#ann patchett

If Heavy Metal Lyrics Were Book Blurbs

Bust out your devil’s horns and prepare to shred! Normally, there isn’t too much overlap between books and ball-busting, face-melting ...

Best Books Of 2012 So Far (According To Me)

Labor Day weekend is something of a turning point in the long haul of the year. We’ve traversed two-thirds of ...

They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: May 9, 2012

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see freshly out in paperback. ...

The Short, Sweet Side of E-Reading

If you own an ereader, chances are you’ve blown your monthly (weekly?) book budget more than once on impulse ebook ...

Best Books of 2011: The Buffet

I once heard that there are only two real aphrodisiacs: variety and exercise. Variety to, you know, keep it exciting, ...

“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 ...

Forecasting the 2012 Tournament of Books

We’ve reached the half-way mark of 2012 and many around the literary web are listing their favorite books of the ...