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Cassandra Neace

Cassandra Neace is a high school English teacher in Houston. When she's not in the classroom, she reads books and writes about them. She prides herself on her ability to recommend a book for most any occasion. She can be found on Instagram @read_write_make

On Reading Writers of Color

I am white. I am primarily of British, German, and Czech descent. I have light brown (formerly very blond hair), ...

Featured Trailer: TWO PROSPECTORS

This week’s featured trailer is sponsored by Two Prospectors: The Letters of Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark from the University ...

Fresh Ink: January 7, 2014

HARDCOVER RELEASES The Kept by James Scott (Harper)  In the winter of 1897, a trio of killers descends upon an ...

A Beginner’s Guide to Oscar Wilde

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

Dream Book-Narrator Match-Ups

Just as matching actors to the right characters can make or break a movie, pairing narrators to books can make or break ...

Book Riot Reads A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens

Josh Corman wrote a great post about starting a holiday tradition by staging a reading of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas ...

Featured Trailer: ONE GREAT YEAR

This week’s featured trailer is One Great Year by Tamara Veitch and Rene Defazio. Check it out! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FrL9vTxP2s[/youtube] ____________________________ Sign ...

Fresh Ink: December 17 and 24, 2013

HARDCOVER RELEASES Cy in Chains by David Dudley (Clarion Books)  Cy Williams, thirteen, has always known that he and the ...

Literary Characters You Wish Were Your Pen Pals

While I love the convenience of email, I can’t imagine that future generations will get the same voyeuristic joy from ...

Fresh Ink: December 10, 2013

HARDCOVER RELEASES The Housemaid’s Daughter by Barbara Mutch (St. Martin’s Press)  When Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in ...