How It Works Voting is open to Goodreads registered members. During the opening round, 15 official nominees, curated based on statistics of books added, rated, and reviewed on Goodreads, are up for voting in each category. These books had an average rating of 3.50 or higher at the time of launch. There’s also the option to write in eligible books not listed as official nominees. According to the awards’ rules and eligibility guidelines, books eligible for write-in votes must be “published in the United States in English, including works in translation and other significant rereleases, between November 16, 2019, and November 17, 2020....

Blood type personality theory is a popular belief in Japan (and some other East Asian countries), applied in the same way that astrological signs or other personality models (such as the Myers-Briggs or the Enneagram) are used in the west. Japanese morning shows and newspapers will have daily blood type horoscope segments, celebrities will always list blood type on their profiles, and it is also commonly used as a compatibility indicator by matchmaking services....

But this is Book Riot, not Movie Riot. I read WAY more books than I watch movies. I’ve read my share of horror books. Probably your share and a couple of other shares, too. But unlike movies or even TV shows, I’ve never been really scared by a book. One paragraph can go into detail about a derelict house, the ominous clouds, and the sounds of a nearly empty highway in the distance....

From Jennifer Mathieu, the author of Moxie and The Truth About Alice, comes a stunning novel about the illusive nature of truth, the danger of keeping secrets, and the fierce and sometimes destructive love that can exist in families. “Mathieu masterfully explores how families break, how siblings survive, and all of the ways that love can hold us back and let us go.” —Robin Benway, National Book Award–winning author of Far from the Tree....

But this post isn’t just self-serving! I know there are a ton of you out there who love nonfiction, and also want to read more as well. I mean, novels are amazing. But learning about things that have actually happened or exist in our world is really awesome for your brain, too. And when you find that nonfiction book that tells you such unbelievable things that you’re like, “Shut the front door!...

Harlan Ellison famously answered a similarly phrased question, “Where do you get your ideas?” with the breathtakingly simple “Schenectady.” Neil Gaiman, author of Neverwhere and Coraline, is asked so frequently that he wrote a whole essay on the question. In it, he says: In an interview for her book A Room Away From The Wolves, Nova Ren Suma said: Mercedes Lackey, author of the Valdemar series, once said: The late author Joan Aiken, who wrote The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, wrote: Lisa Kleypas, author of Devil in Disguise, answered: Christine Hyung-Oak Lee, author of the memoir Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember, wrote about ideas as part of the creative process: KJ Charles, author of Think of England, wrote a short essay about inspiration: Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of Martin Rising, told Scholastic: Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians, wrote about why he writes and touched on inspirations: Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming, wrote about writers block and ideas: Some authors have fewer ideas....

But while sidekicks may be a standard part of the superhero experience, not everyone is cut out to be a mentor. There’s no shame in that, unless you take your problems out on the person who looked up to and was counting on you, thus screwing them up psychologically for the rest of their lives. To be a great mentor, you have to do more than teach a kid to throw punches and spout quips while dodging bullets: you have to support them when things go wrong....

When a murderous curse is revealed, Evangeline Fox and Jacks, the dangerous Prince of Hearts, will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . .What if not every love is meant to be? at Electric Lit: 10 Books that Celebrate Feral Girls at Goodreads: Readers’ Most Anticipated Books of November at AudioFile: 7 Audiobooks to Help You Find Perspective and Create Peace at Tor: 5 Scary Novels that Use Setting to Embody Horror at LGBTQ Reads: 5 Demisexual YA SFF at Kirkus: 20 Best Books to Read in November Riveted Lit: 8 Books to Read for Sad Girl Fall at Buzzfeed: 15 Chronic Illness and Disability Memoirs that Just Might Change the Way You See the World at Epic Reads: 9 Books with Fierce Women Leaders Like ‘Black Panther’ at New York Times: 15 Books Coming in November

There are two elements that make up the best cross stitch books. The first is instruction on cross stitch techniques and the second is charts. Almost every cross stitch book will be a combination of both; what separates the beginning books from the intermediate or advanced books is the proportion of each. Beginning books will have a lot of instruction, usually a section set aside to learn the basics as well as some directions included with the charts....

Of course, the best mysteries with a twist are those that surprise you but are rooted in the story. We don’t want a big twist that comes out nowhere kinda like a Deus ex machina. Much like the clues for the murderer should be littered throughout for the reader, a good twist needs to have clues that give the reader a fighting chance…even if it is tiny. While there are some pretty prominent examples of mysteries with big twists (I’m looking at you Agatha Christie), I’m including more recently published or translated works that have big twists....

