birds―and her own final chance for redemption. Migrations has been named a “most anticipated” book by Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Elle, and more. Emily St. John Mandel calls this powerful novel “extraordinary.” Start reading Migrations now. To give a bit of background: in the post–World War II era, Japan saw rapid economic growth....

The books you will discover below all sound very terrifying (to me at least). But if you’re a big horror fan, you will see that they definitely fit the bill. I’m just here to tell you that these upcoming horror novels have that X factor and will definitely freak you out the good way. Best New YA Horror Novels Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal (June 4) Five Midnights gives us a Caribbean take on the boogeyman, set in contemporary Puerto Rico....

Slowly, stories centering queer people without queer suffering—stories in which queer characters do not spend most of their lives tangled in self-hatred, or die gruesome deaths—are becoming more common. They still aren’t nearly common enough. But they do exist. There are a lot of wonderful queer romances out there, some of which are 100% feel good with no queer-related angst. There’s also a fair few books that fall into what I (affectionately) call queer fluff....

I’m a big romantic so I’m always looking for romance in my literature. It’s not a surprise that I gravitate towards the shoujo and romance manga section, so I thought I should share my knowledge with you all. I’m pretty sure you all know the classic manga and the really popular ones so I’m probably not mentioning them, but maybe they will come out as honorary mentions (I cannot not mention Horimiya)....

But it’s no secret the genre has a major discrepancy in the cases that are covered. While there seem to be dozens of books about white serial killers and white victims, the market is lacking in books written by or about people of color. The media’s coverage of these cases reflects this divide, too. While not limited to the recent Gabby Petito case, the media shows a clear preference for covering true crime cases involving white (and often beautiful) women while those about missing and murdered Indigenous and Black women and men get little....

The Adam Dalgliesh Series P.D. James’s character Adam Dalgliesh has been the protagonist of 14 mystery novels. In the first novel, Cover Her Face, Dalgliesh is a Detective Chief Inspector. In later novels, he becomes Commander in the Metropolitan Police Service at New Scotland Yard in London. In addition to these mysteries being thoughtfully plotted and compelling to read, one of the major draws to this series is of course the detective character himself....

6 Must-Read YA Novels: Debuts and Stand-Alones 1. The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow #1) by Margaret Owen Fie is a Crow, the lowest caste in the land of Sabor, forced to roam homeless by the other, more powerful castes. Yet Crows have one gift. They’re immune from the horrifically painful plague which is striking down everyone in Sabor, so they’re employed as mercy killers. When Fie and her Crows are called to perform the mercy killing of the royal prince, it kicks off an alliance which will force her to reevaluate her preconceptions and priorities....

Whether the magic in question is simply frowned upon or outright condemned, stories about forbidden magic make for high-stakes, high-tension tales that fantasy fans will love exploring. For more engaging tales of fantasy worlds, try our quiz Create a Fantasy World and Get Your Next New YA Fantasy Recommendation. For forbidden magic books with a historical twist, try 16 Books on the Salem Witch Trials to Kick Off Your Spooky Fall....

There are workbooks and practical, mental health-based guides, which grieving readers can use to find ways of processing their feelings that work for them. There are also many different memoirs that focus on grief; reading these can give readers solace in knowing that other people have felt similarly to them, and might help articulate some of the feelings that they’re still working through, but haven’t been able to put words to yet....

I gathered here nine books that feature nature not just as setting but as a protagonist, a living, breathing part of the story in its own right. Books where awe of nature, the beauty of nature, the fear of nature, come into play as central features. Some of these book recommendations are actively climate fiction, about the changes coming to our world; others are fantasy or science fiction or contemporary; but all the books on this list are rooted in the wildness of nature and its vastness and its mysteries....

Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating his own cutting-edge horror comics pop-up! Hill House Comics will terrify readers with a smart, subversive and scary lineup of five original limited series. Hill House Comics debuted with Basketful of Heads, written by Hill and illustrated by Leomacs. The chills continued in the following months with The Low, Low Woods; The Dollhouse Family; Daphne Byrne and Plunge, from some of the biggest names in horror storytelling....

What Do I Mean By Comic Book Art Styles? Comics as an art medium have evolved fast since they began in the late 19th century with collections of comic strips. We see a diverse set of creators, art variety, and even the newer digital art format, which has allowed many artists to expand on their techniques and accessibility to the industry. There are also many great resources if you want to explore more about different art styles, like the research center for the Norman Rockwell Museum, which helped me gather a timeline and definition for most of the techniques I list below....

At Book Riot, we understand that books are political. We stand for diversity, inclusion, feminism, and progressive values. With election season upon us here in the U.S., and democracy hanging in the balance, it is imperative that we all lend our voices to the call for every American to vote and be heard. We’re living through unprecedented times. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a death toll of more than 1 million with total cases approaching 34 million....

You enter the first room. It is softly lit, and seems to be entirely decorated from a Pottery Barn catalog. Just as you begin to let your guard down, you notice…the shelves. The Pin You reel back in horror! The books! They’re…backwards! How can you snoop to read their titles? You are immediately filled with sympathetic dread, imagining not being able to peruse your own collection. Will just laying eyes on these shelves cause your book collection at home to rearrange itself?...