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If you love books set in schools and stories with twisty plots and dark themes, then chances are the sub-genre of dark academia is for you! This genre can be defined broadly, but generally speaking the books have an academic setting and feature characters exploring darker urges, navigating crimes or dark secrets, or exploring dark

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If you are seeking ethereal worlds, fabulism, and a touch of romance, I highly recommend some books by Laini Taylor for your collection. Her young adult Daughter of Smoke & Bone series is celebrating its ten-year anniversary now, so what better way to celebrate than by introducing yourself to Laini’s tales? When recently asked how

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In 1998 Disney released the animated film Mulan. American audiences were introduced to the story of Fa Mulan for the first time, including some Asian Americans who had never heard of this Chinese heroine before. They were thrilled at seeing themselves on screen, at having their turn with their stories splayed across billboards and at

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Note: Here be Bridgerton spoilers and discussion of multiple traumas. Read with care.  After watching Bridgerton in its entirety in one fell swoop on Christmas Day, I sat on my thoughts for a long, long time. I took in some of the discourse, both before and after watching, and thought long and hard about what

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When people think of detective duos, none is as quintessential as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Since Sherlock Holmes, many mystery writers have played off the dynamic with their detective duos in fascinating ways. The most recent iteration is Stuart Turton’s newest The Devil and The Dark Water (2020). There will be spoilers ahead. The

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As Ben Franklin said, the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Of course, if you’re a superhero, you really only have to worry about taxes. Comic book deaths are more like a long vacation in a remote mountain cabin: it may be rough, and you may not be able to contact your loved

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Like so many major cities, Philadelphia has been rocked by the events of the past year. Police shootings, COVID-19, a close presidential election, and decades of systemic injustice for marginalized communities have taken a heavy toll on the city and on the book community. But the book scene here is both surviving and creating powerful

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This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. I first realized I was bisexual when I was a young teen. Living in rural Canada, it was not an ideal situation. Ten years later, I’m doing some catching up for myself, namely in being out and proud

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This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. As a reader, few things are more intriguing or emotionally satisfying than uncovering a family secret. First, they make our own family secrets not seem so strange—after all, everyone has them. And the more astounding they are, the

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This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Three years ago, I wrote a beginner’s guide to the New Weird Genre, one of my favorite lesser-known fiction subcategories. This is a sub-genre that manifests the strange, the uncanny, and oftentimes the horrors of speculative works. If

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