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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.

The How-To’s of Historical Fiction: An Interview with Nancy Horan

Nancy Horan writes what is quickly becoming my favorite type of historical literature: books about bad-ass women in the late ...

Reading Pathway: JAMES BALDWIN

James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) wrote some of the most searing, unflinching, heartfelt, down-to-earth honest writing ...

The Cat’s Meow: Books to Read to your Feline Friends

Cats are hitting the headlines recently, thanks to a the Animal Rescue League of Berks County’s “Book Buddies” program, wherein cute ...

Literary Tourism: A Book Lover’s Guide to Road Tripping Up California’s Coast

My California is a state that’s best lived outdoors, with a book or two in your backpack. There is much ...

How to Get Back Books You’ve Loaned Out

This is a subject very dear to my heart, and difficult to write about. I have lots of books, and ...

Please Don’t Bring Me Flowers

When Book Riot contributors took up the call to watch the Lifetime premiere of the new Flowers in the Attic made-for-TV ...

The Most Surprisingly Literary TV Show I Watched This Week

JetBlue, with their darling free TVs on every seat, almost got me hooked on Mob Wives: New Blood on a ...

Genre Kryptonite: A Girl and Her Dolphins

My cousins and I engaged in some depressingly stimulating conversation round the Christmas table: someone brought up the movie Blackfish, ...

How Sandman Slim Saved My Relationship

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

One Stop Book Shop: A Bunch of Bookish Gift Guides

We’ve noticed a ton of bookish gift guide lists floating around this year, which makes book lovers really really happy. ...