Victor Wishna's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Baltimore Sun, the New York Post, NPR, KCMetropolis.org, and others. His writing and editing services firm, The Vital Word helps find the right words for nonprofit, corporate, and individual clients. Follow him on Twitter: @vwishna.
Computers can calculate millions of equations in nanoseconds (I’m assuming) and allow us to communicate instantly with people on the ...
To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six months. We’ll ...
To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running some of our favorite posts from the last six months. We’ll ...
It’s like a murder mystery for word dorks. A new book by a prominent linguist and lexicographer alleges that one ...
I’m a reader, not a runner. The most I’ve ever run in my life is about four miles, and that ...
I am of the opinion that, with some exceptions, it’s a wonderful thing when new words enter the lexicon—all the ...
If you’re a fan of fantasy/adventure literature, American history, or advances in underwater warfare,* then you might know that last ...
To celebrate Book Riot’s first birthday on Monday, we’re running our best 50 posts from our first year this week. ...
To celebrate Book Riot’s first birthday on Monday, we’re running our best 50 posts from our first year this week. ...
As one who loves (and makes a living, such as it is, with) words, I have always been subconsciously offended ...
This weekend, our dear friends gave our 14-month-old daughter her first volume of classic literature, Pride and Prejudice. Well, it’s ...
As word/tech geeks and (other) followers of Book Riot’s Facebook page know, Amazon on Thursday announced its new Kindle Serials, ...
Tomorrow, of course, is Labor Day, a tribute to the social and economic achievements of our nation’s workers, which Americans ...
If you’re a word-lover, or you write a regular word-related post for a magnificent book-related blog, or you’re just a ...
The games of the Thirtieth Olympiad finally, officially ended yesterday afternoon–or yesterday evening, as NBC wants you to believe. For ...