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Book and Wine Pairings: Franzen and Franzia

A reader pairs THE CORRECTIONS, PURITY, and four more Jonathan Franzen books with that most ubiquitous boxed booze: Franzia.

Authors Celebrate Valentine’s Day with #valentinesyourbook

Add some book love to your Valentine's Day with #valentinesyourbook where authors describe their book using the "Roses are Red" format.

The Bookish Acronyms That We Don’t Have (But Really Need)

It's time to add a few new bookish acronyms to the internet. How about TTFLTWTL, STTSQ and HPR for starters?

The Author Royal Rumble

Thomas Hardy looks up."What rhymes with spandex?" Virginia Woolf appears suddenly from under the ring. She climbs in, to stand behind Thomas. "Me," she says, and she pushes him over the top rope.

10 Book Dedications to Tickle Your Funny Bone

Need a laugh? Come on in and read 10 funny book dedications, covering everything from Brazilian waxes to dads who don't read fiction.

Excuses Men Have Given Me For Only Reading White Men

Have you read David Foster Wallace?

If Stephen King Wrote HARRY POTTER

What if Stephen King's novels all took place in the Harry Potter universe? Hear us out on this one...

Weird Stuff People Say to Librarians (and the Things I Do Not Say in Response)

Weird stuff people say to librarians, and the responses one librarian keeps to herself.

Misleading Titles: Fiction That Sounds Like Nonfiction

How To Party With an Infant, A Brief History of Seven Killings, and more fiction that sounds like nonfiction.

11 Reasons to Shelve Your Books Backward

In the extreme silliness stakes, it’s hard to beat the recent craze for displaying books backwards on the bookshelf. Here's a few reasons why it miiiiiiight be allowable.