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When Bookstores Become Container Stores
My family moved to Santa Barbara, CA (about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles) when I was in … Read the full post
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Read More: Our Reading Lives
Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live. It is open not only to regular Book Riot contributors, but to guest posters from the publishing industry, authors, and….you. If you are interested in telling us about a book that has been influential in your life, please contact us: community (at) bookriot (dot) com.
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Three Perfect Book Gifts From Christmases Past
Welcome back from the holidays, Book Riot peeps.Hope you had a lovely one, and I suspect there were … Read the full post
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When the Hype Machine Works: The 5 Best Big Buzz Books
I know a lot of readers who shall go unnamed who avoid reading books specifically because they’ve … Read the full post
The Bookish Presents That Worked: A Post-Christmas Recap
It was QUITE the Bookish Christmas at the Steinkellner House. In fact, I would say that the only type … Read the full post
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Best of Book Riot: On Finding Narrative in Tragedy
How does narrative help us process tragedy? That’s one of the questions I’ve been asking myself … Read the full post
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Best of Book Riot: Walking Through Bookshops With Boys
A personal romantic history through the lens of (what else?) bookish moments. # I am fourteen. My … Read the full post
Best of Book Riot: How Retro Public TV Made Me a Reader
I’m livid. For my whole life, I’ve thought my reading habit, my PhD in literature, my … Read the full post
Best of Book Riot: Analyzing the Library Hold List
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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Best of Book Riot: Why Books Provide Ballast
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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Best of Book Riot: Books to Read When You’re Blue
To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six … Read the full post
Best of Book Riot: A Bookish Wedding Retold
To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six … Read the full post
Our Readerly New Year’s Resolutions
Are you setting any bookish goals for the new year, or trying to have new/better/different reading … Read the full post
Best of Book Riot: Fall in Love Like a Bibliophile
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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Best of Book Riot: The Guilty Pleasure of Books Not Yet Read
To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six … Read the full post
On Finding Narrative in Tragedy
How does narrative help us process tragedy? That’s one of the questions I’ve been asking myself … Read the full post
My Family’s Virtual Bookshelf
Here’s how a typical conversation about books in my family tends to go: MY BROTHER: You HAVEN’T … Read the full post
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How I Learned To Love Books
“I recall with utter clarity the first great shock of my life.” And I recall with utter clarity, … Read the full post
How Retro Public Television Brainwashed Me into Becoming a Reader
I’m livid. For my whole life, I’ve thought my reading habit, my PhD in literature, my … Read the full post
Down the Rabbit Hole: How the Internet Can Deepen a Good Read–A Case Study of Dexter Filkins
One thing about reading in an Internet world, there’s never a shortage of supplementary material. … Read the full post
Walking Through Bookshops with Boys
A personal romantic history through the lens of (what else?) bookish moments. # I am fourteen. My … Read the full post
