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Comics, Stickers, and Other Supplemental Book Materials

One rioter talks about her fascination with using comics and other supplements to market books.

The Strange Case of Authors I Hypothetically Like

A look at authors I hypothetically like but never actually read.

Risky Similes and Writing Style: They Can Make or Break It

The great risk of writing with similes, referencing Junot Diaz, David Sedaris

Author/Musician Collaborations That Should Exist

Picking our favorite authors to write lyrics for our favorite musicians.

In Translation: December Fiction

In Translation: December Fiction

Earthquake! What To Read When the Earth Starts Moving

Not for the faint of heart: books about earthquakes.

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in August

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, and much, ...

Big Books, Big Guilt

Struggling with difficult books and the guilt over what I "should" be reading.

My Translation Conundrum

Right now, I’m reading Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood and Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Demons. It’s rare for me to tackle two novels at once, but ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in September

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, memoir, and ...