#Newsletter 1

Finding Libraries in Unexpected Places

We usually think about libraries as staid and steady buildings, safely immobile on our city streets. Like, say, this rather ...

Getting Started with Alice Munro

Today, Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature. We thought many readers might want some suggestions about how to ...

Show and Tell: Our Favorite Autographed Books

Autographed books are sort of a weird thing, if you think about it. It’s not like a book doesn’t already ...

116 of Your Favorite Short Story Collections

Lungs Full of Noise “explores a femininity that is magical, raw, and grotesque. Aghast at the failings of their bodies, this ...

Your 20 Most-Loved Literary Characters

We at the Riot love a good poll, and in our latest bout of curiosity, we asked you to name ...

Book Riot Readers’ 50 Favorite Novels

To celebrate Book Riot’s second birthday on Monday, we’re running some of our favorite posts from our first two years. ...

Five Books to Watch For in October

It’s October – which means there are still three more months of awesome 2013 titles coming for you to cram ...

Libraries of the Rich and Famous

To celebrate Book Riot’s second birthday on Monday, we’re running some of our favorite posts from our first two years. This ...

7 Ways to Fake It at Book Club

To celebrate Book Riot’s second birthday on Monday, we’re running some of our favorite posts from our first two years. ...

David Gilmour: Shallow. Misguided. And Wrong.

Oh, David Gilmour.  Just.  Stop.  Talking. Bookish internet was abuzz yesterday with David Gilmour’s assertion that he is “not interested ...