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April 29, 2013
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: April 29th, 2013

Woke Up Lonely by Fiona Maazel Thurlow Dan is kind of like a rockstar. He’s the leader of a … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
April 8, 2013
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What Next?: 3 Books to Read After PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

One of the more pleasant surprises on Book Riot Readers’ Top 50 Favorite Novels, at least for … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
February 28, 2013
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: February 28, 2013

Usually when I approach Buy, Borrow, Bypass I like to have a theme, a sort of thread that connects … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
February 25, 2013
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2013 Tournament of Books Discussion: THE ROUND HOUSE by Louise Erdrich

We here at Book Riot are huge Tournament of Books fans, so this year we’re going to discuss each … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
February 22, 2013
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2013 Tournament of Books Discussion: THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON by Adam Johnson

We here at Book Riot are huge Tournament of Books fans, so this year we’re going to discuss each … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
February 19, 2013
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How Do You Talk About THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE On Its 50th Anniversary?

I’ve stared at this blank piece of virtual paper for the last twenty minutes wondering how to … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
February 12, 2013
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5 Bookish Crafts from Instructables that Don’t Require a Saw

So Instructables is this great community site where people make cool stuff and then tell you how you … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
February 11, 2013
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2013 Tournament of Books Discussion: HOW SHOULD A PERSON BE? by Sheila Heti

We here at Book Riot are huge Tournament of Books fans, so this year we’re going to discuss each … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
January 8, 2013
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Why THE HOBBIT Turns Me into a Sullen 8th Grader

All this talk of The Hobbit, now that the movie is out, has turned me back into the sulky, sullen … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
January 4, 2013
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Best of Book Riot: Literary Tiger Beat–The Dreamiest Male Teen Characters

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
December 28, 2012
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Best of Book Riot: The Joy of Rediscovery: An Ode to the Library

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
December 5, 2012
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Five of the Best Short Story Songs of All Time

Short story songs are like short stories. They have plot, characters, rising action, climaxes, falling … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
November 29, 2012
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Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in November

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
November 14, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: November 14, 2012

Have You Seen Marie? by Sandra Cisneros, illustrated by Ester Hernandez: This is a sort of grown-up … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
October 26, 2012
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Literary Tiger Beat: Moony for Memoirists

In the last issue of Literary Tiger Beat I was listing Dreamy Fictional Female Teens. I had a lot … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
October 11, 2012
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The Joy of Rediscovery: An Ode to the Library

For my 40th birthday back in June, I got myself a library card thanks to some gentle shaming from … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
September 27, 2012
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THE BOOK RIOT 50: #28 Knock It Off About Not Having Time to Read

To celebrate Book Riot’s  first birthday on Monday, we’re running our best 50 posts from … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
September 19, 2012
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Literary Tiger Beat: The Dreamiest Female Teen Characters

Oh look! It’s a new issue of Literary Tiger Beat featuring the dreamiest female teen characters … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
September 6, 2012
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Literary Tiger Beat: The Dreamiest Male Teen Characters

Last week I listened to John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars. Again. For the third time since … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
August 23, 2012
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Basking in the Warm Glow of Being on the Popular Side of Popular Opinion

Some of us are just contrary by nature. We can’t help it. It’s probably an odd combination … Read the full post