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Win a A Kindle Paperwhite Loaded with New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books!

 

Dark fantasy, pandemic apocalypse, space opera—why choose just one when you could win them all?

To celebrate the imprint launch one lucky winner will receive the full collection of 2018 Rebel Base books and a Kindle Paperwhite to read them on!

Investigate the dark depths of an A.I. revolution in SINthetic, fight with the wizards of Tandara in A Meddle of Wizards, race to save humanity from the pandemic virus of the Pandora series, or look Through the Dark Glass to choose your fate. Read Rebel Base Books—Sci-Fi & Fantasy for the Rebellious Reader.

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Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Sponsored by Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed.

Seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There’s the one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: attending college near their Chicago home, and dating a “suitable” Muslim boy. And then there’s the world of her dreams: going to film school in New York City—and maybe (just maybe) pursuing a boy she’s known from afar since grade school. But when a horrific crime perpetrated hundreds of miles away upends her life, Maya must find the strength to confront the fear and bigotry of people she thought she knew, and determine where she truly belongs.

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Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Dynamite Entertainment.

When the teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are accused of the murder of their father – a detective in the small resort town of Bayport – they must team up with Nancy Drew to prove their innocence (and find the real guilty party in the process) in a twisting noir tale, complete with double-crosses, deceit, and dames. Writer Anthony Del Col (Assassin’s Creed, Kill Shakespeare) and artist Werther Dell’Edera (Batman: Detective Comics, House of Mystery) bring the iconic teen detectives into the modern age, and redefine noir for a new generation of readers!

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Today In Books

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Trailer: Today in Books

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Trailer Is Out

We got The Handmaid’s Tale season two trailer, and it looks as bleak and terrifying as you might expect. Hulu also announced an April 25 release date–the season will begin with a two-episode premiere. The trailer provides a fairly thorough look at what’s ahead for this adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic, so check it out.

Margaret Atwood Receives Backlash For #MeToo Opinions

Speaking of Margaret Atwood, the author experienced social media backlash for her opinions on the #MeToo movement, and for signing an open letter last year calling for due process for a University of British Columbia professor facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Atwood wrote on both subjects in a piece entitled, Am I a Bad Feminist? for The Globe and Mail.

Carrie Brownstein’s Memoir To Be Adapted

Carrie Brownstein’s memoir, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, is going to be adapted for a Hulu series. Hulu ordered a pilot episode of Search and Destroy, which is currently in development. Brownstein, Portlandia co-creator and Sleater-Kinney guitarist, will write, direct, and executive produce the series.

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Events

Blow Out Poe’s Candles, #24in48 Readathon, and More Bookish Happenings!

Welcome to Book Riot’s Events Newsletter, hosted by me, María Cristina! I had the great good fortune of being Jenn’s sidekick during the sophomore Book Riot Live, and while there are no immediate plans for a junior year, there are still plenty of bookish happenings to get excited about. Clear your calendars on the following dates, my reading friends.

Live your best bookish life with our New Release Index. It’s a fantastically functional way to keep track of your most anticipated new releases. It’s available exclusively to Book Riot Insiders.

IRL GATHERINGS

Poe’s Birthday Bash: January 20 in Richmond, VA

Quoth the Raven “Let’s get this party started!” From noon to midnight at the Poe Museum there will be cake, readings, screenings, cake, tours, cake, and cake. One of the bands performing is called League of Space Pirates, so you know it’s gonna be a good time.

 

The Bookworm Festival: February 3 in Houston, TX

Here’s one where the littles can attend age-appropriate panels and get their picture books signed! And the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation has funded grants for teachers and librarians to secure bus transportation. My heart grew three sizes.

INTERWEBBY THINGS

24 in 48 readathon: January 27 and 28

Read Harder’s own Rachel Manwill is shepherding this online event again. The idea is to get in twenty-four hours of reading across one full weekend (which is actually kind of super inconvenient for me because I’d rather have a solid day to ignore all obligations but whatever some people like the flexibility of being able to take breaks for sleep and personal hygiene). You can sign-up for a chance at fabulous prizes, or just follow the hashtag #24in48 on your preferred social media platform(s).

AUTHORS ON TOUR

Marie Lu

Stops include: January 16 (Houston, TX), 17 (Coral Gables, FL), 18 (Decatur, GA), 19 (Newnan, GA), and 22 (Folsom, CA)

Batman YA novel? Stahp it, I am so there.

