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Holiday Rereads

It’s coming up to Christmas, and the winter holidays always get me in a space where I’m ready to reread. ...

Literary Inception: Two Great Books About Books

I’m into books. So much so that I own more than one book about books. Yes, that’s right, books about ...

Genre Kryptonite: Books About Charles Dickens

It’s a very odd thing, my weakness for books about Charles Dickens, although it might not seem odd straight away. ...

Advanced Citizenship: A Reading List for Becoming an Informed Voter

In the opening sequence of the first episode of The Newsroom, the main character, newsman Will McAvoy, is asked the ...

Casting Downton Abbey From Literature, Part II–Downstairs

Several weeks ago I shared a possible cast of Abbey’s “upstairs” denizens; this week, we turn to the popular BBC-produced ...

Casting “Downton Abbey” from Literature: Upstairs

Hardcore Downtonites (and I use the term “hardcore” deliberately–what is “Downton Abbey” if not porn for Anglophiles?) like me have ...

Holiday Villain Throwdown: Grinch vs. Scrooge

This week, the Throwdown is back with the answer to an old favourite: Who's the meanest one?  Dr. Seuss’ Grinch, or Dickens’ Ebeneezer Scrooge?

Reading Pathways: Charles Dickens

Reading Pathways is a regular Book Riot feature in which we suggest a three-book reading sequence for becoming acquainted with certain ...