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Rachel Cordasco

Rachel Cordasco has a Ph.D in literary studies and currently works as a developmental editor. When she's not at her day job or chasing three kids, she's writing reviews and translating Italian speculative fiction. She runs the website sfintranslation.com, and can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

7 Theories About the Recent Manuscript Discoveries

Let’s review: during the past month, we’ve heard about some crazy manuscript discoveries (Harper Lee, Dr. Seuss, and Arthur Conan ...

I Have Feelings About Henry James

In a little over a week, we’ll mark 99 years since Henry James died. And I’d like to say a ...

Manuscript Discoveries That Would Make Me Die From Joy

So you’ve heard the news about the publication of Harper Lee’s second novel, and you’re licking your lips in anticipation ...

In Translation: February Fiction

Gird your reading loins, people, for an exciting month of newly-released fiction in translation. We’ve got Italian postcolonialism, Belgian memories ...

5 Books to Watch For in February

I know- February. Sigh. The doldrums of winter, at least in my opinion. So what better way to make life ...

Ban Ignorance, Not Mein Kampf

You might have seen this recent LA Times article about British politicians discussing whether or not Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf ...

The Many Uses of Books, According to Toddlers

Toddlers, as many of us know, are clever little things. They see a cup and imagine it’s a hat. They ...

Bookish Moments in Fraggle Rock

As you may already know, I watch a ton of Fraggle Rock because my twin toddlers are OBSESSED with it. ...

In Translation: January Fiction

So the new year’s finally here, and you’re gearing up for some hard-core literary-fiction-in-translation reading, yes? Of course you are! ...

Literary Moments in Star Trek: The Next Generation

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