Pretty hefty week of news in the world of books. Here’s what topped the list: 2024 National Book Award Finalists Announced The 25 Finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards were announced this morning, with five finalists in each of the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature. The fiction...

Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Today, we look back at the most popular stuff we did this week. The Best New Books Out in October, According to Indie Booksellers This is a mix of September and October releases, and I’m going to be honest with you,...

It’s October, the one month of the year when I join the crowd of horror fans. Something about the weather cooling off, the leaves falling, and the approach of Halloween has me reaching for horror, thrillers, dark fantasy, and everything unsettling. I especially look forward to the October 24-hour readathon, which I’ve been doing every year for more...

Today’s Featured Book Deals $2.49Role Playing by Cathy YardleyGet This Deal $2.49What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell HallGet This Deal $1.99Pet by Akwaeke EmeziGet This Deal $3.99Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. DavisGet This Deal $3.99The Best American Travel Writing 2021 by edited by Padma LakshmiGet This Deal $2.99Around the...

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Bit of a light news day on this early Fall Friday, so we are going to to do more links, but less words about them. One sentence per link. Twain would be proud. Lionsgate TV Options ‘Yellowface’ by R.F. Kuang, Karyn Kusama...