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Every Good Word Deserves a Medal

The games of the Thirtieth Olympiad finally, officially ended yesterday afternoon–or yesterday evening, as NBC wants you to believe. For ...

Writer’s Clock Giveaway!

Few of the items we’ve shared in Book Fetish or featured on our Facebook page have received quite as many, ...

A Publisher, an Agent, an Author, a Bookseller, and a Blogger Walk Into a Room (x10000)

This week, many of us at Book Riot are in New York to attend Book Expo America. If you’ve not heard ...

Fisticuffs Over the Care and Keeping of Books

My boyfriend and I don’t get into many fights that devolve to yelling — he’s too relentlessly logical, and I’m ...

The Misanthrope’s Guide to Reading While Traveling (or How to Be Left Alone)

One of the best parts of traveling is picking out books for the trip. It’s fun, but don’t let the ...

2012 Tournament of Books: The Odds

Just a coupla days until the 2012 Tournament of Books gets underway. I’ve narrowly completed my reading of the field ...

Beyond The Book: Some Unusual Gift Ideas For Word Freaks

Yes. Today is already December 18. And you know what that means: Hanukkah is only two nights away! Also, Christmas ...

GENRE KRYPTONITE: Turn-of-the-Century NYC Novels

GENRE KRYPTONITE is a regular feature about genres we have an inexplicable weak spot for. Check out previous entries here. ...

Songs Based on Books & Authors: A Playlist

Sometimes, you just have to get your geek on. These hardest of core freak-outs generally occur when two of your ...

Launch Week Revisited

Well, we have one week of Book Riot under our belts, and there was so much good stuff that I’m ...