Back-to-school season is almost upon us, and you know what that means: school supplies! We at Book Riot know you’re never too old to get high on the joy of fresh notebooks and colored pencils, so we found some bookish stationery and school supplies to help you turn your nostalgia engines up to 11.
Welcome to a new month of book club’s selections! Whether you’re just curious about what books people will be talking about this month, are looking for your next read, or want to join in with a book club, I’ve got you covered with this roundup. Almost all of the book clubs are virtual—but all have at least a virtual component—and you can join in as little or as much as you’d like. Plus, you usually get to hear the author talk about their book at the end of the month. My favorite part is that there is something for all reading tastes. So what did a bunch of book clubs pick to read in August 2024?
I don’t know exactly when it happened, but in the last few years, we’ve crossed some threshold in the public conversation about reproductive health. Maybe we got tired of the fact that there wasn’t really a public conversation about reproductive health. Maybe it was the huge New York Times exposé about the ways that women have been misled about menopause. Maybe it really sank in that, for basically as long as medical research has existed, there’s been a dearth of funding for research about women’s health.
Whether we hit a collective tipping point or simply broke under the combined weight of all these (and so many more) factors, something has happened. We’re talking about reproductive health. We’re making reels and TikToks about it. We’re recording podcasts and listening to podcasts and sending podcasts to our friends. And some of us—a lot of us!—are writing books about it. Here’s just a sampling of new and recent nonfiction about reproductive health and healthcare.
As a lover of fancy editions of my favorite books, my biggest problem is finding places to store them. I have a limited amount of shelf space, and not all my shelves are even tall enough for the large editions I want. I’ve recently adjusted the height so they can accommodate my collection of Avatar comics special editions and other tall comic books. If you’re crafting your dream bookshelf, special editions are a must. Whether you’re a weekly comic book store attendee or a casual reader, deluxe editions of comic books and manga are great for your shelves.
Saving your pennies? You might be into “underconsumption core” for readers.
Somewhere between the fairytales and the stacks of middle grade historical fiction I devoured, I found myself enchanted with YA historical fantasy. This subgenre wasn’t super popular when I was the target demographic for young adult literature, but it was definitely there. Equally fascinated by the fantastical as I was with history, I found escape in the Victorian setting of Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle series. It was the allure of magic and possibility, mixed with the set rules of the past that I found so alluring. Historical fantasy had me hooked!
1999 was stacked with bookish adaptations, and a lot of them are straight bangers. Hop in the wayback machine and join the Book Riot Podcast for a power ranking of the top 10.
