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Book Riot’s Deal of the Day for July 9, 2026

Today’s Special Book Deal $6.99 Children By Melissa Albert GET THIS DEAL $1.99 Demon by Alma Katsu GET THIS DEAL $2.99 Heaven By Miko Kawakami GET THIS DEAL $5.99 night things By Eli Raphael GET THIS DEAL $2.99 The Astral Library by kate quinn GET THIS DEAL $1.99 Field Guide to Ex-Villains by Autumn’s England

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The Odyssey by Homer Audiobook Review – A Truly Magnificent Journey | odyssey

wWith its gods, monsters and dizzying scale, Homer’s The Odyssey is considered by many to be unfilmable, though that hasn’t stopped directors from giving it a go, including Christopher Nolan, whose blockbuster adaptation hits theaters next week. An audiobook seems to be a smart choice, allowing listeners to deploy their imaginations to conjure dark magic,

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The Best Romance Books of 2026 (So Far)

We’re halfway through 2026, and the world of romance has seen some exciting releases, from standalones to new authors and series entries from writers we know and love. Contemporary romance and romance continues to dominate the genre, with sports romance books rising in popularity following the success of the Game Changers series and heated rivalry

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The Best Latin Books of 2026 So Far

Yesterday we unveiled our picks for the best books of 2026 so far, a list of 45 of our favorite books published between January 1 and June 30 this year. Putting together these “best of” lists is always a lot of fun and a little stressful; We start with a huge list and whittle it

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Literary Center » Today is Tom Stoppard Day in the UK

Celebrating the life and writings of a literary giant Today in London many people from the literary world will inaugurate the memorial day of late playwright Tom Stoppard. Ceremony focuses on renaming the Duke of York’s Theater In honor of Stoppard Exactly as a spirited revival of his masterpiece arcadia Returns to the West End.

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a night at the theater

Morgan Entrekin on a literary giant’s small kindnesses There will be a memorial ceremony for Tom Stoppard in London today. When Tom died last November, he was eulogized around the world and eulogized brilliantly. You can go here to read some of those encomiums. But in honor of today’s celebration, I’d like to give a

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The best-selling books of the week, according to all lists

This week’s nonfiction is #1 on the indie bestseller list communion By bell hooks, which shares a title with the new J.D. Vance book. It’s no accident :A grassroots campaign Encouraged readers to choose the bell hook title and it worked. It reached the #12 bestseller spot the new York Times and was a #1

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Literary Center »Habits of the Sea

1952 Article continues after ad Clay Lockhart’s screams echoed half a mile down the rain-soaked beach as a late January storm swept across the Outer Hebrides – an isolated, windswept region of the archipelago in western Scotland. The rain came quickly, driven by a bitter cold wind that pierced the old, rattling window panes to

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Literary Center »The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers For fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the country, generously provided American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. * 1. disaster club By Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)2. I who have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman

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The Trouble Was review by Charlotte Edwards – an incisive children’s look at adult neglect Imagination

TeaIn the summer of 1976 he called for My Generation of Novelists. We don’t remember it, but we remember the texture of daily life in that era, and the heat wave putting daily life under the kind of pressure that fosters imagination. In Guardian journalist Charlotte Edwardes’s debut novel, Trouble Was, the scene is set

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