Alison Peters

Alison Peters surrounds herself with books, green things, animals and love. A Creative Writing M.F.A. holder with a day job that shall not be named, Alison is also working on a Masters in Library and Information Science. Currently cohabitating with her partner in the Northernmost outpost of San Francisco’s East Bay, she spends her spare time exercising her big dog so he won’t get annoyed with her, reading everything she can get her hands on, and then writing about it all. If you’re ever interested in discussing Harry Potter, Alison re-reads the series at least once a year, so drop her a line.

We Need Diverse Books: A Queer Love Story

My domestic partner proposed to me in December, and we set the wedding date for May. Other Rioters were also ...

Libraries Lending Seeds Alongside Books

Gardeners and book lovers rejoice! The trend sweeping through libraries across the country starts off tiny, but blossoms into beautiful results. ...

The Unsung Benefits of an English Degree

So I’m having a conversation with my partner about college degrees and the necessity of them, how long you’ve held ...

Black Authors’ Best B-Sides

I’m happy to report that there are so many Black authors out there, that in order to bring you their ...

Riot Reviews Rooster, A New EReading App

Three of us Rioters recently tried out the new Rooster ebook app, expressly to share our findings with you. And ...

Five Books to Watch for in April

I have a co-worker who gets extreme joy from spoiling me on new shows he’s watched, giving me shot-by-shot detail ...

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

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver In The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan examined three different types of food–industrial, pastoral, and ...

Rooster: A Fresh Take on the Ebook App

The creative folks at Rooster kindly extended an invite to Book Rioters to try their ebook app, and we eagerly ...

Three Tales About Three Sexy Books

I. Late last year I signed up to read my first ebook (yes: I am a paper purist), solely based ...

Wish I Was Here: Escapist Postcards From YA Favorites

I’m about to tackle the most heinous of travel: the holiday airport shuffle, on Christmas Eve no less. This time ...