Susie Rodarme

Susie Rodarme is obsessed with small press literary fiction and tea. Other notable skills: chainmaille weaving, using Photoshop semi-correctly, and drinking gin.

4 Books To Read Before Starting That New Year’s Diet

It’s January, which means it’s that time of year when many of us are on that blank-slate high, eager to ...

5 Small Press Books to Read in January

Happy New Year, friends and book-lovers! I have one prescription to make 2016 a rad-as-fuck year: MORE BOOKS. 1. Damnificados ...

I Have Aspergers and This Book Changed My Life

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

4 Small Press Books to Read in December

Maybe not in December. It’s getting kind of late and we’re all busy with holiday jazz. But definitely keep these on your ...

I Have Aspergers and This Book Changed My Life

I have a pretty clear memory of the time in my life that I learned to ask, “How are you?” ...

The Girls Who Read Madeleine L’Engle

In a 2004 New Yorker essay, writer Cynthia Zarin recounts something a college friend said to her: “There are really ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read In November

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

6 Small Press Books to Read in November

I honestly have no idea how I’m going to narrow this down to a reasonable amount of books. I have ...

I’m Glad They Changed The Art In SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

(Warning: there will be images from the original books in this post) Even though it happened a few years ago, ...

8 Small Press Books to Read in October

So many good October books, I don’t even have room for a preamble. 1. Weird Fucks by Lynne Tillman (October ...