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In Praise of National Simultaneous Storytime 2016

Children all across Australia reading the same book at the same time.

Goodreads Launches New Homepage

Check out Goodreads' new look, and get updates on the changes!

The Trio is Back: Cast Photos from the New Harry Potter Play

Thoughts on the new casting news from The Cursed Child, the new Harry Potter play.

Is Patreon the Way Forward for Publishing?

N.K. Jemisin's success shows that Patreon has potential to help authors devote more time to their writing. But will it work for more writers?

Library of Congress Wants To Drop “Alien” Subject Heading, The House Pushes Back

The House has passed a bill refusing to allow the Library of Congress to update discriminatory subject headings.

Personalized Daily Deals Coming from Goodreads

Goodreads has launched a personalized daily eBook discount program! Get the details.

Saying Goodbye to Darwyn Cooke

Hélène says goodbye to Darwyn Cooke, a giant of comics, who we lost this weekend.

Katherine Dunn (1945-2016)

Word came today that Katherine Dunn died at the age of 70 from complications due to lung cancer. Dunn’s most ...

Jim Dale Returns to Magical Narration with Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Harry Potter narrator Jim Dale is back with "Rumpelstiltskin" in the newest Grimm's Fairy Tales audio collection, out May 10.

Dispatches from Library Land: May 2016

Book Riot's librarian staff and contributors have selected a few of the most interesting topics affecting libraries for this monthly digest of library news.