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Cool Bookish Places: National Palace Museum, Taipei

Kristina went to Taipei's National Palace Museum and learned a lot about the history of book binding.

On Amazing Library Special Collections

In graduate school, I went into our university library and was able to look over a Shakespeare First Folio. I had ...

Cool Bookish Places: Bart’s Books, The Largest Outdoor Indie Bookstore in the U.S.

Bart's Books is the largest independently owned and operated outdoor bookstore in the U.S. and is well worth the visit.

Cool Bookish Places: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Get a rundown of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Florida.

Cool Bookish Places: Storybook Forest

Storybook Forest is a featured attraction at Idlewild Park in the Laurel Highlands near Ligonier, Pennsylvania. It features thirty-three scenes ...

5 Brilliant Bookstore-Bars

One of my favorite quotes by James Joyce is, “The sacred pint alone can unbind the tongue.” For me at ...

A Bookish Hotel for Your Bucket List

Hi, Fairy Bookmother, it’s me again. Yes, yes, I know it’s not my birthday or a gift-ish holiday, but hear ...

How to Read in the Library of Congress: A Step-By-Step Guide

We’ve already established why a book nerd would want to take advantage of the Library of Congress. Today, I’m going ...

Finding Libraries in Unexpected Places

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

Boats, Trains, and Barns: Bookstores in Weird and Wonderful Places

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