Browsing: Novels

The New York Public Library has released its list of the best new comics for adults for 2026. The list is organized by a slew of different categories that include everything from Activism & Social Justice to Biography & Memoir, Manga, Fantasy, and beyond. It’s such a great, varied list to go through and to…

It’s almost Halloween, and my TBR and I have been celebrating all month. If you’re not quite as intense of a seasonal reader, though, you may want to pick just one book to read on Halloween that matches the vibes. Horror is an obvious choice, but it’s not the only option: Halloween encompasses silly witchy…

As the trees on the mountains yellow and redden, most mornings feel chilly enough to pull on an indie bookstore sweatshirt before pitter-pattering to the kitchen to fix a latte. With autumn’s arrival, my reading habits—like the foliage—shift in notable ways. I reevaluate reading goals. I consider what subjects or genres or vibes I hope…

We’ve come a long way since She’s All That. Nerds don’t need makeovers to be lovable anymore. In fact, it’s preferable to most of us nerdy readers if they don’t have to compromise who they are for a romantic relationship. The nerds have won, but not in the creepy Revenge of the Nerds way. It’s…

Comics can be intimidating. I started reading them fairly early, maybe around ten, with a run of the Astonishing X-Men. But even so, having grown up on a diet of Star Wars and superhero movies with my dad, I remember feeling overwhelmed with where to start in the traditional world of comics. There’s so much…

We talk a lot about queer romance, about romantic manga and graphic novels, and about queer comics here at Book Riot. You can’t go far into the archives without seeing a thrilled mention of Heartstopperor Check, Please! or Bingo Love. (And there’s a reason for that: they’re all absolute bangers.)