#Genre

Welcome to the Library of Fictional Fiction

The Library of Fictional Fiction: a place populated with books that only exist in works of fiction. Books within books. Untamed by the Dewey decimal system.

Football Reading for Fanatics to Skeptics

I’m a girl who loves football. Every Sunday during football season you’ll find me settled on my couch, snacks, computer, ...

The Write Stuff: Presidential Books

Yesterday marked the one year point until the 2012 election. And if you haven’t read my profile yet, you might ...

Gateway Books: Do You Remember Your First Time?

Forget your Hobbits, Harry Potters, Nancy Drews, or Lions, Witches and Wardrobes. The book that convinced my eight-year-old self that ...

Why Ron Weasley Should Have Died

According to my own rules about spoilers, I am compelled to warn you that significant plot points of a variety ...

RIOT RECOMMENDATION: “Whip-Smart 13 Year Old Girl”

In Riot Recommendation, we take a request for a recommendation and turn it over to the Book Riot community to ...

Pike v. Stine: Retro YA Thriller Throwdown

Have you wondered who was the better author of two; Christopher Pike or R.L.Stine? We have a guide for you!

Are You Afraid of ‘Monsters in America’?

Whether you’re over the whole zombie thing or getting ready to read the next big literary zombie novel,  it’s difficult ...

NFOs: the tragedy that reads among us

There is an affliction that many suffer from. It hides in plain sight. Someone on your bus every morning has ...

The History of Words—in 100 Words

We all love to make lists—from what we need “to do” to what we think of the world around us, ...