Author: Natalia Heroux

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Lion Forge.

The Onion and the New Yorker contributor John McNamee’s absurdist humor is on full display in the first collection of his deceptively simple, stealthily clever Pie Comics.

Pie Comics began as a college comic strip way back is the mid ’00s, when flip phones roamed the earth. But it wasn’t until a shoulder injury forced John to simplify his drawing style and improvise that Pie Comics became the beloved strip it is today! Fairy Tales, Harry Potter, Godzilla…find all the greatest stories in one collection of strips from Lion Forge! In stores August 1^st!

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley.

It’s late summer, war is raging, and families are torn apart by divided loyalties and deadly secrets. In this complex and dangerous time, a young French Canadian lieutenant is captured and billeted with a Long Island family, an unwilling and unwelcome guest. As he begins to pitch in with the never-ending household tasks and farm chores, Jean-Philippe de Sabran finds himself drawn to the daughter of the house. Slowly, Lydia Wilde comes to lean on Jean-Philippe, true soldier and gentleman, until their lives become inextricably intertwined. Legend has it that the forbidden love between Jean-Philippe and Lydia ended tragically, but centuries later, the clues they left behind slowly unveil the true story.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by TarcherPerigee.

In No Mistakes, artist and former Gilmore Girls actress Keiko Agena guides you through simple exercises based on one of the founding ideas of improv: Any misstep is an opportunity for growth and creativity. Interspersed with coloring pages and original artwork by Agena, each exercise teaches you to confront your emotions, rethink your art, and take mindful breaks to recharge—all in Agena’s own playful, encouraging voice. No Mistakes is a supportive space for amateurs, professional creatives, and everyone in between to test their boundaries, get to know their inner artist, and produce unique, meaningful work they feel proud of.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Amazon Publishing.

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Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre

One summer night, Liv, Morgan, Clay, and Nathan are driving home from a party. Best friends dating brothers? It doesn’t get better than that. But the joyride ends in disaster.

Liv wakes in the hospital. At first she’s confused when they call her Morgan, but she assumes it’s a case of mistaken identity. Yet when the bandages come off, it’s not her face in the mirror. It’s Morgan’s.

Forced to confront the disturbing truths that Morgan kept hidden in life, Liv must navigate a world of long-buried murder, a dangerous love affair—and a romance that feels like a betrayal.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Carpe Librum Books.

At Carpe Librum, we’re passionate about Harry Potter, cats, and making sure everyone has a good book to read. We offer good prices. We even have promo codes named after our two staff cats: if you enter Stan Lee in the discount box, you can get free shipping, and if you enter Spencer, you get 20% off the new books.