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“Swiss Army” Recommendations, Part Deux

Book Riot’s illustrious co-founder/editor-in-chief Jeff posted back in mid-October about his “Swiss Army” Recommendations — books that will appeal to ...

The Top Twenty Literary Characters from the Last Twenty Years

To commemorate its 20th anniversary last summer, Entertainment Weekly published a list of the 100 greatest characters of the last two ...

7 Great Books THE NEW YORK TIMES PANNED

A recent interest in book reviews as a genre led me to Books of the Century:  A Hundred Years of ...

Top Five Signs You’re Reading Too Much Young Adult Literature

I read a lot of young adult literature, as previous posts at Book Riot might suggest. But this semester, I’m also ...

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, ...

We’re All Gonna DIE! (Literature for the Apocalypse)

If the Mayans are to be believed, we have just over a year and a month left here on good ...

What Booksellers Hear: 20th Century vs. 21st Century

10 Things Most Frequently Heard by Booksellers in the 20th Century 1. Do you have the new Sidney Sheldon? 2. ...

7 Literary Terms You Definitely Do Not Need To Know

Sometimes knowing a little bit about literary terminology can make your reading more interesting. It can give name and measure ...

Awesome Literary ‘Staches

You may or not be aware that we’re in a special month now. No, it’s not just November. It’s MOVEMBER ...

Literary Fact of the Day Round-Up: October 15-28, 2011

Those of you who follow Book Riot on Twitter know that we run a daily nugget of literary trivia there ...