 

Chloe Benjamin

Stops include: January 17 (Madison, WI), 18 (Milwaukee, WI), 19 (Naperville, IL), 20 (Nashville, TN), 22 (Brooklyn, NY), and 23 (Cambridge, MA)

January is a desolate ice underworld, but it did give us The Immortalists, so fine.

Samira Ahmed

Stops include: January 16 (Nashville, TN), 17 (New York, NY), 18 (Los Angeles, CA), 22 (Baltimore, MD) and 23 (Washington D.C.)

Debut YA novel Love, Hate and Other Filters is sweet, and #ownvoices to boot.

 

THERE YA GO!

If you end up participating in any of the above, tell us about it on social media.

And if there are any bookish events that should be on my radar, tweet me @meowycristina or email me at mariacristina@bookriot.com.

Hope to see you Riot readers in the wild!

-MC

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In The Club

In The Club Jan 17

Welcome back to In The Club, a newsletter of resources to keep your book group well-met and well-read. Let’s dive in.

This newsletter is sponsored by Mulholland Books.

In 1901, Evelyn Nesbit, a New York society darling, dined with Stanford White in his decadent 24th Street apartment. Evelyn was given champagne, lost consciousness, and woke, nearly naked, in bed next to White. An acclaimed architect and notorious womanizer, White was 47. Evelyn Nesbit was just 16.

Four years later, Evelyn married Harry Thaw, a playboy millionaire rumored to be mentally disturbed. One night in 1906, a vengeful Thaw shot and killed White before hundreds of theatre-goers at Madison Square Garden—a venue designed by Stanford White himself. The murder and ensuing trial were the scandal of the century, perhaps the nation’s first tabloid murder.

 

Under the radar: We’ve put together our own favorite overlooked books from 2017, as well as 10 small press books from 2017 you shouldn’t miss. If your group feels like it’s read everything popular and doesn’t know where to go next, these should help!

To put on your radar:
– Our most anticipated LGBT reads for 2018
– Most anticipated Nonfiction for 2018 from Bitch Media
– Book Riot’s overall most anticipated for 2018

What did we recommend over and over again on Get Booked? Several of these were directly related to book group questions — in particular Behold the Dreamers, The Fortunes, and Young Jane Young.

More games, less reading! Here are some literary games to try out at your next meeting — I particularly need my group to do “A Book A Minute.”

More 2018 Read Harder suggestions, you say? We’ve got posts up now for the tasks concerning nature and genre.

How about some body-positive reads? These can be hard to find. Here are a few Alison recommends, and she’s included a few personal favorites of my own (Come As You Are! This Is Who I Am!). While some are less ideal for groups than others (especially public-facing ones), all of them are worth a look.

Love literary fiction, and also curious about graphic novels? Here are some graphic novels with less capes and more interpersonal story arcs. I had only heard of two of these, hello TBR!

And that’s a wrap: Happy discussing! If you’re interested in more science fiction and fantasy talk, you can catch me and my co-host Sharifah on the SFF Yeah! podcast. For many many more book recommendations (including the occasional book club question!) you can find me on the Get Booked podcast with the inimitable Amanda.

Your fellow booknerd,
Jenn

More Resources: 
– Our Book Group In A Box guide
– List your group on the Book Group Resources page

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New Books

Beautiful Minds, A Lover’s Revenge, and More New Books

Happy Tuesday! Show of hands: Who’s reading something good this week? (I know, I know, I can’t really see your hands. But I can hear them.) Today is full of great new releases, and also a great re-release: Where the Line Bleeds, the first novel by Jesmyn Ward! I have a few more awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Red Clocks, Fire Sermon, Truly Devious, and more.

Sponsored by ZENITH, new from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Sasha Alsberg & Lindsay Cummings.

An action-packed thrill ride of adventure, intrigue and steamy star-crossed romance! Book one in The Androma Saga, from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings.

Known as the Bloody Baroness, Captain Androma Racella and her motley crew roam the Mirabel galaxy on the starship Marauder taking whatever mercenary work they can find.

But when a routine job goes awry, the Marauder’s all-girl crew find themselves at the mercy of a dangerous bounty hunter from Andi’s past. Coerced into a life-threatening mission, and straight into the path of a shadowy ruler bent on revenge, Andi and her crew will either restore order to the ship—or start a war that will devour worlds.

everything here is beautifulEverything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee

A beautiful debut about sisterly love and mental illness. Miranda has cared for her younger sister, Lucia, since their mother died, taking measures to help her when she heard voices, and to protect her from her own impulses. But Miranda cannot contain Lucia forever, who wants to make the decisions about her own life, and soon the heartbreaking reality of the limits of Miranda’s guidance and Lucia’s illness will follow the sisters across oceans and time.

