Thursday, May 13th, 2021
As much as we love sharing our favorite books and authors, we know it can get tiresome to hear from the same perspectives all the time. That's why we want to hear from you! Share your reviews, fill out a profile for our Meet the Reader series, or nominate someone else to participate. Your submissions might even turn up in our newsletters!
Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
Spring is an excellent time for a bit of a re-set. As we shake out the dust of winter and welcome in the sunshine, a little spring cleaning can do wonders in many different aspects of your life. From decluttering your house to refreshing your yard to reorganizing your mindset, here are a few books to help you get underway.
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
Mother's Day is May 9th, so it's time to start planning how to celebrate all the moms, grandmas, and other mother-figures in our lives. It can be tough to find the words to explain what these women mean to us, but if a picture's worth a thousand words, these picture books might come close to saying how we really feel.
Thursday, April 15th, 2021
It’s no secret that we here at Brilliant Books are a bunch of nerds. And one thing we love even more than our various nerdy pursuits is sharing our nerdiness with the world, and especially with you, our devoted customers. You may not know this about me, but in addition to my love of science and theatre, I’m also a big fan of tabletop role playing games. After all, who doesn’t want to pretend to be a wizard or a swordfighter or a magical cat? Here are a few of my favorite systems that step outside the traditional framework of a dungeon and/or a dragon.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
Ready to take your nerdiness to the next level? Our latest Spotlight title will get you there.
Adapted from Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, which is, of course, a retelling of actual Norse myth and legend, this graphic novel features an all-star group of artists who bring Gaiman's stories to life in glorious technicolor.
Thursday, April 8th, 2021
Caitlin knows a thing or two about audiobooks. She's our designated audiobook selector for Brilliant Books Monthly's audio edition, and listens to two or three books a week just for fun. But as much as she loves audiobooks, there are a few things about them really make her mad. The biggest one is Audible Exclusives.
Thursday, March 25th, 2021
Gardening is a special kind of magic, and now is the time to share that joy with the little ones. Even the youngest kids can enjoy watching their flowers bloom and seedlings poke their way out of the ground. While we wait for the last vestiges of winter to loosen their grasp, here are a few stories to inspire your young gardeners!
Friday, March 19th, 2021
Each of these titles is personally recommended by one of our Brilliant Booksellers. The list features both newly published and older books for readers of all ages and draws from a wide array of writers, styles, and genres, making for a list as eclectic and unique as our Brilliant customers.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2021
There are some books that you pick up knowing that you're going to have to think about them, and that they're probably going to stick with you in some way. There are others, though, that you pick up expecting one thing and before long find yourself down some kind of existential rabbit hole wondering whether everything is just a simulation. Okay, maybe these books don't go quite that far, but nonetheless, each of them ended up being thought-provoking in ways I hadn't expected.
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
Like our last spotlight feature, Fashion Victims, our latest favorite is one of those books that brings out the inner nerd in all of us.
Written by Isabel Thomas and featuring art by Sara Gillingham, Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table is straightforward enough for young scientists to understand, but it's also frankly fascinating even for older readers. For example, did you know palladium was named after an asteroid called Pallas? How about the fact that krypton is used in high speed photography?
