Sunday, April 28, 2024

Get enchanted by Rebecca Ross’ new book ‘Ruthless Vows’

Fresh out of the printing press and sequel to “Divine Rivals,” Rebecca Ross’ new novel “Ruthless Vows” introduces themes of fantasy and betrayal to her readers. It mixes magic, love and war, creating plot...

Poetry books to *fall* into this quarter

While I may be biased as an English major to believe that fall is the best time to read poetry, the idea isn’t baseless. Fall quarter at UCR ushers in a sea of new...

The best books to keep your warm this winter

10. “Season’s Schemings” by Katie Bailey 🌶️ After being dumped on a reality baking show for another woman, Maddie ropes her dirtbag of an ex‘s favorite hockey player into being her fake boyfriend. However, he...

Top 10 romance books to read this fall

Fall is in full swing, and it’s time to shamelessly break out the paperbacks with dirty covers. As you crack open a pumpkin spice love story, remember that romance, as a genre, is a...

Musician memoirs: good for the publishing industry, better for culture

If there’s one kind of book most publishers are dying to buy up, it’s a celebrity memoir. These books routinely sell ridiculously well, whether it is because the person who wrote them is an...

Women over 45 are some of the biggest readers, and they deserve some representation

When most people think of older women reading, book clubs and Danielle Steele novels probably come to mind. What likely doesn’t come to mind is that women over the age of 45 actually make...

The 2024 Writer’s Week Festival: A celebration of contemporary literature

The 47th Writer’s Week Festival, an annual event hosted by the creative writing department, returned to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) this past week, starting on Feb. 10 and ending on Feb. 16....

Book Nook: ‘Say Nothing’ provides a captivating account of decades of violence that shaped...

Since its release in early 2019, Patrick Radden Keefe’s book “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland ” has received non-stop critical...

BookTok: not reliable but good for beginners

Have you heard of “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"? If you haven’t, consider yourself one of the few people on earth who hasn’t. This book currently is one of the most popular books...

Book Nook: The Cycle continues in Tracy Deonn’s second book in the ‘Legendborn Cycle,’...

If there was ever a perfect sequel to a book series, Tracy Deonn’s “Bloodmarked” is it. Deonn delivers all of her promises of the previous book in this heartbreaking action-packed adventure. “Bloodmarked,” released on...