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30 One-Sentence Lessons from Literature

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

Let’s Put James Franco on All the Book Covers!

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

Go From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books

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

Book Riot Reads A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens

Josh Corman wrote a great post about starting a holiday tradition by staging a reading of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas ...

10 Shakespeare Quotes For New Year’s Eve

We've got some Shakespeare quotes to help you party like it's 1999. Or, you know, stay home and watch Breaking Bad on Netflix.

Why LONGBOURN is the Best New Addition to the Austenverse

I mentioned Longbourn by Jo Baker on my recent novels that should have gotten more end-of-the-year-list love. As it is ...

Dear Jane Austen

Winchester Cathedral Hampshire, England December 16, 2013   Dear Jane Austen, Let me first wish you a very happy 238th ...

10 Delightful Dickens Quotes

There’s just no excuse: if you are not reading Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in December, you are plain missing out ...

How to Start Your Own Tradition with A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Word has been going around that Neil Gaiman (who has apparently cloned himself in the interest of being everywhere, all ...

My Translation Conundrum

Right now, I’m reading Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood and Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Demons. It’s rare for me to tackle two novels at once, but ...

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