Lake of Darkness , Adam Roberts (Gollancz 978-1399617673, hardcover, 320pp, £22.00) July 2024. The newest novel from Adam Roberts—purveyor of endless unrepeating and unduplicatable narratives—is a utopian metaphysical suspense/thriller space opera—which also happens to be a commentary, I think, on progressive culture and progressive SF. Now, if you imagine that’s an ill-assorted congeries of tropes and styles and themes, you are underestimating the powers of Mr. Roberts. He weaves every strand into a beautiful organic tapestry, as if we were watching a balletically graceful collaboration between Stephen King, James Blish, Iain Banks and Kim Stanley Robinson.

Paul Di Filippo Reviews Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts

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From Anna Marie Tendler's memoir to T.J. Newman's thriller

The Best New Books to Read in August 2024

Author Scott Lynch gave readers a thrilling update on his Gentleman Bastards Sequence leading up to the release of the series' fourth book, The Thorn of Emberlain. The Lies of Locke Lamora and its sequels follow Locke Lamora and his band of thieves, the Gentleman Bastards, as they pull off a series of high-stakes con jobs and often end up in more trouble than they bargained for.

Lies of Locke Lamora Book 4 (Thorn Of Emberlain) Release Gets Exciting Update From Author

This week’s list of the most read books on Goodreads has shifted dramatically from last week! Get ready for a whole new batch of titles you’ve never heard of! I’m kidding. It’s identical, except two books have swapped spots. But which two?? You’ll have to read on to find out!

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

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It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

The New Republic

As Trump desperately tries to separate his campaign from Project 2025, users on X have noted one big problem: J.D. Vance wrote the foreword to a forthcoming book by the plan’s lead author, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.On the Amazon product page, the promotional material for the book, titled Dawn’s Early Light, highlights Roberts’s role in composing Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation proposal for a conservative overhaul of the federal government.The product page also includes a favorable review from Vance. “Never before has a figure with Roberts’s depth and stature within the American Right tried to articulate a genuinely new...

J.D. Vance in Serious Trouble After Damning Project 2025 Book Foreword

My favorite day of the year, I am personally celebrating by listening to the audiobook of Brad Thor’s new Scot Harvath thriller, Shadow of Doubt. I’ve already read it and written my review here, but because he is one of my all-time favorite authors ever, I always enjoy re-experiencing Thor’s books on Audible once they come out.

National Book Lovers Day: Discover These 15 Must-Read Mysteries & Thrillers

There are no new titles on the bestseller lists this week, but there are still some things worth noting. Let’s start with the most fun to the least. First off, Gravity Falls was a cartoon that ended in 2016, but a new Gravity Falls book (The Book of Bill by Alex Hirsch) just came out, and it made the Publishers Weekly and USA Today overall top ten bestseller lists. I love this show, so it makes me happy to see it’s still got a strong contingent of fans.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

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From Don Winslow to Tana French (and Princess Di!), we’ve got them all.

The 29 Best Mystery, Thriller and True Crime Books of 2024…so Far

The title of Verble’s latest novel has multiple meanings throughout the work, ranging from the stealing up on somebody when they’re unaware to the theft of land that occurred when colonizers landed on North America to the life that the main character feels has been stolen from her.

Book Review :: Stealing by Margaret Verble

From the very inception of science fiction, women have always played a crucial role in the evolution of the genre. Now, just as the genre continues to grow, so does the long list of talented women penning stories that take centre stage in sci-fi. From the classics to the more recent talents featured heavily in the Hugo and Nebula awards, here are some of the must-read names in the long list of female sci-fi writers.

10 must-read female sci-fi authors

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Scott Smith’s The Ruins gained high praise from one of the masters in the horror genre, Stephen King. When it comes to horror novels, it can be hard to convey terror through words in a way that sends chills down the reader’s spine. It can be eerie, but not terrifying, as this is a craft itself. King does that meticulously, and this helps him recognize a good horror book when he reads one. This book happens to be among his favorite horror novels, but why exactly? Let’s find out.

What Makes ‘The Ruins’ One Of Stephen King’s Favorite Books?

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These gory yet fascinating reads delve into the weirdest chapters of medical history, from the dancing plague of 1518 to the bizarre saga of Typhoid Mary.

10 Riveting Nonfiction Books on History’s Greatest Medical Mysteries

You probably studied Native American culture in school, but chances are your teacher only covered a fraction of Indigenous history. Native American tradition and accomplishments are vast and steeped in incredible feats. From women warriors to your favorite movie snack, Native American tribes have contributed more to society than you...

19 Facts Many People Don’t Know About Native Americans

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The world of the paranormal continues to captivate and mystify, with recent reports of ghostly encounters, haunted locations, and unexplained phenomena coming in from various corners of the globe. As technology advances and the curiosity surrounding the supernatural grows, more individuals are diving into the eerie and often unsettling world of the paranormal. Here are some of the most intriguing recent developments and stories that have emerged in 2024.

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Paranormal: New Stories and Sightings in 2024

We talk about a lot of books on Book Riot every month…a lot. Between our dozens of newsletters, our podcasts, and our on-site content, we’re recommending hundreds of books every month in all genres, age categories, and formats. Hopefully, these recommendations connect you with your next favorite book. But how do we know which of these recs were successful? We don’t have comprehensive data on which recommendations made you read a book — that would be creepy. What we do have, though, is data on which books we linked last month that you clicked on. It’s not a perfect metric for popularity, since we don’t know why you clicked on them, but it’s the closest thing we have. So, here are the top ten most clicked on books on Book Riot last month.

The 10 Most Popular Books on Book Riot in July 2024

I recently attended a book club meeting for The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Believe it or not, I had never before attended a book club where we discussed a nonfiction book. Well, I didn’t finish the book (I know), but I did engage in some great conversation and I have a great tip to share with y’all: I like how the person leading the book club started it off with a summary of the book to focus the discussion and bring those who maybe hadn’t quite finished *ahem* up to speed.

New Nonfiction for Your Book Club

It’s another Tuesday, and I bring tidings of new books to consider! As we weather the start of a month of some extreme weather in America—wildfires on one coast, a hurricane and tropical storm on another—it may just be the right time to focus elsewhere for a bit, if feasible, with something new and fascinating to read. And I have many just such things for you below.

Sofia Samatar! Robert Louis Stevenson! Reevaluating Nat Turner! 24 new books out today!

It happens to countless book clubs: You start out with great intentions of reading brilliant weighty novels, taking on books like Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Demon Copperhead (560 pages) or Abraham Verghese’s epic The Covenant of Water (736 pages). They’re fantastic, but many members of your group just don’t have the time or motivation to plow through them and your discussions fizzle.

8 Short Novels Your Book Club Will Actually Read (and Love)

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[Note: The quotes and commentary that appear in this article are from an interview the author conducted with David White in 1989.]. Actor David White, who died in 1991, found great success for his best-known and likable performance as the devious advertising executive Larry Tate on the classic TV sitcom,Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972).

'Bewitched' Actor David White Forever Mourned the Tragic Pan Am/Lockerbie Death of His Son

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Gary K. Wolfe Reviews The Collapsing Frontier by Jonathan Lethem

The Collapsing Frontier , Jonathan Lethem (PM Press 978-1-62963-488-3, $16.00, 160pp, tp) March 2024. With all the much-deserved tributes to the late Terry Bisson and his...

Gary K. Wolfe Reviews The Collapsing Frontier by Jonathan Lethem

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