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Community
March 4, 2013
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How to Dump a Reading Slump

This is a guest post by Josh Corman. Josh splits his slivers of free time between his incredibly … Read the full post

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Jeff
March 4, 2013
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Book Buying, Indie Bookstores, Amazon, and Double Standards

Over the weekend, Ann Patchett gave an interview talking about her writing, her bookstore, and the … Read the full post

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Community
March 1, 2013
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How to Convert a Reluctant Reader

This is a guest post by Emily Gatlin. Emily lives right down the street from Elvis’s birthplace … Read the full post

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Peter Damien
February 27, 2013
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Barnes & Noble’s Midlife Crisis

Barnes & Noble is kind of having a rough time of it these days. Oh, no, it’s not because … Read the full post

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Rita Meade
February 22, 2013
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Why We Shouldn’t Ignore Terry Deary & 5 Ways to Help Your Library Right Now

We don’t really need to keep talking about Terry Deary, do we? We don’t need to fan the … Read the full post

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Elizabeth Bastos
February 21, 2013
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The Case for Reading Hard Things

I’m trying to read Homer’s The Odyssey. Wine dark sea. Sing muses. I find its easier to … Read the full post

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Kim Ukura
February 21, 2013
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I Bribed a Librarian to Pick Out Books

Earlier this month, fellow Book Rioter Jeff O’Neal observed that “discoverability” … Read the full post

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Preeti Chhibber
February 21, 2013
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The Best Video Games for Readers

There’s nothing like losing yourself in a good book, right? Books that have stories so good you … Read the full post

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Kit Steinkellner
February 20, 2013
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Getting on a Soapbox About Inventive Spelling

A few weeks ago I wrote a piece for Book Riot, Teaching Kids to Spell Makes You Realize How Lucky … Read the full post

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Wallace Yovetich
February 19, 2013
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Jeff Bezos’ Wife is Publishing a Book…and Not With Amazon

In the March edition of Vogue, Rebecca Johnson profiles author MacKenzie Bezos. Author of The Testing … Read the full post

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dr b
February 19, 2013
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Stop Apologizing for What You Like to Read

… And I’m Canadian, so I know a thing or two about insincerely apologizing for stuff. … Read the full post

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Greg Zimmerman
February 18, 2013
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2013 Tournament of Books Discussion: MAY WE BE FORGIVEN by A.M. Homes

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

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Amanda Nelson
February 15, 2013
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What is a Book Snob?

If there’s an insult the internet loves most, it’s “elitist.” (Well, right … Read the full post

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Kit Steinkellner
February 14, 2013
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I Don’t Know Whether or Not I’m Excited for the New Bridget Jones Book

Bridget Jones is baaaaaack. It was recently announced that Knopf will publish Helen Fielding’s … Read the full post

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Peter Damien
February 13, 2013
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Gimmicks, Language, and the Evolution of Reading

(This is No. 43 in our series of Public Service Films, following the success of No. 42, How Not To … Read the full post

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Jeff
February 12, 2013
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“Used Ebooks” Hurts My Brain

Like many others, I have a pretty hard time wrapping my head around the idea of “used” … Read the full post

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Peter Damien
February 11, 2013
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A Love Song for Dead Tree Books

The other day, I bought a copy of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown. I got home with it, sat down … Read the full post

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Greg Zimmerman
February 8, 2013
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2013 Tournament of Books Discussion: HHhH, by Laurent Binet

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

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Cassandra Neace
February 7, 2013
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Should You Be Watching THE FOLLOWING?

This Sunday, when most people were busy making snacks for the Super Bowl, I sat down to spend some … Read the full post

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Kit Steinkellner
February 4, 2013
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Everything I’m Hoping Is In The Amy Poehler Memoir

So it’s now pretty common internet knowledge that comedy superstar Amy Poehler is following … Read the full post