Category: Riot Rundown

Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Sleepless by Romy Hausmann.

From the author of the international bestseller Dear Child, a haunting and thrilling new novel of friendship and murder.

Sponsored by Dust & Grim

Thirteen-year-old Molly doesn’t know how she got stuck being raised by her neglectful father while Dustin, the older brother she’s never met, got the keys to the family estate. But now that the siblings are both orphaned, she’s come home for her inheritance. There’s just one problem: the family business is a mortuary for monsters, and Molly’s not sure she’s ready to deal with talking wolves, devourers of magic, and a secret cemetery. It’s going to take all of Dustin’s stuffy supernatural knowledge and Molly’s heroic cosplay to save the day… if only they can get along for five minutes.

Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick.

FORECAST: Storm clouds are on the horizon in L.A. Weather, a fun, fast-paced novel of a Mexican-American family from Maria Amparo Escandon.

Sponsored by The Creative Gene by Hideo Kojima

Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has always been a voracious consumer of movies, music, and books, igniting his passion for stories and storytelling, resulting in his groundbreaking, iconic video games. Now the head of independent studio Kojima Productions, Kojima’s enthusiasm for entertainment media has never waned. This collection of essays explores some of the inspirations behind one of the titans of the video game industry, and offers an exclusive insight into one of the brightest minds in pop culture.

Sponsored by Tor Books

The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from an epic fantasy writer at the top of his game, Rhythm of War is the latest volume in the acclaimed Stormlight Archive—now in paperback. After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Now, as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold operation that could shatter more than just fragile allegiances.

Sponsored by National Geographic Books

Packed with innovative travel ideas and inspiring photographs, this gift-worthy bucket list reference features 1,000 dream escapes from beach retreats to mountain resorts, exotic cities and wild adventures around the world. Whether you’re looking for a way to unplug from the busy work week, take the family on a quick getaway, or add a weekend to a vacation itinerary, this practical and inspiring book provides the perfect way to plan your next escape.

Sponsored by Penguin Random House & Underlined

The start of an epic new fantasy series, Children of Blood and Bone meets The Little Mermaid in this West African inspired historical fantasy debut by Natasha Bowen that is perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Roseanne A. Brown. Simi is a Mami Wata—a mermaid—bound by the laws of gods and charged with blessing the souls of slaves lost at sea. But when Simi does the unthinkable and saves the life of a boy instead, she finds herself in the deepest trouble at the bottom of the sea.

Sponsored by Grand Central Publishing

From the author of The Notebook and The Return comes a novel about the enduring legacy of first love and the decisions that haunt us forever. Renowned travel photographer Maggie Dawes is unexpectedly grounded over Christmas, struggling to come to terms with a sobering medical diagnosis. Increasingly dependent on a young assistant, she finds herself becoming close to him. And as they count down the last days of the season together, she begins to tell him the story of another Christmas, decades earlier—and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.

Sponsored by Things are Against Us by Lucy Ellmann (Biblioasis)

Things Are Against Us is a rollicking new collection of satirical essays from Lucy Ellmann, the author of the Goldsmiths Prize-winning and Booker-shortlisted blockbuster Ducks, Newburyport. These satirical essays jauntily tackle the obstinacy, incorrigibility, and recalcitrance of things. They also cover the first suggestion the internet offers when you look up the word ‘women’ (spoiler: it’s shoes) and other annoyances of male supremacy, the nobility of buttons, and what the rejection of tourists by Jordanian donkeys should mean for global travel.

Sponsored by National Geographic Books

A glorious new volume of Sartore’s signature animal portraits, this time highlighting the fascinating shapes, patterns, and expressions of animals both familiar and little known. Joel Sartore, on a mission to photograph all the animal species in human care, now delights us with more photographs, this time selected to represent the amazing diversity of the world’s animals. Animal lovers young and old will get lost in the pages of this book, delighted by the spectacular diversity among these creatures and the wit of the photographer chronicling them.