Emily Gatlin

Emily Gatlin is a former independent bookstore manager turned freelance writer. Follow her antics on Twitter: @emilygatlin

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: 33 Nonfiction Picks

Take me out to the bookstore Take me out with the nerds Buy me some Atwood and Rainbow Rowell I ...

Staycation Reading: An Annual Tradition

It’s that time of the year again. Your friends take to the Facebooks and are all, “My toes are in ...

Confessions of a “Pretend I’ve Read It”-aholic

To quote Guitar, “Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” I am about to ...

100 Must-Read Works of Southern Literature

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

Save Your Gift Cards: A Guide to Early 2014

Santa hasn’t squeezed his fat ass down my chimney yet, but some kind friends have already blessed me with bookish ...

A Literary Tour Of Oxford, Mississippi

I have been an on again/off again resident of Oxford, Mississippi for 12 years, and the number of visitors I ...

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 ...

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, memoir, and ...

Ebook Loyalty Programs: Rocket Science or Smart Business?

Hold the phone. A publisher has finally stepped up to the plate. University Press of Kentucky announced this week that ...

Five Books to Watch For in August

If August’s new releases are any indication of what is headed our way before the end of the year, we’ve ...