Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 4, 2026
A surreal Harlem romance, existential sci-fi, icey (but spicy) hockey romance, and more of today's best book deals
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Books & Reading
Books, readers, libraries, bookstores, literary discoveries, beautiful editions, reading lives, recommendations, and the wonderfully personal ways books become part of who we are.
How to Hunt a Menacing Magical Shadow, a review by Lissa
This was my first time reading an urban fantasy novel, and I have to say I was a little unsure about it at first. But I was most definitely surprised. It was so good and I was hooked within the first chapter, I just had to learn more about the characters and the plot.
Source: thebookreviewcrew.com
Joan Didion on Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song
“This ‘Gary Gilmore book’ of Mailer’s was understood in a general way to be an account of or a contemplation on the death or the life or the last nine months in the life of Gary Mark Gilmore, those nine months representing the period between the day in April of 1976 when he was released from the United States Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, and the morning in January of 1977 on which he was executed by having four shots fired into his heart at the Utah State Prison at Point of the Mountain, Ut
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Life-Changing Community Service, The Good in Evil, and More New YA Books for October 7, 2026
This week's new YA book releases include stories marrying good and evil, dangerous hot springs, life-changing community service, and more.
Source: bookriot.com
5 Books to Have on Your Radar This Month
Lots of great BIPOC books out this month of every genre, from historical mystery to romantasy to nonfiction and beyond.
Source: bookriot.com
The Hold List: Something borrowed
The BookPage staff chose four contemporary retellings of some classic heroic legends and cautionary tales from the ancient Greeks.
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Inside Hotel Retro: Vintage Luggage Labels Get New Life as Charming Stickers in Our Latest Book
Both a feat of production and a feast for the eyes, Hotel Retro reproduces exquisite twentieth-century steamer trunk labels as hundreds of full-color stickers that readers can actually peel off the page and adhere.
Source: letterformarchive.org
Lynne Bertrand
Lynne Bertrand reveals how she created the world of City of the Uncommon Thief, one of the most unusual fantasy settings you'll ever read.
Source: bookpage.com
Illustrating The Worrisome Wombat: a picture book dealing with worry
‘Little Wombat can’t stop worrying about all the calamities that could befall her and her bushland friends. It is only when an old relative comes to visit that she is reminded of some wonderful, deep-rooted truths about trust and courage.’I think it’s important to have picture books that are quite simply fun! For that reason, I’m not necessarily a big fan of picture books with strong teaching messages. Some picture books become quite boring in their attempt to make a point. However, I do realise
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Agatha Arch is Afraid of Everything, a review by Jenn
Narrator: Soneela Nankani 10 hours 59 minutes Published November 10, 2020 by Dreamscape Media
Source: thebookreviewcrew.com
New York City in the 1960s was a mess
"The gritty magnificence of all this cannot be overstated" -The New York Times “Absolutely wonderful in every way” –Kirkus, Starred Review New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways, just cobblestone s
Source: rednosestudio.com
10 Great Reader Comments on Books
As the sun sets earlier and I find myself snuggling under my bedsheets before 9 p.m., I’ve been trying to ignore the siren call of doomscrolling and instead make my way through this touching motherhood memoir. If you, too, are in a bookish mood, please enjoy these recommendations from the most book-adoring people we know: the Cup of Jo community. Here are 10 gems…
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Eight Biographies of Fierce Women That Changed the World
It's #internationalwomensday! Here are 8 fierce ladies that have changed the world and their wonderful biographies so you can learn more about them.
Source: mariebostwick.com
Kamau & ZuZu Find a Way — Enchanted Lion Books
Written by Aracelis Girmay Illustrated by Diana Ejaita Kamau & ZuZu Find a Way is a stirring story of African diaspora, resourcefulness, and intergenerational love by National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and renowned poet Aracelis Girmay, and acclaimed illustrator
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New to My TBR in #ShortStorySeptember
I’m still frantically trying to finish the multiple short story collections on my stack, but there’s always room for more on the TBR! This month I discovered (and promptly ordered secondhand): Arra…
Source: bookishbeck.com
Dr. Robert Lustig Explains His Sugar Free Cookbook
With child obesity on the decline, Dr. Robert Lustig explains how his new sugar free cookbook will continue to fight the sugar epidemic.
Source: fatherly.com
Paper Bookmarks (Butterflies)!
Make some gorgeous DIY Paper Bookmarks with some free Printables and tutorial. These Bee and Butterfly paper crafts would make a great gift!
Source: thegraphicsfairy.com
Find Scary Good Reading with October’s New Horror Book Releases
New October horror releases include a school of supernatural entities, a cursed alligator farm, a sapphic take on Hamlet, and more.
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Changing the Way I Look at Decluttering {Konmari Review}
How the Konmari method changed how I decide what to keep when decluttering.
Source: thriftydecorchick.com
Wizard's Library: Bookshelf Tour Part 2 | Beautiful Books
The second half of my wonder-filled tour through a bookshelf full of magical tomes, supernatural creature guides, and out-of-this-world fantasy art.
Source: beautifulbooks.info
Angus McBride's Legendary Beasts | Beautiful Books
A visual history of the cryptozoography "Legendary Beasts" series beautifully illustrated by fantasy artist Angus McBride, which were serialised in the weekly Finding Out Magazines during the 1960s.
Source: beautifulbooks.info
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