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Cristina Arreola

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Cristina Mari Arreola is the Senior Books Editor at Bustle, where she writes about literary fiction, nonfiction, young adult novels, romance novels, and whatever Reese Witherspoon posts about on Instagram. Cristina also talks about books at Book of the Month, where she recommends books on an intermittent basis. She also served as a judge for the 2018 PEN America Open Book Award. In her free time, Cristina reads books, talks about books, hangs out with other people who loves books, visits bookstores, and thinks about how she should maybe get another hobby. Find her on Twitter @c_arreola and on Instagram @tinamariposa.

These Will Be The 20 Must-Read Books Of 2020 (Yes, We’re Calling It Now)

There are few acts more soothing in their simplicity than wrapping a book if you're giving one as a gift: the sleek slide of scissors through glossy paper, the brisk fold-over, the symmetrical double tuck, the setting of tape. And when it comes to…
By Cristina Arreola

Read This Book If You've Ever Ugly Cried On The Subway

You're not a real New Yorker until you've cried on the subway, or so I've been told and told others and read about in magazines. I must be a real one, then, because I've cried on the subway at least a dozen times, and on the streets of the Upper…
By Cristina Arreola

Read Lisa Jewell's Shocking New Thriller With Bustle Book Club This November

Each month, the Bustle Book Club asks an author to recommend a book they think everyone should read. In November, The Turn of the Key author Ruth Ware recommends The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. Have you ever imagined the possibility of…
By Cristina Arreola

The 19 Books You Need To Know In November

Look, I get it: There's football to watch, pumpkin pies to bake, holiday presents to buy, and apples to pick. Reading is probably the last thing on your mind right now, but I promise if you take some time to explore the 19 best new books of November…
By Cristina Arreola

This Spooky Story About A Mythical Ifrit Will Make You Want To Read This Entire Series

If you've found yourself hooked on S.A. Chakraborty’s story about a con-woman who accidentally summons a djinn warrior and teams up with him to save the magical kingdom of Daevabad from civil war, I have some good news and some bad news. The good…
By Cristina Arreola

The 13 Best New Literary Fiction Books To Read Right Now

Figuring out what to read next is a task that can cause a tremendous amount of anxiety: Should I finally read the book my mom bought me for my birthday? Or the novel my friend lent me? Or maybe that one I saw on Reese Witherspoon's Instagram? That's…
By Cristina Arreola

This Is The Book About Complicated Mothers You've Been Wanting To Read

"Deception takes commitment, vigilance, and a very good memory," Adrienne Brodeur writes in the prologue to her memoir, Wild Game. "To keep the truth buried, you must tend to it." This is not a philosophical observation, but one she writes from…
By Cristina Arreola

The Booker Prize Has Its First Black Woman Winner — & Its Oldest Winner Ever

On Monday, The Booker Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2019 Booker Prize and added two more titles to the list of "books you really will read after you watch just one more episode of The Great British Baking Show": The Testaments by…
By Cristina Arreola

Cleo Wade Wants You To Do Something With All Your Power

Who is Cleo Wade? The easiest descriptor is "Instagram poet." She was once dubbed "the millennial Oprah." More recently, she was called "everybody's BFF." But who is Cleo Wade — according to Cleo Wade? "If it's not too cheesy," she tells me,…
By Cristina Arreola

A Woman Won The Nobel Prize In Literature For The First Time Since 2015

On Thursday morning, the Swedish Academy announced the two winners of the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature: Polish author Olga Tokarczuk for 2018 and Austrian author Peter Handke for 2019. The 115th Nobel Laureate in Literature is a woman,…
By Cristina Arreola

3 San Antonio Girls Haunted Are By Their Sister's Ghost In This New Novel

In 2017, Samantha Mabry established herself as one of the most crucial voices in young adult literature when her second novel, All the Wind in the World, was longlisted for a National Book Award. That story, set on a cursed ranch in the Southwest,…
By Cristina Arreola

See The 25 Books In The Running For The National Book Awards

In the world of literature, autumn is Oscars season, when all the medals are distributed and the awards are won. On Tuesday morning, the National Book Foundation kicked-off the season (which continues with the Nobel Prize in Literature announcement…
By Cristina Arreola

Read This Tale Of Dark Magic, A Young Witch & An Eerie Forest With Bustle Book Club

Each month, the Bustle Book Club asks an author to recommend a book they think everyone should read. In October, Jade City author Fonda Lee recommends Uprooted by Naomi Novik. It's October, which means it's time to indulge in creepy stories, horror…
By Cristina Arreola

30 Books Out In October, Including A Twisted Tale Of Yale's Secret Societies

There are 30 new books out in October 2019 that you need to know, so get prepped for a month of marathon-reading. Two important nonfiction accounts of the #MeToo movement are coming out this month. In Catch and Kill, journalist Ronan Farrow expands…
By Cristina Arreola

This 3-Step Philosophy For Sustainable Shopping Makes It SO Easy

Since the release of her 2013 book Overdressed, journalist Elizabeth L. Cline has been on a mission to get people to do something about the human and environmental costs of cheap fast fashion. "Of the world’s estimated 60-plus million garment and…
By Cristina Arreola

In 'Juliet Takes A Breath,' Gabby Rivera Writes For Queer Kids Of Color

Juliet Takes A Breath is a book that will always find you at the perfect time. Gabby Rivera's debut young adult novel is a stunning coming-of-age story about teenaged Juliet Milagros Palante, who has just come out to her conservative Puerto Rican…
By Cristina Arreola

A Five-Year Plan Goes Awry In This New Book From Rebecca Serle

You've likely heard the question at least once, perhaps in a job interview or on a Tinder date: Where do you see yourself in five years? You might not know the answer, but Dannie Cohen, the protagonist of Rebecca Serle's new novel In Five Years,…
By Cristina Arreola

Lilliam Rivera Wants You To Read 'The Truth Is' With Bustle Book Club This September

Each month, the Bustle Book Club asks an author to recommend a book they think everyone should read. In September, Dealing in Dreams author Lilliam Rivera recommends The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos. On September 15, Latinx Heritage Month begins. It's…
By Cristina Arreola

36 New Fall Books That Everyone Will Be Talking About

Summer gets all the credit for being the good reading season, but truthfully, wouldn't you rather read by a fire with a cup of tea than by pool — where water, sunshine, and fruity drinks all get in the way of things? Over the next four months, the…
By Cristina Arreola

35 New Books Out In September 2019 For The Cozy Days Of Fall Ahead

August is over, and that means it's time for summer reading to end and for the far-less-sexy, far-less-mythologized autumn reading to begin. To get you started, here are 35 new books coming out in September 2019. This month, Margaret Atwood will be…
By Cristina Arreola