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Four Terrible Books to Give for Mother’s Day

I was all set to offer some recommendations for books to give for Mother’s Day, but this, it turns out, ...

Riot Asks: Emily St. John Mandel

Emily St. John Mandel was born on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. She studied dance at The School ...

On Starting Long Series Before They’re Finished

The No. 1 reason why people won’t read The Song of Ice and Fire series is not because they’re not ...

It All Starts with Reading From Birth.

This is a guest post from Earl Martin Phalen, the CEO of Reach Out and Read. Book Riot donates 2% ...

The Bookstore of the Future, Installment One: What Would Don Draper Handsell?

Unlike me, you may not be a rabid Mad Men fan–and I’ll forgive you, especially this season. However, this past ...

They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: May 1, 2012

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting popular titles that are freshly out in paperback. * ...

Pop Quiz! Match These Movies With Their Author References

One of the great joys of being a reader is finding literary references in unexpected places. See if you can ...

Picking Bones with GAME OF THRONES

I recently succumbed to the hype and picked up George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, the first in his Very ...

What’s On Your Nightstand?: A Moment of Meta-Something

Last week there were fewer of  you answering this question, which might mean you’re weary of it–or might mean your ...

The Well-Readheads: Darkness Readable

LH: In our last conversation, we talked about memoirs, and you mentioned you had a weakness for mental health-related memoirs, ...