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My 72 Hours with No TV

  A little over a week ago, I decided to try 72 hours with no television. I polled friends (both ...

Giveaway Finalists: The Best Bookish Pet Photo

For this giveaway inspired by Kitty Cornered and sponsored by Algonquin Books, we asked you to submit your best bookish ...

In Honor of Beverly Cleary’s 96th Birthday

Most bookish women I know lay alms at the altar of Judy Blume, with good reason. I too love Judy. ...

Meet Our Writers: Amanda Nelson

We have a bunch of crazy-passionate book folk writing here at Book Riot, and we want you to get to ...

“Book!” (First Word Bodes Well For a Life Full of Them)

Our daughter is nine-and-a-half (months, that is). And while she continues to fascinate me every day, she has not yet, ...

5 Great Movies About Writing

The other night I slammed the brakes on a film—something I rarely do, but this one managed to be both ...

‘Dragonriders of Pern’ Series: Calling All Dragon Nerds

Sci-fi about dragons is an escapist dorktasm.

Paperback THE PALE KING Offers Brand New Wallace Writing

David Foster Wallace had quite a following before his suicide in 2008, but his posthumous success has turned the timbre ...

Loss, Memory, and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

This is a guest post from reader Michael Strand. He lives in Morris, Minnesota. ____________________________ I picked up John Green’s ...

The Bookavore’s Dilemma

With apologies to my bookselling friend and colleague Stephanie Anderson, who tweets as @Bookavore, this week’s editorial is about how ...