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American icon Dolly Parton has some much-needed good news for all of us: she’ll be reading weekly bedtime stories during these difficult times. Is there anything more uplifting than Dolly Parton reading children’s books? The 10-week program called “GoodNight With Dolly” will feature Parton reading children’s books every week. The program kicks off on Thursday,

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The literary queen of advice columns, Cheryl Strayed, is bringing her persona of Dear Sugar back for a minute, in the world’s time of need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strayed announced on her Instagram that she’ll be on the first Live Wire House Parties episode on Friday, March 27, answering questions sent to hello@livewireradio.org. No information

If you’re the bookish friend in your social network, you might have noticed an uptick in people asking you for engaging and distracting books to read during self-isolation. Same. And honestly, part of me just wants to tell people that now is a great time to re-read something like Harry Potter that will whisk you

While you’re stuck inside this weekend and need a break from your current read, why not start planning your dream home reading space or library? This weekend only, Anthropologie — which has closed its physical store doors and is paying its employees during this time  — is having a 25% off sale on everything. If

For the next two weeks, Haymarket Books is offering free downloads of ten ebooks. The titles offered are nonfiction works focused on social and economic justice. In a statement, Haymarket shared that the ebooks will be available for free for the next two weeks in an effort to support those whose lives have been disrupted

I’m a super mood reader, literally changing genres I read with the seasons. It’s pretty predictable: spooky and witchy books in October (but also year-round because that’s who I am), snowy books in winter, and beach reads for, well, the beach.  If you’re like me, you want to read about people who are in the

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When it came out in June 2017, it only took a few months for Wonder Woman to become the highest-grossing superhero origin film of all time. The movie was notable for several other reasons: it was the first female-led superhero film in a decade, the first to be directed by a woman, and the second movie ever

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Yetide Badaki as Bilquis was one of the best things to come out of the Starz American Gods adaptation. She absolutely owned the screen every time she appeared and embodied the goddess for whom men would sacrifice themselves with seemingly effortless urgency and grace. In a series with diminishing returns once Neil Gaiman departed to

Hey, you! Yes, you, cuddled up in that blanket burrito with your laptop balanced on your knees and a book beside you. Do you ever wish you had a shirt to tell people to back off while you’re reading? Or a mug espousing your love of books and quiet? I see you, introverts. And this

This list of Hamlet retellings is sponsored by Wednesday Books. Jade, Jenny, Mads, and Summer rule their glittering LA circle. Untouchable, they have the kind of power other girls only dream of—until the night of Jade’s sweet sixteen, when they crash a St. Andrew’s Prep party. The night the golden boys choose Jade as their

I continue to be deeply into middle grade novels right now—they’re full of whimsical stories, imaginative plots, and well-developed characters. So much good stuff is being published; you’ll want to scoop these books into your arms, hide away somewhere quiet and then read them under a lovely, warm blanket like Bastian in The Neverending Story.

I’m not one for sentimentality or overly sweet and mushy stuff. When you become a parent, it seems like those are the kinds of books that you are bombarded with, and there are approximately a squillion picture books and board books out there about parental love. How much mothers love their babies, how much daddies

With the world being a difficult place for those of any marginalized background, one of the things those of us who are looking to do something can do is donate to those in need. Thousands of teachers each year ask for a little help with seeking supplies for their classrooms via Donors Choose; organizations that

I don’t often write posts covering one book. Book Riot isn’t a review site: we’re interested in your reading life and adjacent subjects, not on putting value judgments on whatever it is sparks joy when it enters your eyeballs (provided whatever that is doesn’t hurt anyone else). Every so often, however, a very special book—an

A couple of weeks ago, I went down to the New Orleans area to do some writing at Daniel José Older’s magical creative retreat, The Launch. Why go so far? I always write a lot when I’m in that part of the country. This time, for example, I took two chapters of a novel I’ve been

February sees a crop of love-themed books make their way across the pond, but if that’s not what you’re into, fear not! There is some hard-hitting fiction and memoir, too. Seduction: A History From the Enlightenment to the Present, by Clement Knox (Pegasus Books, February 4) It’s February, so maybe you’re in the mood for

After following the Avengers as they scrambled through time and space on screen and across pages in pursuit of the infinity stones, it’s time to dig a little deeper. What better way to dig deeper into the Marvel Universe than to take our quiz so you can find out which infinity stone are you. (Answer:

“Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.” —Oprah Winfrey Oprah revitalized the idea of a book club back on September 17th, 1996. The first book chosen for this new venture was

Folklore is filled with myths and books about wolves. Most of them were meant to be cautionary tales, where the big bad wolf will get those who are lazy and unaware. Young men must be diligent and young ladies must stay in the safety of their homes. These were probably for good reason. These tales