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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Meta’s argument in the suit hinges on a non-disparagement agreement Wynn-Williams signed when she was fired in 2017 after an investigation “found that she’d made “unfounded” statements.” (CNN notes that “Wynn-Williams implied in her book that she was

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The son of a librarian, Chris M. Arnone’s love of books was as inevitable as gravity. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. His cyberpunk series, The Jayu City Chronicles,

Marvel Comics Kitty Pryde Another X-Men casting possibility, Kitty Pryde actually has a well-established prior relationship with Peter Parker in various Marvel Comics lore. The two have complementary combat skills, matching attitudes, and even dated each other for a brief time in the Ultimate universe.   It’s that more intimate relationship which makes Kitty Pryde such

The second annual Libby Awards were just announced last week. If you’re unfamiliar, Libby is the library reading app by Overdrive. It’s used in over 22,000 public libraries and has over one billion checkouts. In other words, Libby has a very unique perspective when it comes to reading habits and books, which is why looking

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Courtney has been reading and collecting books almost as long as she’s been alive. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Creative Writing. Courtney has been writing with Book Riot since 2019, and is a Bibliologist with TBR:

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Terry Brooks published the first book in the epic fantasy series Shannara in 1977. After writing dozens of bestselling titles and selling more than 25 million copies of his books, he announced at Emerald City Comic Con 2025

But that was the norm with comic book adaptations at the time. The comics provided source material and a recognizable name. Everything else had to be changed for wider audiences. Thus, we get Joker killing Bruce Wayne’s parents in Batman, leaving poor Joe Chill in the cold. We get Marlon Brando’s Jor-El wearing an “S”

The Antidote by Karen Russell Karen Russell has been nominated, awarded, and received all the things—from Pulitzer nominations to a MacArthur Fellowship—and now she’s back with a Dust Bowl epic. A historic dust storm converges upon the fictional town of Uz, Nebraska, but it’s not the only thing the town is threatened by. As the

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. After nearly 400 episodes of their instant-sensation podcast, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle are publishing a book by the same name. We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions is due out May 6

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories Today in Books readers were most interested in this week. A Day in the

Just a little over a month since adding two additional titles to its ever-growing list of books banned in every public school across the state, this week, Utah’s “sensitive materials” law has added another book to its ranks. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins was added to the list this week, and now, school officials must work

Here’s a look at all the news Book Riot covered this week. Today In Books Newsletter Sign up to Today In Books to receive daily news and miscellany from the world of books. Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. 🍸 We’ve Been Misreading The Great Gatsby for 100 Years Read

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. As long-time readers of Our Queerest Shelves know, I keep a giant spreadsheet of upcoming queer book releases. I use it to make monthly new queer book roundups, like 11 Must-Read New Queer Books Out in March 2025.

The winners of the second annual Libby Book Awards have been announced. The award seeks to honor the best in digital reading, and span across ebooks, audiobooks, and a variety of genres. Since Libby is a library app, accompanying this year’s winners announcement is a bevy of recommendations for how to incorporate this year’s winners

Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su Yes, this is literally a story about an amorphous blob, and yes the main character falls in love with it. Or, at least tries to. Kinda. I think it goes without saying that finding a blob with black, beady eyes in the dark alley of a drag show

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What Are the Most Recommendable Books of the Century So Far? If you’re around Portland, OR, join us for a live Book Riot Podcast event discussing the most recommendable books of the century so far

If I’m able to editorialize a bit, it’s about time. When you think about the titans of the comics industry, even if you include writers, it’s hard to think of anyone whose impact inside comics matches Kirby, and it’s impossible to come up with a name that matches him outside comics.  Kirby was so creative

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Alison Doherty is a writing teacher and part time assistant professor living in Brooklyn, New York. She has an MFA from The New School in writing for children and teenagers. She loves writing about books on the Internet,

The Devil You Know Without question, there’s more than a little political satire to the portrayal of Wilson Fisk in the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. There’s the monochromatic hats worn by his supporters, the mob-like anger, and the disruptor and outsider status Fisk adopts. But the storyline that Born Again adopts comes