#The Help

Revising Your Cringe-Worthy Book Reviews

A reader revisits her Goodreads review of The Help, seven years later.

May Book Adaptation News

Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, & more adaptation news!

Top 10 Literary Characters We’d Vote For

Happy Election Week — or as many of you swing staters would call it, Freedom From Annoying TV Ads Week! ...

Top 5 Fan Fictions I’d Actually Want To Read

I’m not sure which is more responsible for the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey: The fact that it’s naughty, or ...

Which Classics Should Twilight Fans Read?

Every time a reviewer exclaims that Popular Modern Writer is the new Popular Classic Writer, you can almost feel the ...

A Reader’s Drinking Game, First Edition

[Editor’s note: The idea for this post came from a Book Riot reader on Twitter. So thanks, S.M. Hineline!] You know ...

A Bookish Look at the Best Picture Nominees

As you’re probably aware, the 2012 Oscar nominations were announced this week. And a long-running trend has continued again this ...

Ten More Best Literary Characters of the Last 20 Years

Another list? Sure, why not! Last week, Jeff posted his 20 best literary characters of the last 20 years. It’s ...