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Rachel Manwill

Rachel Manwill is an editor, writer, and professional nomad. Twice a year, she runs the #24in48 readathon, during which she does almost no reading. She's always looking for an excuse to recommend a book, whether you ask her for one or not. When she's not ranting about comma usage for her day job as a corporate editor, she's usually got an audiobook in her ears and a puppy in her lap. Blog: A Home Between Pages Twitter: @rachelmanwill

Authors’ Advice for Aging

A few weeks ago, I marked a milestone birthday, as I hit the big 3-0. As I do for most ...

Microhistories of the Mundane: 10 Books About Everyday Stuff

This October, author Nicholas A. Basbanes’ book, On Paper, examines the biography of arguably one of the most significant and ...

To Note or Not to Note: How Marginalia Changed the Way I Read

I don’t write in my books. I don’t underline, I don’t tag passages to remember later, I don’t even dog ...

Literary TED Talks Are the Best TED Talks

Way back in September, my fellow Rioter Kit posted about the 5 best literary TED Talks and recently I’ve been ...

Matilda On Broadway and Other Children’s Books That Should Be Musicals

Last Thursday, Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel Matilda officially opened its run on Broadway. While it’s been in previews for ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in February

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, memoir, and ...

Page to Podium: Oscar Reads, Part 1

Though books are totally our bag here at Book Riot, we have a soft spot in our hearts for any ...

2013 Tournament of Books Discussion: GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn

We here at Book Riot are huge Tournament of Books fans, so this year we’re going to discuss each of ...

When the Hype Machine Works: The 5 Best Big Buzz Books

I know a lot of readers who shall go unnamed who avoid reading books specifically because they’ve gotten a lot of buzz ...

Best of Book Riot: The Advanced Citizenship Reading List

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six months. We’ll ...