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Over It: Bookish Conversations We Never Want to Have Again

We usually keep things pretty positive here at the Riot, but after many years of life in the bookish interweb, ...

Fresh Ink: September 11, 2012

Variety being the spice of life, this is one of the zestiest weeks for new releases this fall.

What’s On Your Nightstand?: The Replacements

Greetings from the beach, fellow readers. I hope this week more of you will chime in with your current TBR ...

Margaret Atwood: Kickstarter Reject, IndieGoGo Hopeful

Margaret Atwood, the acclaimed author, novelist, and poet, seems like she can do anything. At age 72, she’s still writing ...

I Haven’t Been to the Library in Almost a Year: A Story of Shame

I recently realized that I have not checked out a book from the library in close to a year. This ...

Google Stops Playing with Indie Booksellers

Google is packing up its toys and going home. I was afraid this might happen. Last month, following the launch ...

Why You Should Consider Buying Your eBooks from Barnes and Noble

There was a time when Barnes and Noble was the big bad wolf of bookselling. Higher volume, lower margins, deep ...

Playing with Google eBooks

This week saw the launch of Google Play, a new platform for selling books, movies, music, games and apps to ...

The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name: An Editor’s Dilemma

Last week, I read a book from cover to cover that I simply loathed. (Yes, I almost always finish a ...

Confessions of a Newbie Independent Bookseller

A few months ago, I got an offer from a local indie bookstore (over Twitter!) to come work a few ...