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Rioter in Residence

The Rioter in Residence is an author with a new or forthcoming work who joins the Book Riot team for a one-month stay.

Why I Miss My Teenage Reading Life

Jennifer Miller is this month’s Rioter in Residence. Her debut novel, The Year of the Gadfly (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), was chosen as a 2012 ...

The Battle for Book Clubs’ Attention is More Fierce Than You Can Imagine

Jennifer Miller is this month’s Rioter in Residence. Her debut novel, The Year of the Gadfly (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), was chosen as ...

An Open Letter to Roald Dahl

This is a guest post by our current Rioter in Residence, Sean Ferrell. Sean’s novels include Man in the Empty Suitfrom Soho Press ...

Saving Books From My Son

This is a guest post by our current Rioter in Residence, Sean Ferrell. Sean’s novels include Man in the Empty Suit from ...

How I Fell for Fantasy

This month we’re welcoming Rioters in Residence from our 2013 charitable partner organization Girls Write Now. This is a guest ...

Finding Inspiration in THE BLUEST EYE

This month we’re welcoming Rioters in Residence from our 2013 charitable partner organization Girls Write Now. This is a guest ...

Our Reading Lives: The Books That Brought Us Together as Writers

This month, we’re welcoming Rioters in Residence from our 2013 charitable partner organization Girls Write Now. Today’s post is from ...

What Re-Reading 50 Books in a Hurry Taught Me About Reading Slowly

This is a guest post by our current Rioter in Residence, Kevin Smokler. Kevin is the author of the essay collection Practical ...

The Most Important Book of My Reading Life

This is a guest post by our current Rioter in Residence, Kevin Smokler. Kevin is the author of the essay collection Practical ...

Genre Kryptonite: Novels of Female Friendship

This is a guest post by our current Rioter in Residence, Kevin Smokler. Kevin is the author of forthcoming essay collection Practical ...