Backlist bump: Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung

heartlandHeartland by Ana Simo

A writer decides the best revenge against a rival, who stole her lover and then turned her out, is murder. Set against the backdrop of a crumbling nation, as America’s corporate greed leads to the starvation of the masses, Heartland is an electrifying, alarming, genre-defying debut about love, sex, and revenge.

Backlist bump: The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

body full of starsBody Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage into Motherhood by Molly Caro May

May discusses the physical and mental changes a new mother’s body experiences after a woman has given birth. Specifically, through the lens of her own health issues after the birth of her first child. An important examination of motherhood and women’s health, and how the often misdiagnosed or dismissed problems a new mother faces is a conversation the world should be having now.

Backlist bump: After Birth by Elisa Albert

oliver lovingOliver Loving by Stefan Merill Block

Oliver Loving was left trapped in his own mind after a terrible tragedy at a Texas school dance. Now, ten years later, he lives in a state facility, attended to by medical professionals and his family. But a new procedure may help him communicate again, and give his family and the small town the answers to what really happened on that fateful night. A moving novel about tragedy, communication, and redemption.

Backlist bump: The Story of Forgetting by Stefan Merill Block

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

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Win a Copy of HEALTHYISH by Lindsay Maitland Hunt!

 

We have 10 copies of Healthyish by Lindsay Maitland Hunt to give away to 10 Riot readers!

Here’s what it’s all about:

Healthyish is recipe developer Lindsay Maitland Hunt’s totally doable, delicious, and dead-simple cookbook, helping us to eat how we all want to eat—healthy, but with an occasional bit of decadence.

For anyone on the move, working long hours, and trying to eat a bit more healthfully, Healthyish offers 131 satisfying recipes with straightforward instructions, using as few pots and pans as possible, and ingredients that won’t break the bank. Emphasizing balanced eating rather than fad diet tricks, Hunt includes guilt-free recipes for every meal of the day, from breakfast to snacks to dinner, and yes, even Healthyish treats.

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Today In Books

NY Rescinds Restrictions on Books to Prisoners: Today in Books

New York Rescinds Restrictions On Books To Prisoners

Daniel A. Gross announced on Twitter that the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has rescinded its program that restricted delivery of books to prisoners. The decision came after the New Yorker writer and other news outlets reported on the pilot program, which caused inmates to lose access to new and used book shipments from unapproved mail catalogues, online retailers, and family members. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the Department of Corrections to rescind, stating, “Concerns from families need to be addressed, while we redouble efforts to fight prison contraband.”

The Vegetarian Translator Responds To Criticism

Deborah Smith, translator of Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, responded to criticism in a Los Angeles Review of Books piece. The criticism pointed to allegedly significant differences between the original text and the translated text, and the outcry claimed Smith took too many liberties with her translation. In response, Smith analyzed what it means to translate a text, and how public and cultural response to the book affected the acclaim surrounding both the original and the translation.

Get A Librarian Action Figure!

Flavorwire alerted us to an action figure modeled after real-life librarian Nancy Pearl. The Nancy Pearl Librarian Action Figure is one of Seattle-based novelty company Archie McPhee’s most popular. Because librarians absolutely are superheroes. Pearl is an award-winning librarian, best-selling author, literary critic, and TV personality.

 

These are the final days to enter to win a stack of our 20 favorite books of the year! Click here to enter.

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Win a Copy of AS YOU WISH by Chelsea Sedoti!

 

We have 10 copies of As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti to give away to 10 Riot readers!

Here’s what it’s all about:

What if you could wish for anything—and get it?

Madison is a small town in the Mojave Desert on the road between nothing and nowhere. It’s an unremarkable speck on the map, which is perfect for protecting the town’s secret. Because in Madison, everyone can make one wish on their eighteenth birthday—and that wish always comes true.

Most of Eldon’s classmates have had their wishes picked out for months, even years. Not Eldon. He’s seen how wishing has hurt the people around him. His parents’ marriage is strained, his sister is a virtual ghost in their house, his ex-girlfriend is dating his ex-friend…where does he even begin?

One thing is for sure: Eldon has only twenty-six days to figure it out—and the rest of his life to live with the consequences.

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