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Reading List for the Dog Days of Summer

Here we are, the dog days. Doesn’t August just seem interminable? If it were up to me, we’d all count ...

If Famous Authors Read One-Star Reviews of Their Books

It seems like every couple months I see a post go around about Amazon one-star reviews of classic books. Recently ...

Books for the Reading Runner

Running was always my preferred method of exercise, but it wasn’t until I moved to Washington state that it went ...

5 Books for Baz Luhrmann’s Next Adaptation

Baz Luhrmann is the man who brought aquarium cute-meets and methamphetamines (not to mention a plus sign!!) to Romeo and ...

START HERE, Vol. 2 Write-In Giveaway: Finalist #3

Ellen was chosen as a finalist in the START HERE, Vol. 2 Write-In Giveaway, in which we invited the Book Riot community ...

What Your Brain Sounds Like On Books

Everyone has synaesthesia. Thankfully, this is not some terrible equine-meat borne virus. It is when our synapses put their keys ...

Top 5 Fake Bookish Twitter Feeds I Wish Existed

If you hang out in the bookish Twitterverse, you probably have at least a passing familiarity with such feeds as ...

Fun With Bad Sex (Writing)

Nothing is more giggle-inducing than either a horribly written sex scene in an otherwise serious piece of literature, or, alternatively, ...

Bookish Confessions: Feel the Fear

A couple weeks ago, I posted about owning several books by the same author that I hadn’t read yet. This ...

GIVEAWAY: Win a Signed First Edition of 1Q84!

To end the year, we’re giving away some of our favorite books of 2011. Check back each day for a ...