Jessica MariaJan 1, 202013 min readThe Best Books of the Decade (2010-2019): TOP 15 In this first year at The Book Slut, we wanted to commemorate the last ten years of our reading. We are but a few excited...
Jessica MariaJan 1, 20207 min readThe Best Books of the Decade (2010-2019): TWO VOTESThese books nearly made the cut into the top of our list, but failed by one vote. Good thing each book had a pair of champions voting for...
Jessica MariaJan 1, 202032 min readThe Best Books of the Decade (2010-2019): ONE VOTEWe culled over 180 books amongst our writers as their best of the decade. There were quite a few that only had one passionate vote, so we...
Jessica MariaNov 21, 20192 min readCongratulations to the 2019 National Book Award WinnersTwo months ago I woke up early on a Sunday of all days—and by early I mean before even my four-year-old child—to make sure I got a train...
Courtney DyerNov 4, 20193 min readNO MEN NOVEMBERNovember is here. The seasons differ around the world but a month without men sounds great to me, (not really, we love men here).
Jessica MariaJun 13, 20192 min readCongratulations to the 31st Annual LAMBDA Award winners The best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books of the last year were honored at the 31st annual Lambda Literary Awards on Monday...
Kailey BrennanJun 6, 20192 min readTayari Jones wins Women’s Prize for Fiction American novelist Tayari Jones’s An American Marriage has won the Women’s prize for fiction. Less than two months after Tayari Jones won...
Jessica MariaMay 16, 20192 min readSally Rooney's Normal People Wins British Book of the Year AwardBritish magazine The Bookseller announced the 2019 British Book Award winners on Monday night, with Sally Rooney’s Normal People taking...