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May 24, 2013
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5 Magical Books by Women

Recently, some dust was thrown up regarding why women-only prizes should be a thing. While I think … Read the full post

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May 14, 2013
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5 Books with Awful Original Titles

The great Sol Stein has this to say about titles in his excellent Stein on Writing: Venture into any … Read the full post

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May 3, 2013
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Why Do We Pick The Books We Do?

I recently took a trip to beautiful city of literature Dublin, and I bought a lot of books. This happens. … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
April 23, 2013
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The AMERICAN GODS Dream Cast

I’m a Neil Gaiman fan (who isn’t, right?). So I was thrilled when I heard that HBO was … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
April 16, 2013
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One-Star Reviews of Beloved Books

There are a few books that I think rise above the star-rating system we humans have devised to grade … Read the full post

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April 4, 2013
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: April 4, 2013

  From Hell by Alan Moore There are graphic novels with superheroes and there graphic novels … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
March 27, 2013
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Get to Know the Author | Five George R. R. Martin Firsts

With the new season of Game of Thrones about to hit television screens everywhere, we thought it would … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
March 25, 2013
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The Future of Publishing: Asking Ksenia Anske

Publishing is currently going through a rough period. Writers are publishing stuff themselves, publishers … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
March 15, 2013
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Book Discovery Through Literary Awards, Part Two: Genre

I recently wrote about using literary awards as a guide to finding your next favorite book. This time … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
March 11, 2013
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2013 Tournament of Books Discussion: THE YELLOW BIRDS by Kevin Powers

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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Johann Thorsson
February 21, 2013
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: February 21, 2013

I want to preface this edition of Buy, Borrow, Bypass by saying that astute Book Riot readers may … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
February 11, 2013
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Book Discovery Through Literary Awards | Part One

Every year (probably every day) more books are published than one person could possibly read. So how … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
January 31, 2013
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Five Books to Watch for in February

While researching for this post I made an amazing discovery, one of those times when you stumble upon … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
January 15, 2013
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What Next?: Three Books to Read After NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR

So you like Nineteen Eighty-Four? Good. Among all the novels in the world, it is my personal favorite. … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
January 10, 2013
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Reading Pathways: Daniel Woodrell

It starts like this: Jewel Cobb had long been a legendary killer in his midnight reveries and now … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
December 29, 2012
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Best of Book Riot: 3 Books I’m Ashamed to Have Abandoned

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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Johann Thorsson
December 20, 2012
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Seven Great Book Dedications

Dedication are the little things at the front of many books that we skip over to get to the first … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
December 10, 2012
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Sites We Like: 101 Books

For coverage of the best books in the world, there are a number of sites. 101 Books is a site run … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
November 30, 2012
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The Top 10 Novellas of All Time

Novellas, works of between 20,000 and 40,000 words, are awesome and wildly underrated. Ian McEwan … Read the full post

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Johann Thorsson
November 15, 2012
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Booking the Booker: Three Raves and One Shocking Dud

Three previous winners of the Booker Prize count among my favorite books, but one, probably the most … Read the full post