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5 Books to Watch For in May
There are a bunch of interesting titles being released this month. Here are five that bear special … Read the full post
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“The Greatest of Superficial Novelists”: Henry James on Charles Dickens
It’s hard to remember that even the most canonical authors had (and still have) severe critics. … Read the full post
Critical Linking: The Most Read Stories, April 23-27, 2012
The most read stories from the week in Critical Linking… When I say that I hope traditional … Read the full post
Best of BookRiot.tv: Most Popular Book Trailers: April 23-27, 2012
Here are the most popular book trailers on BookRiot.tv from the last week. Click on the cover to watch … Read the full post
The Week’s Most Popular Posts: April 23-27, 2012
Our most popular posts from the week that was… You are not the books you hate. You are … Read the full post
Critical Linking: April 28, 2012
“Most newsgathering is still done in a very traditional way,” Lavrusik told me. “In too many … Read the full post
Riot Recommendation: Contemporary Literature for High School Students
This latest request for recommendations was sent to us on Facebook. Here’s the question: One … Read the full post
The List List #4
Boy does the internet like a list. And boy, does the bookish internet love a book list. Here’s a … Read the full post
Critical Linking: April 27, 2012
The copyright on Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” expires in 2015, after which anyone … Read the full post
Name That Author!: April 26, 2012
This week, Name That Author! is sponsored by Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton. About Afterwards: In … Read the full post
10 Weird Book Pictures
I spend a fair amount of time trolling the web for images to go along with the posts here on Book … Read the full post
Critical Linking: April 26, 2012
“The term ‘young adult literature’ is inherently amorphous, for its constituent … Read the full post
Name That Author!: The Answer for April 19th, 2012
This week, Name That Author! is sponsored by Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson. … Read the full post
You Are Not Your Bookshelf
You are not the books on your shelf. You are not the books you have read. You are not the books you … Read the full post
Critical Linking: April 25, 2012
The Australian director used Jay-Z’s tunes to break the ice on the set of his highly … Read the full post
Critical Linking: April 24, 2012
It is ironic, then, that English Language Arts exams are designed for “cultural neutrality.” … Read the full post
The Book Review is Dead, Long Live the Book Review
I have been working on a review of Teju Cole’s Open City for about four months, which is about three … Read the full post
The 9 Smartest Things Said about the non-Pulitzer
I can’t get enough no-Pulitzer talk and have been reading everything I can find over the last … Read the full post
Critical Linking: April 23, 2012
“Both general readers and specialist critics often complain about my own use of English – … Read the full post
Critical Linking: The Most Read Stories, April 17-21, 2012
The most read stories from the last week in Critical Linking… E-book production “costs … Read the full post