All that they touched, they changed. All that they changed, changes us still. Here are their stories. In Their Own Words From the Pens of Others Want to read more written by or about Black women? Check out these posts: 5 Books About Black Movements and Systemic Racism in America 5 Books About the Influence of Black Women in the Suffrage Movement 19 Black Feminist Books You Need in Your Library #SayHerName: 10 Books That Celebrate Black Girls and Women

Now, here’s the deal. I could give you The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, Red Rising, etc. but where’s the fun in that? In this list of books about deadly games, you’ll find some titles that maybe you haven’t heard of yet. And if you’re convinced that the deadly game trope has been done so much that it’s lacking originality and creativity, I hope this list also helps give a new perspective....

1. Badbooks Mixed Paper Journal If this colorful 4.5 x 6 inch journal doesn’t inspire you to creativity, I don’t know what will. But if you’re feeling less than optimistic, try this one instead. 2. PATIAK JOURNALS This gorgeous blue journal is 4×5 inches with 224 pages. Patiak also offers a beautiful 221B Baker Street journal which is 5 x 8.5 inches. 3. Ivy Design Custom Name Notebook This custom cutout notebook comes in A4, A5, and A6 sizes....

I loved her and hated her in equal measure, I think. Especially as a teen. As much as we fought in our own house, we presented a united front to the world. As military brats, we were each other’s only constant. We may have thrown forks at each other, but if anyone outside threatened us, we were each other’s shield. When I moved out of the house — and we finally got some space — we started getting along....

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson A major theme of Telgemeier’s books is that they revolve around middle school aged girls exploring their everyday lives and reader’s who connect with those themes will also love the graphic novels of Victoria Jamieson. Roller Girl, a 2016 Newbery Honor winner, centers around the adventures of tween girl Astrid, the roller derby team she joins, and the friendships she struggles to make and keep. Jamieson presents issues like breaking off a friendship or experiencing jealousy over a friend’s success that will resonate with middle schoolers as a whole, while also allowing them a glimpse into the world of roller derby and using it to show Astrid’s growing confidence in what makes her unique....

at Brightly: Kid-Approved Books for Struggling Second and Third Grade Readers at Bustle: 6 Books About Defunding The Police That Will Inspire You To Protest at BuzzFeed: 20 Graphic Novels And Nonfiction That YA Readers Will Love at Crime Reads: 7 crime and suspense novels that explore the causes and consequences of infatuation at Electric Lit: 9 Books Where Women of Color Tell Their Own Stories About Mental Health at Epic Reads: 20 Books That Will Help You Deal with Grief at Get Literary: 9 Uplifting Books by My Favorite YouTubers at POPSUGAR: 20 Must-Have Classic Children’s Books — and When to Introduce Them at Riveted: Books to Read Based on Your Favorite Avatar Ship!...

Here are my top 10 best audiobook narrators (along with their standout works) who do great work for the great books they’re narrating, based on those three qualities. 10 of the Best Audiobook Narrators (and Their StandOut Work) On Audible The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Narrated by Claire Danes You’re probably familiar with The Handmaid’s Tale from its recent adaptation into the Hulu series, so you know how cinematic Margaret Atwood’s writing can be....

Please note: Some release dates may have shifted due to COVID-19. These releases were accurate at the time of this writing! You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson As a Black teen, Liz Lighty feels out of place in her white, prom-obsessed small town, but when her scholarship for college falls through, she decides that her only option is to run for prom queen—after all, there’s a sweet scholarship in for the winner....

Finding Middle Eastern Cookbooks “The region of Middle East constitutes the lands around the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing at least the Arabian Peninsula and, by some definitions, Iran, North Africa, and sometimes beyond.”—Encyclopedia Britannica Having been born and raised in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), my love for Middle Eastern food knows no bounds. Situated at the North East end of the Arabian Peninsula, UAE is the home of many immigrants from all around the world, particularly the Middle East....

The new sci-fi and fantasy reads out this month align with these plans because so many wonderful reads are being released. From the first week of October to the last, you can find plenty of book releases to celebrate and check out at your local library or bookstore. What’s in store for October in the sci-fi/fantasy genres? In middle grade, you’ll find action-packed stories about young alchemists, superheroes and supervillains, and sentient robots facing seemingly insurmountable odds....