Ahh, summer. There’s a lot to do, a lot of fun to be had… and a lot of it cuts down on reading time. So when you’re at the beach, or camping, or playing pickleball, or visiting an amusement park, or whatever you’re doing when the weather is nice, here are eight slim science fiction
sublimation By isabel j kim (picador, £18.99)This debut novel from an award-winning Korean-American short story writer is a fictional reimagining of the immigrant experience. Here, anyone who crosses the border with no intention of returning creates an “instance”: a duplicate self that continues life at home. Reunification into one body is possible, but after years
Hello July! Yes, we’re now at the halfway point of the year, which makes it a good time to reflect on the new books that have filled our reading lives over the past six months. As always, a lot of this has been science fiction and fantasy for me and other book rioters. Already, it’s
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
Are you the type of person who reads all the awards nominations and picks your next read from best-of-the-year lists? Then you won’t want to miss these six historical fiction books that Book Riot’s book professionals have determined (so far) to be the best of the best. Year-end lists have an inevitable level of recency
After being rejected more than 40 times, going over budget, and recasting the lead character for six weeks, one of the most iconic science fiction films of all time was finally released in theaters on this day 41 years ago. July 3 marks the anniversary of the theatrical release of several notable Hollywood films, including
Today in book readers I have one Important Update:This is the last week of this newspaper. Luckily, you can still follow all the book news by signing up for the Book Riot newsletter, which comes out Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. It’s the same book news curation, covered by the same Book Riot writers, but in
New Summer SFF featuring MA Carrick, Elijah Chan, Seth Hayden and more There’s nothing like a summer reading challenge to get you in the proper mindset for the season. Many of us grew up eating personal pizzas as a reward for reading a certain number of books; These days, my kids get coupons for ice
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers For fiction, generously provided, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the country American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. Article continues after ad * 1. disaster club By Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)2. john’s john by Douglas Stuart
Astronaut! by Oona Aristide Release date: 14 July 2026 In 1989 Romania, in the twilight of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship, when even family, friends, and neighbors could not be trusted, rumors of a man-eating bear set a police detective and a young schoolgirl on a collision course for disaster. Police detective Constantin is assigned to solve