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Bookends for Mother’s Day Gifts
If mom is a reader, maybe getting her something besides good ol’ lotion and bubble bath this … Read the full post
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Kickstart Your Reading Life with the Crowd
Kickstarter helped Book Riot raise enough money to produce Start Here: Read Your Way Into 25 Amazing … Read the full post
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7 Bizarre Things That Happened After My Book Was Published
This is a guest post from Erika Robuck. She self-published her first novel, RECEIVE ME FALLING. Her … Read the full post
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Like a New Voice: A Conversation with Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter’s bona fides are well-established: he’s a beloved musician whose poetic brand … Read the full post
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The Joy of Giving: World Book Night 2013
Yesterday was World Book Night, an event in which volunteers from around the country went out into … Read the full post
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Xbox, Cylon, and Other Words You Don’t Usually See in Poetry
When it comes to poetry, timelessness is a red herring, or a white elephant, or some other distractingly … Read the full post
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LIKE CLOCKWORK and the Reboot of Serial Novels
There’s something romantic about a serialised novel. It has a whiff of the Victorian about it, the … Read the full post
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Reading Strategies for Difficult Books
Maybe you know how it is: for a school class of some level, you’ve been assigned a book to read … Read the full post
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Reading has always been important to me for all the reasons: learning, escapism, comfort, grad school, … Read the full post
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Five Bookish Cross Stitch Patterns from Etsy
In addition to being an avid reader, I am also an aspiring crafter. I’ve dabbled in both crocheting and … Read the full post
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Boy vs. Girl: THE SMART ONE by Jennifer Close
Welcome to another installment of Boy vs. Girl, in which we (Marisa Atkinson and Casey Peterson) read … Read the full post
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Giveaway: Pimp My Plane
It’s Tax Day, and you need some fun. How does decorating a paper airplane with a pop culture … Read the full post
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Can You Guess These Classic Fictional Characters Just By Their Description?
One of literature’s weaknesses is visualization: we can readily remember who the characters are, … Read the full post
What Next?: Three Books to Read After THE BOOK THIEF
Ah, The Book Thief. I bought it with Christmas money, and it was the first book I read in 2008. I … Read the full post
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Made-Up Words for Literary Experiences
A few weeks ago I had a reading experience that I imagine most book-loving people have from time to … Read the full post
How Libraries Respond to Disaster
Late in the night on Monday, a massive storm tore the roof off of the library at the University of … Read the full post
25 Fun Bookish Quizzes
Whether you’re in it for the challenge or for the nostalgia of days spent determining your future … Read the full post
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A Compendium of Literary References on The Simpsons: Season 1
If you asked me to name the most literate / literary sitcom of all time, I would have to begin and … Read the full post
Literary Pet Names: Feline Edition
When my partner, Ashley, and I got our first cat, about 18 months ago, the hardest part was choosing … Read the full post
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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
