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Books for Ken Follett Fans

Whether you’re between Folletts or fancy a Follett follow-up, check out these thrilling historical books for Ken Follett fans.

And I’d Do It Again: Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time

What books do you wish you could read again for the first time?

December Book Adaptation News

1. The BBC, along with Brontë Film and TV, is set to adapt the J.K. Rowling/Robert Galbraith crime novels. The ...

On Starting Long Series Before They’re Finished

The No. 1 reason why people won’t read The Song of Ice and Fire series is not because they’re not ...

Five Books To Look Forward To This Fall

Even with a huge slate of top-tier authors (hello, John Irving, Hilary Mantel, and Toni Morrison!) publishing this spring and ...

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, ...

Ken Follett, I Am Going To Embarrass You So Hard Right Now

Sometimes you discover really humiliating facts about really famous authors in the most unlikely of places. This past Sunday was ...

Beat the Algorithm, GAME OF THRONES Edition: The Winner Is…

Last week, our very own Rachel took on Amazon’s algorithm to recommend a book for Jill, whose last great read ...

Beat the Algorithm: GAME OF THRONES Edition

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Book Riot’s “Beat the Algorithm,” pitting bloggers and booksellers against Amazon’s algorithm for recommendation ...