The Netflix series based on the romance novel series by Julia Quinn was watched by over 82 million households in just the first month. This made it Netflix’s most watched series of all time. The show has also lead to the books becoming bestsellers for the first time, almost 20 years after The Duke and I was first published. I have no quibbles calling the bodice-ripping regency romance a hit!...
Following a trail of over 100 short stories and a multitude of essays in a multitude of top tier publications including Asimov’s Science Fiction, Mother Jones, Tor.com, Wired Magazine, and ZYZZYVA, not to mention a highly acclaimed and bestselling debut novel All the Birds in the Sky. The City in the Middle of the Night takes a turn from Anders’ debut to deliver a heavy and elaborate tale of the tidally locked planet of January, where day and night are not times but places....
Now, Chicago Public Library aims to be among the first major library systems to open. Staff are to report back to their assigned libraries beginning Wednesday, May 20, with a targeted reopening date of Monday, June 1, as addressed in an email by Andrea Telli, Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library, to all staff Thursday, May 14. Illinois’s Governor Pritzker extended stay at home orders through the end of May, and he, along with his team, developed a five-stage plan for reopening the state....
U: Ukiyo-e V: Vulture W: “Wandering Jew” X: Xiezhi Y: Yurei Z: Zeus And there you have it. Fairytales, folklore, and myths in comics from A to Z. Villains next? Colors? Jewelry? Hit me up @bookriot on Twitter and let me know what you’d like to see! Despite their bad earthly reputation, vultures were sacred to Hades because they were able to “consume death and produce life.” It helped keep the balance by scavenging and disposing of dead matter....
I’m not a great cook, and I don’t really bake. I don’t really enjoy it, although I’ve been trying to inch my way into the kitchen lately, with mixed results. But I love food, and love reading about food. Food memoirs, nonfiction books diving into an area of food or eating, and articles and essays that are criticism, review, or commentary. I also love comics, and to combine them is a real delight — it’s kind of the perfect pairing, really....
Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us. Second unpopular opinion alert: book twos in trilogies are too often extraneous. Second books in trilogies don’t do enough work. It gives too much room for nothing to happen, for characters to meander in angst unnecessarily....
Search. Do not click on books you have read or books you think you might like. Click only on the opposite point of view. Read the description. Read the positive reviews. Read the negative reviews. Now ask yourself, “Would I read this book?” Would you? Really? Think long and hard about this. Are you willing to read what in your mind is half-truths and extremism? Are you willing to consider that maybe what you believe is true, that the books you believe are balanced and well-researched are, to others, simply the mirror image of the half-truths and extremism?...
And that is why, when people ask me to make wishlists for gift exchanges, I always write: “Do not get me books.” Part of it is because I don’t have enough space left on my shelves (I never have enough space on my shelves). But that’s not the main reason, really. The main reason is that I am a book snob. I get really picky about what books I actually enjoy and want to own....
That’s the intent behind the vast majority of New Year’s resolutions, after all: self-betterment. Among the most popular New Year’s Resolutions for last year were goals pertaining to health, finance, interpersonal relationships, and self-care. It’s also pretty common for people to make goals like “learn something new” or “read more.” Why not bring those last two together? That’s what this list is about. As we embark upon another trip around the sun, what might it mean to work toward educating yourself about something you’re not familiar (or maybe even comfortable) with in the interest of pushing yourself to be or do better?...
People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways....
Women’s ministry book studies of course generally use books by female authors, and typically focus on “women’s issues.” But I have also been involved in dozens of mixed groups, and it seems that female authors are largely ignored for these studies. Surely everyone realizes that men can also learn from and read books by women. It seems a shame that our churches are missing out on so many amazing authors....
A friend of a friend handed me the first three trades and said “I think you’ll like this.” They were right. Fables had a fairly massive concept – a town full of fairy tale characters, displaced by a mad emperor and driven to our world – but carried it out via deep dives into individual characters identifies and a commitment to world building. And now the book that got me back into buying comics regularly is over....
National Jukebox The National Jukebox is a rabbit hole I quickly fell down. It’s a collection of historical sound recordings which includes over ten thousand recordings. The recordings were made between 1901 and 1925 by the Victor Talking Machine Company. As expected, you can search the recordings by a variety of things such as genre, artist, year, song, lyricist, composer, place, etc. You do need a Flash Player enabled in your browser in order to listen to songs....
Whether you’re looking for your next favorite book or trying to find a great read for a bookworm in your life, these middle grade novels are sure to delight. They’re full of ghost hunters, magical musicians, wild robots, bakers, and monster slayers. Basically, everything you could ever wish for! From fantasy to realistic contemporary, and everything in between. Feel-Good Middle Grade Books Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega A heartwarming tale of friendship and ghosts....
…Specifically, the first Hawkeye, Clint Barton, who debuted in Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. Though arguably B-list at best, Clint is a longtime member of Marvel’s top tier superhero team, the Avengers, and Jeremy Renner’s version of the character has been kicking around the MCU since all the way back in 2011’s Thor. He’s now appearing alongside the other Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, in their eponymous show which looks to be largely inspired by the beloved 2012 comic by Matt Fraction and David Aja....
Jen Cousins and Stephana Ferrell, founders of the Florida Freedom to Read Project, have pulled together candidates from nearly every school board across the state using the School Board Project database. It highlights the preferred candidates, alongside information about red flag candidates (generally those who are endorsed or affiliated with Moms For Liberty). You can download the spreadsheet here. In counties where no candidate preference is noted, you’ll be able to find the names of those running to determine who would work best on behalf of the students and educators in those communities....
Enter: Friday Fund Days. Book Riot readers have helped fund hundreds of classrooms over the last few years, and we’ll help bring funds to hundreds more. Each Friday, we’ll highlight two classrooms or other literacy-focused, important projects in hopes you’ll help them reach their goals to bring literature, advocacy, and education to others. Even if you can’t spare money, any social sharing you can offer to the projects each week absolutely helps: you never know who’ll find it and have the means by which to make the project’s fundraising goals reached....
Enter for your chance to win, from Oxford University Press, a World War 2 collection consisting of Sand& Steel by British historian, Peter Caddick-Adams, which gives the stories of Operations Overlord and Neptune full justice; Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front by Ukranian-American historian, Serhii Plohky, which tells the full story of the first and only time American and Soviets fought side-by-side in World War II; and two classics from our Very Short Introductions series: Fascism and World War 2....
