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Derek Attig

Derek works in graduate student career development and is (believe it or not) one of the world's foremost experts on the history of bookmobiles. Follow Derek on Twitter @bookmobility and on Instagram @bookmobility.

Literary Tourism: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Smallish twin cities in East Central Illinois might not be everyone’s first guess when asked where to go for excellent bookish tourism. ...

A Little Free Library Shaped Like a Bookmobile

Today is National Bookmobile Day in the U.S.! It’s a day devoted to celebrating the libraries and librarians who take books on ...

Let’s Stop Saying “Just Happens to be Gay”

Late last week, YA author Robin Talley lead an impromptu Twitter discussion kicked off by this tweet: Today may be ...

More Book Titles That Would Make Great Band Names

A while back, I shared a list of book titles that would make great band names. That one was based on books ...

Women Aren’t Aliens (and Other Thoughts on the Andrew Smith Controversy)

The bookish internet blew up this week over the issue of sexism, female characters, and YA. And it all started when author ...

Black History Books for the Whole Year (Because 28 Days Are Not Enough)

February was Black History Month in the U.S. That usually means that most Americans spend 28 days hearing a little bit about ...

Where to Start with Feminist Genre Fiction

You may have noticed that many of us here at Book Riot are, like, really into feminism. Whether we’re talking picture ...

My E-Reader Is Selling Me Toilet Paper

My first e-reader was a Kindle, a gift I loved and read straight into the ground over the course of ...

Literary Food Blogs: An Introduction

I love books. I love food. And I love-love-love any time those two interests come together. That’s why I hoard beautiful ...

Great Publisher Logo Designs: From Dogs to Olives

I was looking at a bookshelf not long ago, admiring a bunch of great spine designs (I posted a picture of some ...