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Have you ever thought of why you read? Shannon Reed has and answers the question with Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out. For more nonfiction out this month, Kendra Winchester wrote a great roundup. In...

In can-book-people-be-normal news, our SF/F auntie Jenn Northington has gathered and shared the latest on the Hugo Awards shenanigans, and Danika Ellis reviews the weird theories surrounding the new spy action comedy Argylle (did Taylor Swift write...

If you, like me, are a lover of comics and graphic novels, I recommend adding all of the books from this list of the best comics of 2023 to your TBR. And, if you’re interested in the world of children’s books, Cara Reese talks about...

Do you have reading resolutions? How are they going? Our Managing Editor, Vanessa Diaz, discussed some of her goals this year, which may give you some ideas for yours. If your goals extend beyond reading, here are some of the best self-improvement...

I’ve noticed a bit of a mini book trend for 2024 already. Or, maybe it’s not quite particular to this year, but it is something that is having a moment. Within the last couple of months, I’ve seen a few books on rethinking our...

This is the first new releases roundup of the new year, but if you feel like last year went by way too fast, there are a couple of things grounding us a bit in 2024. For one, romantic fantasy is still having a moment. Right out the gate, A Fragile...

A week from Christmas, the new releases have slowed down a bit. But there are still some great books to be read! Since I won’t be writing a new releases roundup for December 26th, I’ve included a book coming out next Tuesday here as...

The new year, somehow, is right around the corner, and Liberty Hardy has a great list of 36 books to look forward to in 2024. If your feet are still firmly planted in 2023, The Atlantic has offered up their list of the best books of the year, and...

Today, Publishers for Palestine is wrapping up. The weeklong campaign was carried out by a group of 350 publishers and started on November 29th. As part of the campaign, publishers offered free ebooks by Palestinian authors. Over on the social...

In “Oh?” news, Merriam-Webster has revealed the word of the year. This word has been searched the most this year and is really pertinent to the general mood — can you guess what it is? As for new books, the nonfiction releases include...

Just last week, the National Book Awards were announced, and the icon, the legend LeVar Burton made it clear that hands could get thrown for Moms for Liberty. I have no choice but to stan. Truly. And naturally, the best-of lists keep trickling...

There’s never a dull moment in the Land of Books. Let’s start with the mess. After 16 years of leading the way for feminist media coverage, the site Jezebel has come to an end. The Guardian wrote about how this leaves us worse off. On...

Narrowing down this week’s list was hard. November really came out the gate swinging. Phew. The featured list below leans towards fiction, but there are a few more nonfiction titles I’d like you to know about: The Autists: Women on the...

Once you’ve loaded up your TBR with new releases, make sure to head over to Kelly Jensen’s Prison Censorship roundup, where she highlights some key reading on the current state of carceral censorship for Prison Banned Books Week (which...

As always, there’s much to discuss in the world of books. Scholastic is determined to stay on the wrong side of history, celebrity memoirs are having a moment (as discussed in last week’s new releases), and Barnes & Noble is rethinking...

After you’ve checked out the best pumpkin spice desserts cookbooks have to offer (All of them? All of them may be the best?), I’ve got a great mix of new books for you to TBR. Before we sashay our way to them, though, I wanted to...

The National Book Awards ceremony will take place soon. We’ve been theorizing on who will win, as well as looking back on the history of the awards. Reading is such a subjective experience, and I personally haven’t always jived with...

There are so many great books out today that I, again, had a hard time whittling the main list down. In YA world, there are the perfectly-timed spooky releases, like Beholder by Ryan La Sala, And Don’t Look Back by Rebecca Barrow, Before the...

With this new week comes many more books to be excited over. I only discuss six each week in-depth, but there are more, of course. For one, there’s Emily Wilson’s translation of The Iliad, which gives us the epic poem tailored to our...

It’s already time again for me to add to what I’m sure is an already-exploding TBR with a list of books I am genuinely excited about. I must warn you, though, that I am a seasonal girlie and can admittedly be partial to the fantastical,...