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GENRE KRYPTONITE is a regular feature about genres we have an inexplicable weak spot for. Check out previous entries here.

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Peter Damien
October 5, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Books About Charles Dickens

It’s a very odd thing, my weakness for books about Charles Dickens, although it might not seem … Read the full post

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Kim Ukura
September 20, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Getting Inside Politics

Although many genre weaknesses develop over time, I’ve recently had a very specific kryptonite because … Read the full post

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Community
September 17, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Books You’ve Never Heard of By Authors You Have

This is a guest post from Nicole Perrin. Nicole is an editor, reader, tea drinker, and lit blogger … Read the full post

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Jennifer Paull
September 14, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Books About THE NEW YORKER

I was a relative latecomer to the New Yorker, subscribing only after my post-college move to Manhattan. … Read the full post

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Jodi Chromey
August 1, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Epistolary Novels

Dear Book Riot Readers, Is it a stupid kind of cliché to start a Genre Kryptonite piece about epistolary … Read the full post

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Community
July 30, 2012
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GENRE KRYPTONITE: Short Story Collections

This is a guest post by Johann Thorsson. Johann is a writer of fiction with a supernatural slant, … Read the full post

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Community
July 16, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Numerical Biographies

This is a guest post from Christina Oppold. Christina believes the best reading lives are lived … Read the full post

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Community
July 9, 2012
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GENRE KRYPTONITE: Superhero Boy Scouts

This is a guest post by Ali Colluccio. Ali enjoys comics, cocktails, and curling. She lives in Brooklyn … Read the full post

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Greg Zimmerman
June 13, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: New York City Snob Stories

Cristina Alger, author of The Darlings, owes me some sleep. Her thrilling debut novel about a privileged … Read the full post

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Amanda Nelson
May 15, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Lady Farming Memoirs

I live in a townhouse in my state’s capitol city. I drive a mini-van (sadly) and visit Trader Joe’s … Read the full post

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Community
May 3, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Unusual Dystopias

This is a guest post from reader Michael Strand. He lives in Morris, Minnesota. ____________________________ … Read the full post

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Kim Ukura
April 26, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Memoirs About Books

When I first started trying to figure out how to talk about this particular genre kryptonite, my first … Read the full post

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Community
April 23, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Drug Addiction Memoirs (a.k.a. Books to Get Hooked On)

This installment of Genre Kryptonite is a guest post by Rita Meade. Rita is a librarian who lives … Read the full post

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Community
March 9, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Nerdy Science History for the Masses

This guest installment comes Alexandra Jacunski, a graduate student in Pharmacology at The University … Read the full post

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Community
February 24, 2012
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GENRE KRYPTONITE: War Satires

This is a guest post by David Abrams. David is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer, and book … Read the full post

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Community
February 16, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Dark Sports Novels

This is a guest post by Scott Beauchamp. Scott is a writer living in New York. There’s an unattributed … Read the full post

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Rebecca Joines Schinsky
February 15, 2012
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GENRE KRYPTONITE: “Losing My Religion” Memoirs

I could spin this as a post about the mysterious nature of faith and my fascination with the things … Read the full post

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Community
February 13, 2012
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Genre Kryptonite: Tall Characters

This installment of Genre Kryptonite is from guest contributor Jodi Chromey. Jodi is a writer and … Read the full post

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Cassandra Neace
February 10, 2012
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GENRE KRYPTONITE: Ditzy, Bad-Ass “Bitches”

To be clear, I am not the one that first called these fine ladies “bitches.” It is a name that … Read the full post

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Jennifer Paull
February 2, 2012
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GENRE KRYPTONITE: Girls in Crumbling Estates

Blame it on Pippi. Early exposure to the pigtailed Longstocking and her fabulously ramshackle Villa … Read the full post