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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their 2024 holiday gift guide!
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Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Our editors offer commentary, context, and the occasional clap-back to keep you informed and entertained. Visit bookriot.com/todayinbooks to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media.
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Goodreads Choice Awards 2024
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for a scary season send-off!
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers from The New York Times’s Best Books of the 21st Century!
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This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks.
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The New York Times’s Best Books of the 21st Century
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Katie and Kendra have been affected by Hurricane Helene, so we are bringing you this episode from the Book Riot Podcast in which Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 books (including a couple of buzzy mysteries!) and crown one of them the It Book of the Month.
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Operation Airdrop
The Message
The Mighty Red
Slaveroad
The Bog Wife
The Boyfriend
The Revenge of The Tipping Point
What I Ate in One Year
Sonny Boy
Meditations for Mortals
Absolution
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Latine Heritage Month!
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Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge.
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The Guest List - Lucy Foley
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Burn Baby Burn - Meg Medina
House of Bone and Rain - Gabino Iglesias
A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories - Mariana Enriquez, Trans. Megan McDowell
The Hitchcock Hotel - Stephanie Wrobel
Ruin Road - Lamar Giles
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss must-read sequels!
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Anthony Award winners
Heaven My Home - Attica Locke
Dublin Murder Squad series - Tana French
Cult Following: the Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations—And Take Over Our Lives - J.W. Ocker
Where They Last Saw Her - Marcie R. Rendon
Summers End - Juneau Black
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai, Trans. Jesse Kirkwood
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Kendra Winchester and special guest Trisha Brown discuss genre-bending romance and mystery books!
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Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about.
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When in Romance
The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev
Summers End by Juneau Black
Rules of Engagement by Selena Montgomery
Whiteout by Adriana Anders
Think of England by KJ Charles
The Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Women in Translation Month!
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Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about.
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New S.A. Cosby Book with New Pine & Cedar Imprint
Women in Translation Month
Midnight Rooms - Danyae Coles
Butter - Asako Yuzuki, Translated from Japanese by Polly Barton
The Kamogawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai, Translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood
The Night Guest - Hildur Knútsdóttir, Translated from Icelandic by Mary Robinette Kowal - out September 3rd, 2024
The Only Child - Mi-Ae Seo, Translated from Korean by Yewon Jung
The Devil Behind the Badge: The Horrifying Twelve Days of the Border Patrol Serial Killer - Rick Jervis
Death at Morning House - Maureen Johnson
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Katie McLain Horner and guest host Liberty Hardy talk about reading recommendations for fans of Knives Out!
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Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18!
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A Copycat Conundrum - Lisa Yee; illustrated by Dan Santat
Saint of the Narrows Street - William Boyle
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson
The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby - G. Z. Schmidt
The Woman in the Library - Sulari Gentil
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in Clues - Nova Jacobs
The Blonde Dies First - Joelle Wellington
Like Mother, Like Daughter - Kimberly McCreight
All the Sinners Bleed - S. A. Cosby
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated books for the second half of 2024!
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Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18!
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Chasing the Boogeyman - Richard Chizmar
Midnights Rooms - Donyae Coles
Like Mother, Like Daughter - Kimberly McCreight
Guide Me Home - Attica Locke
Exposure - Ramona Emerson
Model Home - Rivers Solomon
A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer - Maxie Dara
This Cursed House - Del Sander
Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable - Sarah Gerard
Our Kind of Game - Johanna Copeland
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