Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the Chief of Staff for Riot New Media Group and a co-host of the Book Riot Podcast. She can be reached at rebecca@riotnewmedia.com.

Friday Forum: Reader-Funded Publishing?

In a post yesterday about why there’s never been a better time to be a reader, Jeff mentioned that technology ...

GENRE KRYPTONITE: “Losing My Religion” Memoirs

I could spin this as a post about the mysterious nature of faith and my fascination with the things that ...

Friday Forum: Would You Shop at an Amazon Bookstore?

Rumors surfaced this week that Amazon is planning to open a bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle, and the internet was predictably ...

Friday Forum: When Good Authors Go Bad?

One of the only things I hate about being a reader is the deep disappointment that comes from picking up ...

So Jonathan Franzen Hates eBooks…Who Cares?

You couldn’t swing a cat yesterday without hitting some reference to the write-up of Jonathan Franzen’s Cartagena, Colombia press conference. ...

Warning: This Is A Post About Disclaimers

You can keep your jacket copy and your blurbs (more on those soon), your catchy synopses and your elevator pitches. ...

How to Say “I Do” to Shared Bookshelves Without Ruining Your Relationship

It wasn’t when we moved in together, or when we got engaged, or even when we merged bank accounts (because ...

GENRE KRYPTONITE: Teenage Guy Coming-of-Age Novels*

*with punk music GENRE KRYPTONITE is a regular feature about genres we have an inexplicable weak spot for. Check out previous entries ...

Required reading…for everybody?

Maybe it’s my I-took-a-lot-of-English-classes Stockholm syndrome talking, but I’ve always liked required reading lists. I’ve heard the criticisms leveled against ...

Five More Books to Look For in 2012

In service of my unwritten resolution to start the year without feeling like I’m already behind the eight ball, I ...