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Jeff O'Neal

Jeff O'Neal is the executive editor of Book Riot and Panels. He also co-hosts The Book Riot Podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @thejeffoneal.

FRIDAY FORUM: So….um….book trailers?

In today’s Critical Linking, I included a story from The Los Angeles Times on the rising cost and complexity of ...

BEAT THE ALGORITHM: READY PLAYER ONE Edition

Beat the Algorithm….in which we pit bloggers against Amazon’s algorithm for recommendation supremacy. __________________________ So far, we’ve trounced the algorithm ...

THE CONFIDENCE INDEX: Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT

The Confidence Index….in which we assess the chance that an upcoming adaptation of a novel/book/short story/comic will not suck. A ...

Featured Book Trailer: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cDwsbY3363Q

FRIDAY FORUM: E-Reader Roll Call

Is it just me or is it getting increasingly difficult to figure out which e-reader would be a good fit? ...

7 Literary Terms You Definitely Do Not Need To Know

Sometimes knowing a little bit about literary terminology can make your reading more interesting. It can give name and measure ...

Why Ron Weasley Should Have Died

According to my own rules about spoilers, I am compelled to warn you that significant plot points of a variety ...

7 Ways to Fake It at Book Club

So, your book club is getting ready to meet and you’ve read….the cover blurbs. You really wanted to read the ...

Sites We Like: Slaughterhouse 90210

There’s a big, wonderful world of bookish websites out there. In this column, we point you to some of our ...

GIVEAWAY: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

So we got our hands on a hot little number: an advance copy of Stephen King’s forthcoming novel, 11/22/63. Rather ...