Going through life with an apron tied on and a pen in her hand, Dana Staves writes about books and food. She also writes a little fiction. She lives in Maryland with her wife, their son, and their cat.
Rioter Dana runs down the great bookish episodes from the Sporkful podcast, and lines up a few more archived episode to check out.
What do these literary ladies have in common? Dana and her fellow Rioters are leaving these them off the invite list to the cookie swap!
As every year draws to a close, Rioter Dana grapples with all the books she didn't read.
Why it's a good idea to purge unwanted books from your shelves before new books come in for the holidays (and what to do with them).
Rioter Dana shares an old holiday tradition from her bookish friends: a holiday book exchange to swap books from their shelves and share the love of books.
Rioter Dana admits her secret reader shame: in 7th grade, she was failing reading. If only her 7th grade self could see her now.
A celebration of LGBT food memoirs, but also a call for more food stories from LGBT voices.
A collection of noteworthy falls in literature: falls from grace, falling in love, and just plain...falling down.
Rioter Dana looks back at the young girl narrators she admires and examines the lessons they hold for her as an adult reader and writer.
Rioters name the best books we read in August.