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Former President Barack Obama’s highly anticipated memoir will be published on November 17. The book’s publisher, Penguin Random House, is slated to print 3 million copies according to Politico. The 768-page book will be released in 25 different languages. In 2017, Barack and Michelle Obama each sold a book in a joint deal with Penguin

Originating from the general region of Central and East Asia, the Uyghurs are a people steeped in a long history of rich culture and, most recently, violence and bigotry perpetrated on them on behalf of The People’s Republic of China. They currently number approximately 11 million and the majority reside in Xinjiang. Communities of Uyghurs

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While Jane Austen is mostly known for writing beautiful, thoughtful romances, Austen’s authorship is also marked by wit, a critique of British society in the 18th century, and of course, her expressive arguments against the patriarchy. For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?

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The pandemic has reshuffled a lot of decks. Jobs that used to seem stable are now less available or appealing. If you’re contemplating a career shift, you’re not alone. While you’re at it, who says you have to be stuck in an office or a driver’s seat for the next 40 years? As long as

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So, you’ve already marathoned all of season two of Netflix’s highly successful series The Umbrella Academy. Now what? (This is why you should never marathon too much of a good thing, but I’m not your mother). Unfortunately, season 3 has yet to be confirmed, but given the end-of-season cliffhanger as well as the series’ popularity,

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It’s a sign of progress that a list like this even exists, let alone contains just some of the books releasing soon that feature nonbinary characters between their pages. For a while there, these characters were pretty much nonexistent, or worse, authors depicted them with complete disrespect. Although most of the world is a garbage

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It struck me not long ago that B-list comics villains, especially those with roots in the DC mythos, have enjoyed a renaissance since the advent of The CW’s Arrowverse. Their presence has been particularly notable on The Flash, where not only have we been treated to a revival of Mark Hamill’s Trickster and the cerebrally enhanced Gorilla Grodd,

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Celebrating excellence, originality, and accessibility in writing by women in English from across the world and now in its 25th year, the Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its 2020 winner: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. In a virtual ceremony, the Women’s Prize for Fiction paid homage to every past winner in its 25 years, celebrated the

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What is it about high school that makes us return to it as a well for stories over and over again? Maybe it’s that it’s a unique time in life where we felt like grown-ups, but we were stuck in systems that treated us like children. We started to have a complex understanding of the

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If a good book has ever sucked you into a truly fantastic plot twist, then you know the struggle of wanting to keep turning pages long past your bedtime. It’s not a great idea to make a habit of this, especially if you prefer to read on work nights. If you’re prone to insomnia, then

The Book Riot staff is taking the day off for Labor Day in the U.S.! We’ll be back tomorrow with your regularly scheduled posts, newsletters, and podcasts. Meanwhile, check out these books about the U.S. Labor Movement and these books to read on Labor Day. Have a great day and happy reading.

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I admit I can be a bit of a pedant. It’s not entirely my fault; I come by it naturally, with an English teacher for a mother and the lineage of librarians of which I’m a part. Arguments in my household require citations from reputable sources. I do try to use my tendency for good,

The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher is a lot of people’s doorway into the world of urban fantasy. A very vast world. It’s a genre that got its start back in the late 1980s, and has had time to grow a plenty and can be time consuming to navigate unguided. But there are a

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Summer is finally coming to an end, and that means it’s time to treat yourself to some delightfully cozy literary fall decor. As an Arizona girl currently writing this at the end of a summer filled with record-breaking heat (50+ days of 110 or greater!), the change in seasons doesn’t necessarily mean crisp fall air

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There’s something about sports romance that easily makes it my favorite sub-genre. The stakes, the uniforms, the tropes—all of it just speaks to me. And luckily for me as a queer reader, there are plenty of sports romances with LGBTQ relationships. If you like your sports romance books the way I do (that is, incredibly